Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A student focuses intently as he operates one arm of a many-armed robot, while a teacher watches

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UC San Francisco

August 28, 2025

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

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UC Berkeley is top university in number of companies founded by undergraduate alumni

The 2023 Pitchbook rankings also found that UC Berkeley was the No. 1 public university for startup founders.

A young man of Southeast Asian descent with an older white man, right, in a greenhouse, examining rice and looking at the camera

UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 honor contributions that benefit society

From climate-resilient construction to biomedical imaging, winners of this year’s UC Davis Innovation Awards are developing solutions with global impact.

On a sunny day SurfUp co-founder Chris Hissom stands next to one of the four SurfUp surfboard racks currently available outdoors in San Diego

Surf’s up in San Diego, thanks to alumni-led startup

Surfing in San Diego just got a whole lot easier, thanks to a team of UC San Diego alumni bringing app-based, accessible board rental right where it’s needed.