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Engineering Seniors Gain Career Experience Through Capstone Projects

May 13, 2019
The undergraduate engineering curriculum at UC Merced offers students professional experience by participating in the senior capstone project, the Innovation Design Clinic (IDC). The IDC culminates in the Innovate to Grow event on Friday, May 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in an annual showcase of...

Mobile STEM Lab One of Many Impactful Projects at ‘Innovate to Grow’

December 13, 2018
Identify a problem and figure out a way to fix it. For senior Jesus Perez, this is the overarching theme of UC Merced’s biannual Innovate to Grow showcase, and his project, the Mobile Maker Lab. About 30 teams from Engineering Service Learning (ENGSL) and Capstone Innovation Design...

I2G Alumni Return as Event Expands, Enters Seventh Year

May 2, 2018
The idea for a year-end event showcasing School of Engineering students’ original designs started as a scribble on the back of a cocktail napkin and culminated in the exhibition of 12 teams’ work.

BART teams up with UC Merced engineering students

February 7, 2018
The Capstone Design class for engineering students at the University of California, Merced gives students a chance to work on real-world problem-solving with businesses and agencies like BART. Click on the link to read more...

Alum Wins Opportunity to Pitch at Venture Summit

January 24, 2018
UC Merced alumnus Michael Urner, who was part of the campus’s 2013 Innovate to Grow competition, is one of five finalists in the University of California new “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest.   Read more about the story here.

Wells Fargo Gift Helps ‘Innovate to Grow’ Continue Fall Expansion

December 12, 2017
Innovate to Grow (I2G), the School of Engineering’s showcase for senior capstone projects and student ingenuity in engineering and entrepreneurship, is emerging as a twice-a-year event, thanks in large part to a $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo. “Historically a spring-only...

Innovate to Grow - Fall 2017

December 12, 2017
Innovate to Grow (I2G), the School of Engineering’s showcase for senior capstone projects and student ingenuity in engineering and entrepreneurship, is emerging as a twice-a-year event, thanks in large part to a $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo. Read more on the story here.

Wells Fargo: Partners in Education and Economic Growth

December 5, 2017
Wells Fargo has been a longtime supporter of UC Merced, donating nearly $2 million since its founding. UC Merced is distinguished by its trailblazing ethos, and the university has pushed the boundaries of innovation in ways that impact both the campus and the wider community. This is due in...

Students’ Engineering Chops to be Showcased at ‘Innovate to Grow’

May 10, 2017
Equal parts competition and exhibition, Innovate to Grow highlights student efforts in engineering, design, entrepreneurship and education, and awards those teams whose accomplishments are especially noteworthy. Read more on the story here.

Engineering Students Find Success, Passion and Possible Lifesaver in Research Lab

August 31, 2016
A team of UC Merced engineering students (who won first place out of 24 teams and a $5,000 prize at UC Merced’s Innovate to Grow Spring 2016 ) — plus one from a nearby state university and two from a local high school — made progress this summer on prototypes of portable machines...

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