UC Merced Mobile App Challenge

05/30/2018

the CITRIS Mobile App Challenge (MAC) is a semester-long competition that empowers undergraduate students to develop mobile apps for social impact while fostering innovation, community service, and career development. Guest speakers, industry mentors, and peer networking help students move rapidly from idea to prototype over the course of a semester. Congrats to all the winners and participants for an amazing semester. And a big THANK YOU to our judges and sponsors for making this event possible!

02/09/2018

Dr. Brandie Nonnecke is about to take the stage in COB1 105 to talk about ! Come swipe your card for a free lunch now!

06/02/2017

Congratulations to all of this years 6th Annual 2017 Mobile App Challenge participants! We hope to see you all continue to develop your mobile apps for greater social impact in fostering innovation, community service, and career development!
This year's Mobile App Challenge winners were:
1st place: Iterate
2nd place: Good Juju
3rd place: Seed
And thank you to each of our sponsors and judges for their support of this innovative program; this event would not be possible without your help!

06/01/2017

05/02/2017

"Join us. Be a part of the tech revolution."

10/14/2016

PSA:
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Hello everyone,
The Mobile App Challenge website is currently down for maintenance in preparation for this year's challenge!
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We will be back up ASAP. Thank you for your patience!
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If you have any questions, please send a message to either Myka ([email protected]) or the CITRIS email ([email protected])

09/20/2016

The 2016-17 Big Ideas Contest launches for UC Merced students!

For more information, check the link posted below:

Big Ideas is an annual innovation contest that provides funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students who have creative solutions to address important social challenges. Since its founding in 2006, the competition has inspired over 1,300 studen...

09/09/2016

[HIRING]
If you are looking for an internship for the summer of 2017, PG&E is hiring for two positions:
1) IT intern
2) Gas Operations Intern

This will be a great opportunity to earn experience prior to finding a job after college. For more information, there will be an info session regarding these positions on Wednesday, September 14 in the California Room from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

Please come prepared with a resume and questions.

For more information, take a look at the job descriptions posted on our website:

http://citris.ucmerced.edu/news/pge-internship-opportunity

[HIRING] If you are looking for an internship for the summer of 2017, PG&E is hiring for two positions: 1) IT intern and 2) Gas Operations Intern This will be a great opportunity to earn experience prior to finding a job after college. For more information, there will be an info session regarding th...

08/31/2016

Are you building a startup and in need of funding, office space, and more?

The CITRIS Foundry and UC Merced Venture Lab are collaborating to help launch the most innovative startups out of UC Merced. Companies selected to join will have access to the combined resources of both programs.

Learn more here: http://eepurl.com/cb0nxf

This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals to expand their ideas and innovations!

UC Merced Venture Lab and the CITRIS Foundry are excited to announce an official partnership to help launch the most innovative startups out of UC Merced. Companies selected to join will have access to the combined resources of both programs. The CITRIS Foundry is the University of California accele...

07/10/2016

Another awesome idea from the CITRIS incubator...

A West Hills Community College student combines his ag labor experience and coding interest to help a hackathon team build Ag For Hire. The application provides an online platform for farmers and laborers to create profiles, post and search for jobs and, ultimately, fulfill the needs of the agricult...

05/04/2016

Amazing presentations and posters by all of the teams! Your months of hard work and dedication was seen during the semi-finals and was greatly appericated. Congratulations to the five teams who made it to the finals! And the teams who were not able to continue on to the finals, this was only the beggining step towards progessing your apps futher, and competing agian next year! Thank you also to our judges, and sponsors: PG&E, Oportun, Topcon, and E&J Gallo Winery. This event would not have been possible without your contribution.

05/01/2016

Congratulations to all of this year's Mobile App Challenge semi-final winners!

DRYVE - Most Environmentally Aware
UpNote - Best Design/UI
Craze - Best Pitch/Demo/Poster
Vitals - Most Safety Oriented
ConnCat - Most Market Ready

And a huge thank you to all of our sponsors! PG&E, Topcon, Oportun, and Gallo all made this year the biggest yet. See everyone on May 13th for the Innovate to Grow showcase & Mobile App Challenge final grand prize event.