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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Members of the first place team in the Apps for Ag hackathon, GivingGarden, (from left) Scott Kirkland, Josh Livni, Deema Tamimi and John Knoll.

Apps for Ag hackathon winners announced

Top prize goes to produce-sharing app that provides gardening advice from the UC Master Gardener Program.

The man behind Pokémon Go

Meet the UC Berkeley alum who created the most popular mobile game in history.

Engineers, painter first recipients of innovation awards

Awards reflect UC Davis' growing importance as a promoter of innovation.