by Alex Yanez | Dec 3, 2024 | Company News, News
Kang Yang, an F3 Innovate fellow, defended his PhD on optimizing water resource management through smart irrigation and groundwater recharge. Advised by Professor Wan Du, his work developed algorithms for energy-efficient data transmission and sensor node...
by Alex Yanez | Dec 2, 2024 | Company News, News
At the UC Regents meeting, Dr. Joshua Viers, UC Merced’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Interdisciplinary Research, highlighted the AgAID Institute, a $20 million USDA-funded program. Viers emphasized AgAID’s mission to integrate AI into agriculture to address...
by Alex Yanez | Dec 1, 2024 | Company News, News
Professor Reza Ehsani has been named an inaugural recipient of the 2024 CITRIS Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards. This program, launched in partnership with the Academic Innovation Catalyst (AIC), provides up to $200,000 over two years to help faculty commercialize...
by Alli Sweigard | Nov 25, 2024 | Company News, News
Breaking barriers and building bridges: Over the course of three transformative days, ¡Valle! Get Your Start in Tech! empowered 27 students from California’s Central Valley to reimagine their futures in STEM. Hosted by the Center for Information Technology Research in...
by Alli Sweigard | Nov 6, 2024 | Company News, News
Natural rubber is used in a wide range of products used throughout the globe. Lab-produced rubber works for many applications but is insufficient for vital items like airplane tires and specialty medical products. Natural rubber also is a precious resource; 90% of the...
by Alli Sweigard | Nov 5, 2024 | Company News, F3 Highlight, Faculty News, News
This fall semester, F3 Innovate hosted three Ag Bag Meetings to strengthen and support the ag community at UC Merced. Although the university doesn’t have a dedicated agriculture major or department, these meetings serve as a valuable forum for faculty, staff, and...