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The University of California is a public university Public university

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 system in the state U.S. state

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 of California California

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. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education Higher education

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 system, which also includes the California State University California State University

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 system and the California Community Colleges system California Community Colleges system

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. The University of California has a combined student Student

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 body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and an endowment of just over $5 billion . Its first campus Campus

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  was founded in 1868, while its tenth and newest campus opened in the fall of 2005 near the city of Merced, California Merced, California

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.

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1868   The University of California is founded in Oakland, California Oakland, California

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 when the Organic Act is signed into California California

California is a state [i] spanning the southern half of the west coast [i] ... 

 law.

1873   The University of California opens its first medical school Medical school

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 in San Francisco, California San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California [i] and the fourteenth-lar ... 

1919   May 23 — The University of California opens its second campus in Los Angeles. Initially called Southern Branch of the University of California (SBUC), it is eventually renamed the University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles

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 (UCLA).



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The University of California is a public university Public university

A public university is a university [i] that is predominantly funded by public means through a national ... 

 system in the state U.S. state

A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state [i] ... 

 of California California

California is a state [i] spanning the southern half of the west coast [i] ... 

. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education Higher education

Higher education is education [i] provided by universities [i], vocational universities [i] ... 

 system, which also includes the California State University California State University

The California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state [i] ... 

 system and the California Community Colleges system California Community Colleges system

The California Community Colleges system consists of 109 community colleges [i] in 72 ... 

.

The University of California has a combined student Student

The word student is etymologically [i] derived through Middle English [i] from the Latin [i] second-type [i] ... 

 body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and an endowment of just over $5 billion . Its first campus Campus

Campus is Latin [i] for "field" or "open space". ... 

  was founded in 1868, while its tenth and newest campus opened in the fall of 2005 near the city of Merced, California Merced, California

Merced , is the county seat [i] of Merced County, California [i] in the San Joaquin Valley [i] ... 

. All campuses enroll both undergraduate and graduate students, with two exceptions: the University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco

The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of [[health sciences]... 

 campus enrolls only graduate and professional students in the medical Medicine

Medicine is the branch of health science [i] and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or ... 

 and health sciences, and the independently administered Hastings College of the Law  enrolls only law students.

The University of California's campuses boast large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every field. The University is considered a model for public institutions across the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

, although as of the 2002-03 fiscal year, only 38% of its total budget comes from the State. The University of California is widely considered one of the most prestigious public university systems in the world.

History


When the State of California ratified its first constitution Constitution

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 in 1849, it stipulated an educational system complete with a university University

[i], which grants [[academic degree]... 

. Taking advantage of the Morrill Land Grant Act, the California Legislature California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the state legislature [i] of the U.S. state [i] of California [i]. ... 

 established an Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College in 1866. Although this institution was provided with sufficient funds, it lacked land.

Beforehand, Congregational minister Henry Durant had established the private College of California in Oakland, California Oakland, California

Oakland, founded in 1852 [i], is an American [i] city on the eastern shore [i] ... 

 in 1855. Hoping both to expand and raise funds, the college's trustees formed the College Homestead Association and purchased 160 acres of land in what is now Berkeley Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay [i] in northern [i] California [i] ... 

 in 1866. But sales of new homesteads fell short.

Consequently, the trustees offered to merge with the state college to their mutual advantage, but under one condition — that there not be simply a "Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College," but "a complete university." Accordingly, the Organic Act, establishing the University of California, was signed into law Law

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 on March 23, 1868.

The University opened its first medical school Medical school

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 on February 20, 1873 in San Francisco San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California [i] and the fourteenth-lar ... 

. In 1908, a "University Farm" for the College of Agriculture was established at Davis Davis, California

Davis is a city in Yolo County [i], California [i], United States [i].... 

, which became UC Davis University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is a public, coeducational univer... 

 in 1959. In 1919, the Legislature arranged for an existing normal school in Los Angeles to become the University's "Southern Branch." In turn, the Southern Branch became UCLA University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university [i] ... 

 in 1927.

