UCSC robotics experts collaborate with University of Washington compatriots to develop seven surgical robots, capable of remote operation.

Campus adds two new majors, a minor and a program to its academia across multiple divisions. Students can now declare a robotics engineering or network and digital technology major or dance minor and take a Sikh and Punjabi Studies course.

In response to increasing student interest, UCSC’s computer engineering department is creating a new major in robotic engineering, set to debut in fall 2011. Over the past three years, engineering faced $1.5 million in budget cuts and is looking at an additional $800,000 in cuts this year.