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CITRIS Seed Award sparks VR app for California parks

CITRIS Seed Award sparks VR app for California parks
Posted on July 21, 2023

The new Virtual Adventurer app was inspired by the Bodie 3D Project, recipient of a 2016 CITRIS Seed Award.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, In the News, UC Merced

‘Mission-driven’: Colleen Naughton integrates anthropology and engineering to advance ag tech and public health

‘Mission-driven’: Colleen Naughton integrates anthropology and engineering to advance ag tech and public health
Posted on June 13, 2023

The CITRIS PI and UC Merced professor and development engineer blends traditional research techniques with improvements in technology and analytical methods to design more sustainable food, energy and water systems.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, COVID-19, Future of Work

Viers talks effects of ‘epic snowpack’ with Los Angeles Times

Viers talks effects of ‘epic snowpack’ with Los Angeles Times
Posted on May 1, 2023

The spring snowmelt after our wet winter will have different impacts on different ecosystems across the state, say experts.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced

Drone gift will support UC Merced environmental research efforts

Drone gift will support UC Merced environmental research efforts
Posted on April 21, 2023

The equipment will support research projects led by CITRIS at UC Merced leaders Erin Hestir and Joshua Viers.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced

Bales discusses solar canals project in New York Times

Bales discusses solar canals project in New York Times
Posted on April 14, 2023

Researchers at UC Merced are collaborating on Project Nexus, which aims to build drought resilience by covering the state’s canals and aqueducts with solar panels.

Posted in UC Merced

CITRIS Seed Award project supports long-distance caregivers

CITRIS Seed Award project supports long-distance caregivers
Posted on February 17, 2023

Interactive Care, or I-Care, is working to make long-distance caregiving for older adults easier.

Posted in CITRIS Health, CITRIS Seed Funding, In the News, UC Davis, UC Merced
Research Interests Health

Viers weighs in on California flooding in NYT, Bloomberg

Viers weighs in on California flooding in NYT, Bloomberg
Posted on January 12, 2023

An atmospheric river has caused intense rainfall in Northern California, resulting in broken levees and flooded communities.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

UC Merced drought report estimates $1.2B impact to California ag in 2022

UC Merced drought report estimates $1.2B impact to California ag in 2022
Posted on November 28, 2022

CITRIS PIs Josué Medellín-Azuara and Joshua Viers are co-authors on a report on the impact of the 2020–22 California drought.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz named agricultural experiment stations

UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz named agricultural experiment stations
Posted on November 18, 2022

UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are the first UC campuses to be named agricultural experiment stations in more than 50 years.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities
Posted on November 10, 2022

The donation to CITRIS — an “easy decision,” said partners at Siemens — helped bring skills training to students across Northern California.

Posted in CITRIS Aviation, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation, Robotics

Viers, Hestir to quantify California water use with NASA support

Viers, Hestir to quantify California water use with NASA support
Posted on September 23, 2022

CITRIS at UC Merced leadership will collaborate with local agencies to mine satellite data for California’s Central Valley.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation coalition receives $65.1M from US government

Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation coalition receives $65.1M from US government
Posted on September 12, 2022

The funding will support the launch of a new agriculture technology center called iCREATE.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate, Future of Work

Job opportunity: Academic Coordinator in Outreach and Education

Job opportunity: Academic Coordinator in Outreach and Education
Posted on August 19, 2022

CITRIS at UC Merced is seeking a full-time academic coordinator to support its growing portfolio of research-related education and outreach programs.

Posted in Job Opportunities, UC Merced

Naughton shares wastewater epidemiology expertise with Healthy CV Together, Nat Geo

Naughton shares wastewater epidemiology expertise with Healthy CV Together, Nat Geo
Posted on July 21, 2022

The UC Merced engineer launched an international wastewater-monitoring dashboard in 2020 with CITRIS support.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests COVID-19

Trans-Pacific partnership works to develop efficient hydrogen-based energy

Trans-Pacific partnership works to develop efficient hydrogen-based energy
Posted on July 1, 2022

UC Merced’s Po-Ya Abel Chuang is working with experts in the Philippines through PCARI, a research collaborative supported by CITRIS founding benefactor Dado Banatao.

Posted in CITRIS, UC Merced

CITRIS researchers assess cost of California drought

CITRIS researchers assess cost of California drought
Posted on April 20, 2022

CITRIS researchers Josué Medellín-Azuara and Joshua Viers from UC Merced co-authored a report that measured the financial impact of the 2021 drought in California.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

CITRIS PIs lead UC efforts to fight climate change

CITRIS PIs lead UC efforts to fight climate change
Posted on April 11, 2022

Several projects led by CITRIS affiliates are among the climate resilience efforts already making a difference in Californians’ lives.

Posted in CITRIS Climate, CITRIS Foundry, In the News, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced

CITRIS at UC Merced outreach team teaches kids to fly drones

CITRIS at UC Merced outreach team teaches kids to fly drones
Posted on April 5, 2022

“Drones and robots are a gateway for young people to explore STEM,” said Leigh Bernacchi, program director of CITRIS at UC Merced.

Posted in In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests Aviation, Robotics

With CITRIS at UC Merced’s NexTech Robotics, building is believing

With CITRIS at UC Merced’s NexTech Robotics, building is believing
Posted on March 8, 2022

NexTech, a hands-on outreach program run by students at UC Merced, uses robotics to teach middle school students STEM concepts.

Posted in UC Merced
Research Interests Robotics

Finding paths, and making them: Erin Hestir breaks new ground with CITRIS connections

Finding paths, and making them: Erin Hestir breaks new ground with CITRIS connections
Posted on February 9, 2022

The CITRIS principal investigator and geomatics engineer uses remote sensing to construct complex pictures of aquatic ecosystems under threat.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, UC Merced

CITRIS announces winners of first-ever student aviation prize

CITRIS announces winners of first-ever student aviation prize
Posted on January 13, 2022

A team of eight undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced has won the inaugural CITRIS Aviation Prize.

Posted in Announcements, CITRIS Aviation, UC Merced
Research Interests Aviation

Job opportunity: FRESH Farm Coordinator

Job opportunity: FRESH Farm Coordinator
Posted on November 30, 2021

The CITRIS-supported UC Merced Food Resiliency through Equity, Sustainability, and Health program is seeking a coordinator to help develop and manage a new experimental farm.

Posted in CITRIS, Job Opportunities, UC Merced

CITRIS-supported COVID-19 tracking earns Naughton acclaim

CITRIS-supported COVID-19 tracking earns Naughton acclaim
Posted on November 24, 2021

Colleen Naughton, an assistant professor at UC Merced, has received two significant honors for wastewater epidemiology work that stemmed from CITRIS seed funding.

Posted in CITRIS Seed Funding, In the News, UC Merced
Research Interests COVID-19

UC Merced leads innovative effort to secure water for agriculture and ecosystems

UC Merced leads innovative effort to secure water for agriculture and ecosystems
Posted on October 7, 2021

Joshua Viers, director of CITRIS at UC Merced and professor of water resources engineering, will lead the SWIM initiative, the largest research grant in UC Merced’s history.

Posted in UC Merced
Research Interests Climate

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