The Riverside Riverside, California

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 campus was founded as the Citrus Experiment Station in 1907 and was elevated to campus status in 1954. The San Diego San Diego, California

San Diego is a coastal Southern California [i] city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States [i]... 

 campus was founded as a marine station in 1912 and became UCSD University of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla [i] ... 

 in 1959. Campuses were established in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California

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  in 1958, and in both Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California

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 and Irvine Irvine, California

Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County [i], California [i], United States [i]... 

 in 1965. UC Merced University of California, Merced

The University of California, Merced, located in the San Joaquin Valley [i] at ... 

 opened in Fall 2005.

The California Master Plan for Higher Education of 1960 established that the top 12.5% of graduating high school seniors in California would be guaranteed a place in one of the UC campuses. Prior to its establishment, the top 15% of students were accepted.

Academics

The University of California is distinguished within academia Academia

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. UC researchers and faculty are responsible for 5,505 inventions and 2,497 patents. UC researchers create 3 new inventions per day. At 32 million items, the University of California library Library

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 system contains the third largest collection in the world, after the Library of Congress Library of Congress

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 and the British Library British Library

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.

Collectively, the system counts among its faculty :

... 


  • 5 Fields Medal recipients
  • 19 Fulbright Scholars
  • 25 MacArthur Fellows
  • 254 members of the National Academy of Sciences United States National Academy of Sciences

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  • 91 members of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 13 National Medal of Science National Medal of Science

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     Laureates
  • 28 Nobel Nobel Prize

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     laureates. Nobel laureates are present at all campuses except Davis University of California, Davis

    The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is a public, coeducational univer... 

    , Merced University of California, Merced

    The University of California, Merced, located in the San Joaquin Valley [i] at ... 

    , Riverside University of California, Riverside

    The University of California, Riverside, is a public coeducational university whose main campus is in a ... 

    , and Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UCSC or UC Santa Cruz, is one of the... 

    .
  • 106 members of the Institute of Medicine Institute of Medicine

    The Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences [i], is a not-for-profit, non-gove ... 



AAU and AASCU

The University of California and most of its campuses are members of the Association of American Universities Association of American Universities

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, while the California State University California State University

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 and several of its campuses are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Association of State Colleges and Universities

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.

Governance




The University of California is governed by the Regents of the University of California, as required by the current Constitution of the State of California. Eighteen regents are appointed by the governor Governor of California

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 for 12-year terms. One member is a student appointed for a one-year term. There are also 7 ex officio Ex Officio

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members — the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Superintendent of Public Instruction, president and vice president of the Alumni Associations of UC, and the UC President.

The Academic Senate, made up of faculty members, is empowered by the Regents to set academic policies. In addition, the systemwide faculty chair and vice-chair sit on the Board of Regents as non-voting members.

Originally the President ran only the first campus, Berkeley. Now, the Regents appoint a president President

[i], [[trade union]... 

 to run the entire system. The UC Office of the President is located in downtown Oakland Oakland, California

Oakland, founded in 1852 [i], is an American [i] city on the eastern shore [i] ... 

 and effectively serves as the system headquarters. Individual campuses are managed by Chancellors, who are given a great degree of autonomy.

List of UC Presidents

John LeConte
  1. Henry Durant
  2. Daniel Coit Gilman Daniel Coit Gilman

    Daniel Coit Gilman was an American [i] educator.

... 


  1. John LeConte
  2. W.T. Reid
  3. Edward S. Holden
  4. Horace Davis
  5. Martin Kellogg
  6. Benjamin Ide Wheeler Benjamin Ide Wheeler

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  7. David Prescott Barrows
  8. William Wallace Campbell
  9. Robert Gordon Sproul
  10. Clark Kerr Clark Kerr

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    Harry R. Wellman
  11. Charles J. Hitch
  12. David S. Saxon
  13. David P. Gardner
  14. Jack W. Peltason
  15. Richard C. Atkinson
  16. Robert C. Dynes


At present, the UC system officially describes itself as a "ten campus" system consisting of the campuses listed below. Only campuses under the direct control of the Regents and President are included in the official count. Although affiliated with the UC system, the Hastings College of Law is not controlled by the Regents or President, and must seek funding directly from the Legislature. However, under state law, the Juris Doctor from Hastings is awarded in the name of the Regents and bears the signature of the President.

  • University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley

    The University of California, Berkeley is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California [i] ... 

  • University of California, Davis University of California, Davis

    The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is a public, coeducational univer... 

  • University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine

    The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California [i] ... 

