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 Merced professor Clarissa Nobile (left) works on biofilm research.

Research breakthrough could help diagnose, treat biofilm infections

UC Merced professor is on cutting edge of new field of research.

How do you grow an entrepreneur?

UC startup Back to the Roots offers a master class.

Grooming the entrepreneurial engineer

Why Silicon Valley backs UC Berkeley's new M.E.T. program.