The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper

Stephanie Melchor

MERCI volunteers have sewn a variety of goods from unused surgical blue wrap, including tote bags, aprons, backpacks, dog beds, yoga mats and hats.

Trash into Treasure: U.Va.’s MERCI gives new life to unused medical supplies

By Stephanie Melchor | July 13, 2018

The MERCI program at the University Hospital collects and donates clean medical supplies and gently-used lab equipment at no cost to the University and other organizations.

Alemzadeh’s work has focused on integrating human and robot data to make surgical robots more resilient against user-induced errors and less likely to cause harm to human patients.

Efforts to develop smarter, safer surgical robots underway at U.Va.

By Stephanie Melchor | June 5, 2018

Homa Alemzadeh is working with a team of surgeons, engineers and graduate students to make surgical robots smarter and better able to anticipate human user error.

Stephanie Melchor

Trash into Treasure: U.Va.’s MERCI gives new life to unused medical supplies

Efforts to develop smarter, safer surgical robots underway at U.Va.

More articles »

With a new star at the helm, Tony Bennett and company will be just fine

BREAKING: Two fraternities suspended, one terminated after hazing allegations

Students for Justice in Palestine criticizes University at “die-in” on Lawn

Evaluating Ryan Dunn’s NBA Draft profile

A trio of Cavalier legends inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

Haunted by 2023 defeat, Virginia gets Notre Dame rematch

Letting go of my first year FOMO

EDITORIAL: Scapegoating students will not stop hazing

No. 4 women’s tennis makes fourth-ever ACC Championship match, falls to No. 5 North Carolina

No. 2 men’s tennis falls to Florida State in ACC Championship

Print Edition