  • University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles

    The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university [i] ... 

  • University of California, Merced University of California, Merced

    The University of California, Merced, located in the San Joaquin Valley [i] at ... 

  • University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside

    The University of California, Riverside, is a public coeducational university whose main campus is in a ... 

  • University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego

    The University of California, San Diego is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla [i] ... 

  • University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco

    The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of [[health sciences]... 

  • University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara

    The University of California, Santa Barbara is a coeducational public university [i] located on the Pacific Ocean [i]... 

  • University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UCSC or UC Santa Cruz, is one of the... 



Administration


While the UC campuses are operated fairly efficiently, the system does have a reputation among its students and alumni for mediocre customer service. The most common symptoms are the long lines which students often must stand in to get even the simplest administrative tasks accomplished, the long wait times before phone calls are answered, and the overcomplicated paperwork that is often required. In August 1990, UC Berkeley attempted to ease the tedium of standing in line by setting up televisions which showed comedians making jokes about standing in line.

During the 1990s, some campuses aggressively streamlined many internal procedures with Web applications. Others were slower to adapt — as of 2006, Berkeley students still enroll in classes via the aging Tele-BEARS system, which is a Web interface on top of an older touch-tone telephone system .

Labor unions


Like practically all California government employees, UC employees participate in labor union Trade union

"A Trade Union , ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or imp... 

s. Some of the unions in the UC system include:

  • University Professional and Technical Employees  - health care, technical and research workers
  • Coalition of University Employees  - clericals
  • University Council-American Federation of Teachers  - faculty and librarians
  • UAW United Auto Workers

    The United Auto Workers, officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Worker... 

     United Auto Workers United Auto Workers

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     - Academic student employees
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

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      - service workers and patient care technical employees.
  • California Nurses Association  - Nurses
  • Society of Professionals, Scientists and Engineers - UC Scientists and Engineers at LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Admissions


Each UC school handles admissions separately, but a student wishing to apply for undergraduate admission uses one application for all UCs. The application is then scanned into a computer and distributed to the individual campus undergraduate admission offices. Graduate and professional school admissions are handled directly by each department or program for whom one applies to.

Prior to 1986, students who wished to apply to a UC for undergraduate study could only apply to one campus. If the student was rejected at that campus, but otherwise met the UC minimum eligibility requirements, he or she would be redirected to another campus with available space. For students who did not wish to be redirected, the application fee was returned. In 1986, that system was changed to the current "multiple filing" system, in which a student can apply to as many or as few UC campuses as he or she wants on one application, paying a fee for each campus. This system significantly increased the numbers of applications to the Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses, since students could choose which campus they wanted to attend after they received acceptance letters, without the fear of being redirected to a campus they did not want to attend.

Currently, the University of California is required to accept the top eighth of high school graduates, or the top 4% of any given high school class. Redirection to a UC with open space still occurs for students who meet the qualifications but are not accepted at any UC applied to.

Undergraduate admissions are conducted on a two-phase basis. In the first phase, students are admitted based solely on academic achievement. This accounts for between 50-75% of the admissions. In the second phase, the university conducts a comprehensive review of the student's achievements, including extracurricular activities, essay, family history, and life challenges, to admit the remainder. Very rarely, students that do not qualify for regular admission are admitted by exception. In 2002, 2% of these exceptions were granted. The process for determining admissions varies. At some campuses, such as Davis, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, a point system is used to weight grade point average, SAT Reasoning/ACT scores, and SAT Subject scores, while at Berkeley, Irvine, and Los Angeles, academic achievement is examined in the context of the school and the surrounding community.

Race Race

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, sex, national origin, and ethnicity are not used as UC admission criteria; the state constitution prohibits it . However, this information is collected for statistical purposes.

Peripheral enterprises


The University of California has a long tradition of involvement in many enterprises that are often geographically or organizationally separate from its general campuses, including national laboratories, observatories, hospitals, continuing education programs, travel and conference facilities, and an art institute.

National laboratories


The University of California directly manages and operates two United States Department of Energy National Laboratories United States Department of Energy National Laboratories

The United States Department of Energy National Laboratories are a system of facilities and laboratories... 

:
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , formerly the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory... 

