Program Updates
Since our expansion of the program in 2014, our students have gained full-time employment with many of the project/industry partner companies such as Olam, Scholle, E&J Gallo - to name a few. Some of our students' innovations are being deployed or refined for deployment for industrial use, such as the Sweet Potato Harvester and the Security Camera Housing for Thermal Control. Also, our Cranium Cradlers team's innovation, via Children's Hospital Central Valley, has been presented to venture capitalists for startup funding consideration.
For a detailed listing of our event in the news: https://innovatetogrow.ucmerced.edu/news
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
For the first time, Engineering Service Learning joined the line up of student project competition for the fall rendition of Innovate to Grow.
Spring 2018
Fall 2018
Spring 2017
For the first time, Innovate to Grow
Spring 2016
In 2016, there were seven brand new project partners for IDC with a focus on regional food/ag-related businesses, such as Blue Diamond, Frito-Lay, Del Monte, Pittman Farms, and Agrecom.
