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CITRIS is looking for hard working and motivated UC Merced undergrads to fill various positions. All job applications can be found on handshake. If you think you would be a good fit, apply today! We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis until positions have been filled. Click here to learn more about the positions...

¡Valle! Get your start in tech! enables undergraduate students in STEM like YOU to network, build skills, gain confidence, and access rewarding experiences in research or graduate school. Meet students from across the Central Valley and engage with graduate students, educators, practitioners, and researchers who have successful STEM careers...

Know of any motivated, talented, team players that want to join an academic research engagement team committed to making a difference in the San Joaquín Valley and beyond? CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Merced is hiring! We are looking for a Research Grant Officer to help take us from $50M in 2021 to $100M in 2022.Learn more about the job and how to apply...

Shortly before the fall semester kicked off in person, 11 students were wrapping up their first summer on campus as part of the FACTS summer bridge program. FACTS stands for San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science. The six-week summer course, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture, introduces students to the world of research in agricultural science and technology. Read more by clicking the image above...

Celebrate National Aviation Day by signing up for the first-ever CITRIS Aviation Prize student competition! Created in collaboration with the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley, the CITRIS Aviation Prize challenges student teams to design, develop and demonstrate a long-distance, fully autonomous flight with a small UAV. We invite student teams from our four CITRIS campuses – UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz – to compete. The winning proposal will be recognized with the first CITRIS Aviation Design Prize, including a $2,000 cash award and up to $25,000 to demonstrate the actual flight in Spring 2022. Click the button below to register your team, or sign up for the upcoming info session. Learn more and sign up! Timeline Team Registration Open: August 19, 2021 – October 15, 2021 Info Session: September 2, 2021 4:00pm PT Proposal Submissions Due: November 19, 2021 Proposal Winner Announced: December 17, 2021 Winning Flight Plan Exectued by End of Academic Year: Spring 2022...

AI is an approach to harnessing the power of massive data and computational algorithms to “learn” about complex systems and their behavior – and it is the basis of digital transformation across industries. In the new $20M institute funded by USDA, AI will digitally transform how agriculture works as a complex system...

Uniquely situated across multiple UC campuses, the CITRIS Foundry is ideally positioned to help new generations of innovators and entrepreneurs bridge the gap from lab to market and actualize rigorous, validated solutions to society’s biggest challenges. The Foundry’s Incubator offers guidance, education, and a home-base to de-risk entrepreneurship for early-stage founders, especially supporting those who have been historically marginalized, allowing innovators to confidently identify pathways to success and reach the next stage of development and investment for their emerging technology venture. Learn more at citrisfoundry.org/incubator...

Lopez Barreto has been named a NASA Future Investigator in Earth Space Science and Technology, also known as the NASA FINESST Program.Her proposal on wildfire and water supply was selected from 835 highly competitive proposals, 351 of which were in Earth Science. The program provides 3-year research grants to graduate students who design and perform projects relevant to NASA's Science Mission Directorate...

Professor Joshua Viers speaks with podcast host Tom Willey about the California drought and potential water management approaches on Willey's podcast, 'Down on the Farm.' Learn more by clicking the image above!...