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UC Merced Professors Collaborate to Solve Big Problems in the Central Valley

UC Merced Professors Collaborate to Solve Big Problems in the Central Valley
Posted on November 15, 2020

UC Merced faculty are involved in three new CITRIS seed-funded projects to address society’s—and the San Joaquin Valley’s—problems through technology in the following areas: agriculture, […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Seed Funding, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, EDGE in Tech, Health

Fork in the Road features CITRIS PI Colleen Naughton

Fork in the Road features CITRIS PI Colleen Naughton
Posted on October 15, 2020

Fork in the Road: A new UC Merced docuseries focuses on food supply research featuring UC Merced Prof. Colleen Naughton who received a CITRIS COVID-19 […]

Posted in Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, COVID-19

AI is for the Birds in a New Computer Science Project

AI is for the Birds in a New Computer Science Project
Posted on September 30, 2020

Bird species usually are counted twice a year by wildlife surveyors: once during the breeding season and again during the Christmas Bird Count. New technology, however, […]

Posted in UC Merced

UC Merced Brings NSF ‘Computer Science for All’ Program to Merced Schools

UC Merced Brings NSF ‘Computer Science for All’ Program to Merced Schools
Posted on September 21, 2020

Computer Science for All: Campus outreach programs like the new START UP SJV help area teachers engage younger students with the sciences. The technology world […]

Posted in UC Merced

Earth Day Talk Focuses on Ag Land and Water Regulations, Solutions

Earth Day Talk Focuses on Ag Land and Water Regulations, Solutions
Posted on April 17, 2020

UC Merced Newsroom: The Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and UC Merced’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Group present an […]

Posted in UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

How to improve tech opportunities for Central Valley students? ¡Valle de Exploración!

How to improve tech opportunities for Central Valley students? ¡Valle de Exploración!
Posted on January 15, 2020

Bay Area native Erin Hestir followed a non-traditional path to a position in technology before becoming an engineering professor at UC Merced. Inspired by her […]

Posted in CITRIS, EDGE in Tech, UC Merced

CITRIS Merced PIs improve strawberry harvesting

CITRIS Merced PIs improve strawberry harvesting
Posted on October 31, 2019

UC Merced Newsroom: Harvesting is one of the most costly and labor-intensive operations in strawberry production. But a UC Merced engineering researcher is looking for ways […]

Posted in CITRIS, Future of Work, UC Merced

Irrigation robots could help grow wine grapes in California

Irrigation robots could help grow wine grapes in California
Posted on June 4, 2018

Faced with shortages of water and workers, winemakers are working with CITRIS researchers at UC Merced and UC Berkeley on a robot-assisted precision irrigation delivery system that uses machines to monitor and adjust water emitters

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, News, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, Robotics

3D Orchards: UC Researcher Turns Farms Into Virtual Reality

3D Orchards: UC Researcher Turns Farms Into Virtual Reality
Posted on October 18, 2017

3D Orchards: Virtual reality meets agriculture in the article below featuring CITRIS Researcher Dr. YangQuan Chen and the UC Merced MESA lab. Farmers are relying more and more […]

Posted in In the News, News, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, Robotics

BECC Conference 2017: Call for Abstracts Now Open

BECC Conference 2017: Call for Abstracts Now Open
Posted on March 7, 2017

The BECC Conference 2017 Call for abstracts is open. Closes on April 1, 2017. The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier […]

Posted in CITRIS, News, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Davis, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture

Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
Posted on December 14, 2016

A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, Robotics

Computational Training Expanding at UC Merced Through New Grants

Computational Training Expanding at UC Merced Through New Grants
Posted on September 26, 2016

The National Science Foundation awarded the campus two of 30 research training grants for graduate students — particularly those from underserved populations — in computational […]

Posted in Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Future of Work

Mind and Body Join Robotics in New Research Project

Mind and Body Join Robotics in New Research Project
Posted on September 19, 2016

Three UC Merced researchers are connecting eye-tracking hardware with a robotic exoskeletal arm to further understand the mind-body connection and, someday, to help people with […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, UC Merced

Twenty-four UC Merced teams demo mobile apps at Innovate to Grow

Twenty-four UC Merced teams demo mobile apps at Innovate to Grow
Posted on June 14, 2016

On  May 13, student teams pitched their mobile apps before a panel of esteemed judges at the annual Innovate to Grow showcase event. The 5th […]

Posted in CITRIS Health, CITRIS People and Robots, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced

CITRIS Mobile App Challenge begins January 21

CITRIS Mobile App Challenge begins January 21
Posted on January 19, 2016

Each spring, teams of students will develop mobile software applications and the business models needed to prepare them for the marketplace in the Mobile App […]

Posted in News, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced

CITRIS Day 2015 Highlights

CITRIS Day 2015 Highlights
Posted on October 29, 2015

The inaugural CITRIS Day on October 13, 2015, delivered timely panel discussions and keynote talks, and the videos are now online. Please also enjoy the […]

Posted in CITRIS Health, CITRIS Invention Lab, CITRIS People and Robots, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Davis, UC Merced

Researchers Gathering Data to Tackle California’s Water Crisis on Multiple Fronts

Researchers Gathering Data to Tackle California’s Water Crisis on Multiple Fronts
Posted on October 1, 2015

Reposted from Sierra Sun Times | by Joel Patenaude | September 25, 2015 California, long envied by the rest of the country for its climate, beauty […]

Posted in Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

Going With the Flow of Data

Going With the Flow of Data
Posted on September 11, 2015

Scientific data like that being produced by UC Merced researchers will ultimately provide a means to a more sustainable future. “Going with the Flow of […]

Posted in News, Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

UC Merced Connect: Fulbright scholar to study Himalayan hydropower

UC Merced Connect: Fulbright scholar to study Himalayan hydropower
Posted on June 12, 2015

Reposted from UC Merced University Communications | June 9, 2015UC Merced researcher David Rheinheimer has seen the Himalayas from many angles – from his home […]

Posted in Sustainable Infrastructures, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

Students Design Mobile Apps With Social Flavor

Students Design Mobile Apps With Social Flavor
Posted on June 8, 2015

In the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge, inspiration meets perspiration. It’s a rigorous three-month competition where students design, prototype and pitch ideas for solving pressing societal […]

Posted in UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced

UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee

UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee
Posted on May 29, 2015

UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin will serve on the executive board of a new multidisciplinary research enterprise called the People and Robots Initiative, by the […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, UC Merced
Research Interests Robotics

UC Merced Water Project Rewarded with Competitive UC Grant

UC Merced Water Project Rewarded with Competitive UC Grant
Posted on February 12, 2015

CITRIS Researcher Roger Bales has won a UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) award for the UC Water Security and Sustainability Research Initiative, which […]

Posted in News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Analyst

Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Analyst
Posted on January 23, 2015

CITRIS Program Analyst at UC Merced Job Category: Managerial/ProfessionalUnit: Office of ResearchPosition Code: SOR5784A The University of California, Merced is the newest and tenth campus […]

Posted in CITRIS, Job Opportunities, UC Merced

3rd Annual CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge Winners

3rd Annual CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge Winners
Posted on May 21, 2014

The CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge finals were held on Friday, May 16, 2014. Congratulations to the finalists! Meet the winners below. Crowd […]

Posted in CITRIS Health, UC Merced

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