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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UC is a limited partner in a private company, Los Alamos National Security LLC, that manages and operates a third Department of Energy national laboratory:
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Laboratory missions
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory conducts unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe; quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental solutions; and the use of integrated computing as a tool for discovery.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory uses advance science and technology to ensure that the US’s nuclear weapons remain safe, secure, and reliable. LLNL also has major research programs in supercomputing and predictive modeling, energy and environment, bioscience and biotechnology, basic science and applied technology, counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and homeland security. It is also home to the most powerful supercomputers in the world.

Los Alamos National Laboratory focuses most of its work on ensuring the safety and reliability of the US's nuclear weapons. Other work at LANL involves research programs into preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and US national security, such as protection of the US homeland from terrorist attack.

The UC's ties to the three laboratories have occasionally sparked controversy and protest, because all three laboratories have been intimately linked with the development of nuclear weapon Nuclear weapon

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s. During the World War II World War II

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 Manhattan Project Manhattan Project

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, Lawrence Berkeley Lab developed the electromagnetic method for separation of uranium isotopes used to develop the first atomic bombs. The Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore labs have been involved in designing the nation's nuclear weapons from inception until the shift into stockpile stewardship Stockpile stewardship

Stockpile stewardship refers to the United States [i] program of reliability testing and maintenance of ... 

 after the close of the Cold War Cold War

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.

Historically the two UC national laboratories in Berkeley and Livermore named after Ernest O. Lawrence Ernest Lawrence

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, have had very close relationships on research projects, as well as sharing some business operations and staff. In fact, LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy [i] national laboratory [i] ... 

 was not officially severed administratively from LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , formerly the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory... 

 until the early 1970s. They also have much deeper ties to the university than the Los Alamos Lab, a fact seen in their respective original names; the University of California Berkeley Radiation Laboratory and the University of California Radiation Laboratory at Livermore. The two UC laboratories in California have a combined workforce of 12,000 UC employees and operate on federally financed budgets totaling nearly $2.5 Billon.
UC distances itself from Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory

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The University of California's ties to the labs have so far outlasted all periods of internal controversy. However, in 2003, the U.S Department of Energy for the first time opened the Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy [i] national laboratory [i] ... 

  contract for bidding by other vendors. UC entered into a partnership with Bechtel Corporation Bechtel

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, BWXT, and the Washington Group International Washington Group International

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, and together they created a private company called Los Alamos National Security, LLC . The only other bidder on the LANL contract was a Lockheed-Martin Lockheed Martin

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 Corporation created company that included among others; the University of Texas System University of Texas System

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. In December 2005, a seven-year contract to manage the laboratory was awarded to the Los Alamos National Security, LLC.

On June 1, 2006, the University of California ended its direct involvement in operating Los Alamos National Laboratory, and management control of the laboratory was taken over by Los Alamos National Security, LLC. Approximately 95% of the former 10,000 UC employees at LANL were rehired by LANS to continue working at LANL. Other than UC appointing three members to the eleven member board of directors that oversees LANS, UC now has virtually no responsibility or direct involvement in LANL. UC policies and regulations that apply to UC campuses and the two national laboratories in California no longer apply to LANL, and the LANL Director no longer reports to the UC Regents or UC Office of the President.

Other national research centers

The University of California also works with the NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center

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 at Moffett Federal Airfield Moffett Federal Airfield

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 in California. In September 2003, a ten-year contract valued at more than $330 million was awarded to the UC to establish and operate a University Affiliated Research Center — the largest grant ever awarded the University. UC Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UCSC or UC Santa Cruz, is one of the... 

 manages the UARC for the University of California, with the goal of increasing the science output, safety, and effectiveness of NASA NASA

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's missions through new technologies and scientific techniques.

Observatories


The University of California manages two observatories Observatory

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 as a multi-campus research unit headquartered at its Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California

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 campus.
  • Lick Observatory Lick Observatory

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  • Keck Observatory Keck telescopes

    n>W. M. Keck Observatory

... 



The Astronomy Department at the Berkeley Berkeley, California

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 campus manages the Hat Creek Radio Observatory Hat Creek Radio Observatory

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 in Shasta County, California Shasta County, California

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.

