At the time, the broad - based talent raid stunned the university; in September, Uber donated $ 5.5 million to support a new
robotics faculty chair, as well as three graduate fellowships.
«Sometimes, you just know when something's better,» says Dr. Martin Weiser, an attending surgeon and a vice
chair of education and
faculty development at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, of
robotic - assisted surgery.