Bordeaux Segalen University (french: Université Bordeaux Segalen; originally called University of Victor Segalen Bordeaux II) was one of four universities in Bordeaux (together with
Bordeaux 1,
Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 and
Montesquieu Bordeaux IV) and five in
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...
. In 2014, it merged with
Bordeaux 1 and
Bordeaux 4 to form
University of Bordeaux
The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a Lists of universities in France, public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southern France, southwestern France.
It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bor ...
.
Bordeaux Segalen also contained the UFR d'Oenologie, a reputed
oenological institute founded in 1880 by Ulysse Gayon, the same year of foundation as the similar faculty of
University of California at Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...
.
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Since 2003, a team led by
Dominique Martin of the Bordeaux University Hospital, has been rehearsing for the first human
operation in
zero gravity
Weightlessness is the complete or near-complete absence of the sensation of weight. It is also termed zero gravity, zero G-force, or zero-G.
Weight is a measurement of the force on an object at rest in a relatively strong gravitational f ...
, using Zero-G aircraft. The operation is part of a project to develop
surgical robot
Robotic surgery are types of surgical procedures that are done using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabi ...
s in space that are guided via
satellite
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by Earth-based doctors. The project is developed with backing from the
European Space Agency (ESA).
[''USA Today'' (September 27, 2006 ]
French doctors say pioneering zero-gravity surgery was a success
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Points of interest
*Jardin botanique de Talence The Jardin botanique de Talence (2.5 hectares) is a small botanical garden within the Parc du Château Peixotto at 3 avenue Espeleta, Talence, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. The park is open daily without charge, but the botanical garden itself is open ...
See also
*University of Bordeaux
The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a Lists of universities in France, public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southern France, southwestern France.
It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bor ...
*List of public universities in France by academy
In France, various types of institution have the term "University" in their name. These include the public universities, which are the autonomous institutions that are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that p ...
*Victor Segalen
Victor Segalen (14 January 1878 – 21 May 1919) was a French naval doctor, ethnographer, archeologist, writer, poet, explorer, art-theorist, linguist and literary critic.
He was born in Brest. He studied medicine and graduated at the Navy ...
References
External links
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University of Bordeaux
2
1968 establishments in France
Bordeaux 2
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