Standard surgery "“ that of large incisions, permanent scars and teams of gloved and scrubbed doctors who hover over their patients on the operating table "“ may soon give way to something else entirely. Read more...

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Dr. Erik Dutson and researchers at UCLA’s Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology are working on the “operating room of the future,” a vision that heavily incorporates robots.

Faculty members at UCLA are currently reviewing a recommendation that may lead to faculty being paid more over a longer period of time. Read more...

Theater Professor Hanay Geiogamah is one of eight Native American faculty members working at UCLA. Read more...

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Theater Professor Hanay Geiogamah would like to create programs at UCLA highlighting Native American
culture. His plans are now on hold because of the financial situation of his department.

Lane Hirabayashi was comfortably employed at UC Riverside when he heard about a search to fill an endowed chair at UCLA. At first, he was hesitant to apply. Read more...

Graduation will not signify the end of paper writing and exams for Stephanie MacAller. Read more...

Gretchen Sholty wanted to find a way to do it all. Read more...

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Kate Humphreys, a clinical psychology graduate student, outside a lab where she conducts research. Humphreys hopes to work in a clinic assisting patients while also engaging in clinical research after she graduates.