Six UC Merced faculty members were recently selected as recipients of the 2026 Innovation for Impact award.
The new seed award is a result of a collaboration between CITRIS and the UC Merced Office of Technology, Innovation, and Industry Relations (OTIIR). It will provide recipients with early-stage funding to develop proof-of-concept research into technology solutions that address a pressing societal challenge.
Projects address an array of challenges related to drone-mapping, transportation, heatwave mapping and more.