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 […]
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CITRIS Mobile App Challenge begins January 21
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 […]
CITRIS Day 2015 Highlights
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 […]
Researchers Gathering Data to Tackle California’s Water Crisis on Multiple Fronts
Reposted from Sierra Sun Times | by Joel Patenaude | September 25, 2015 California, long envied by the rest of the country for its climate, beauty […]
Going With the Flow of Data
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 […]
UC Merced Connect: Fulbright scholar to study Himalayan hydropower
Reposted from UC Merced University Communications | June 9, 2015UC Merced researcher David Rheinheimer has seen the Himalayas from many angles – from his home […]
Students Design Mobile Apps With Social Flavor
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 […]
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee
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 […]
UC Merced Water Project Rewarded with Competitive UC Grant
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 […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Program Analyst
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 […]
3rd Annual CITRIS at UC Merced Mobile App Challenge Winners
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 […]
UC-Merced, UC-Davis Collaborate on New Virtual Physical Therapy Software
In the not-so-distant future, physical therapy patients could toss their hand outs with stick-figure drawings to the wind and instead do their prescribed exercises in […]
Peaceful Apps for a New Generation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Merced’s MESA Lab deploys rugged drones to sample aquatic biodiversity from remote waterways.
Supercharging Our Water-Related Projects
We use water to generate power, to grow half of the nation’s fruits, nuts, and vegetables, to preserve our environment, to prevent wildfires, to make silicon chips…
Snow Net: Joint Berkeley-Merced Snowpack Tracking Project’s Test by Fire
A joint project between UC Berkeley and UC Merced attempts to radically improve the quality and availability of data about the amount of water stored in mountainous parts of the vast American River Basin.
Upcoming Open Data Conference at UC Berkeley Attracting World Wide Audience
On 9/12, CITRIS and IGS present a 1-day conference exploring the importance that open data has on improving governance.
View the 2013 CITRIS Impact Report Online
Posted on July 11, 2013 We are pleased to announce the publication of 2013 CITRIS Impact Report! This interactive online site allows users to explore and discover […]
Partnerships for International Research and Education
UCSC, UCD and Denmark universities win NSF award to further energy research.
Lecture series on YouTube
Our recent seminar series can be found as playlists.
UC system generates $46.3B in economic activity for state
The University of California is a key economic catalyst for the state, generating $46.3 billion in annual economic activity for California.
Virtual Archaeology exhibit at the CITRIS Tech Museum, April 16-22
The CITRIS Tech Museum will display a new exhibit that is virtual, 3D and interactive
Theater Performance at the 2008 Holiday Gala is online
The theater performance by Gail de Kosnik and her colleagues at the annual Holiday Gala is now online.
Newsletter: Smart HCCI Cars, and Predicting Direct Solar Irradiance
The June 2008 newsletter is now online, with two stories on key energy projects in both engine development and predicting solar availability for utilities.
Interview with Roger Bales on the Sierra Nevada and California’s water supply
An interview with Professor of Engineering Roger Bales on measuring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.