Hospitals


The University of California has medical school Medical school

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s at Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. UCSF is consistently ranked in the Top 10 nationwide, UCLA and UCSD in the Top 15, by U.S. News and World Report U.S. News & World Report

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. The affiliated teaching hospitals are also highly regarded, with UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is a hospital [i] located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles [i] ... 

 ranked No. 1 on the West Coast by U.S. News and World Report U.S. News & World Report

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.

In the latter half of the 20th century, the UC hospitals became the core of full-fledged regional health systems; they were gradually supplemented by many outpatient clinics, offices, and institutes. In 1984, San Diego County San Diego County, California

San Diego County is a county [i] located on the Pacific Ocean [i] in the far southwest of the U.S. state [i] ... 

 sold its public hospital to UCSD and agreed to reimburse it for treating the indigent, so that UCSD is now also responsible for San Diego's public healthcare system.

UC Extension


For over a century, the University has operated a continuing education program for working adults and professionals. At present, UC Extension enrolls over 500,000 students each year in over 17,000 courses. One of the reasons for its large size is that UC Extension is a dominant provider of Continuing Legal Education and Continuing Medical Education in California.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources


The University of California division of plays an important role in the State's agriculture industry, as mandated by the UC's legacy as a land-grant institution. In addition to conducting agriculture research, every county in the state has a field office with county farm advisors. The county offices also support 4-H 4-H

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 programs and have nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisors who assist local government

UC Natural Reserve System


The NRS was established in January 1965 to provide UC faculty with large areas of land in which they could conduct long-term ecosystem research without having to worry about outside disturbances like tourists. Today, the NRS manages 35 reserves which together encompass more than 130,000 acres.

Travel and conference facilities


  • UCLA operates both its own on-campus hotel Hotel

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    , the UCLA Guest House, and a lavish conference center at Lake Arrowhead Lake Arrowhead, California

    Lake Arrowhead is a census-designated place [i] in San Bernardino County [i] ... 

    . During the summer, the conference center hosts the Bruin Woods vacation programs for UCLA alumni and their families.
  • UC Berkeley's California Alumni Association operates travel excursions for alumni under its "BearTreks" brand. BearTreks is unusual in that the tour guides are usually Berkeley professors. CAA also operates an exclusive resort in the Sierra Nevada, the Lair of the Golden Bear, also just for Cal alumni and their families.
  • The University Inn and Conference Center, located in downtown Santa Cruz, is owned and operated by UC Santa Cruz.
  • The UC system's Education Abroad program has two foreign campuses to support UC students: California House in London London

    London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

     and La Casa de la Universidad de California in Mexico City Mexico City

    Mexico City is the capital [i] city [i] of the nation of Mexico [i].... 

    . There is also a UC Washington Center in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 



Other affiliated institutions

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law
  • San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute

    The San Francisco Art Institute is an accredited undergraduate and graduate school [i] of contemporary art [i] ... 

  • The University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
  • Kearney Research and Extension Center

Trivia


  • Three UC campuses have carillon Carillon

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 towers: UC Berkeley's Sather Tower Sather Tower

Sather Tower is a campanile [i] on the University of California, Berkeley [i] campus. ... 

, UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower Storke Tower

Storke Tower is campanile [i] located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara [i] ... 

, and UC Riverside's Carillon Tower. Construction of a carillion tower at UC Irvine is currently underway as part of the continuing Student Center expansion on the campus.
  • According to UCLA's Daily Bruin Daily Bruin

    The Daily Bruin is the official student newspaper [i] of the University of California, Los Angeles [i] ... 

    campus newspaper Newspaper

    A newspaper is a publication [i] containing news and information and advertising, usually printed on low ... 

    , UCLA is so well-known in Asia that the university has licensed its trademark to 15 UCLA-branded stores across East Asia.
  • Eight campuses operate on the quarter system, while Berkeley and Merced are on the semester system. However, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and all UC law schools operate on the semester system. This often leads to odd scheduling issues at Los Angeles and Davis.
  • Traditionally, all UC chancellors get to live for free in a large on-campus mansion that is usually known as University House. UCSD's mansion has been closed due to its age, but the university plans to replace it.
  • When Anson Blake died in 1962, he gave his mansion to the University of California. In 1967, Blake House and the surrounding eleven-acre estate became the official residence of the UC President.
  • Isaac Bonewits earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Magic at the Berkeley campus in 1970 through a self-designed, inter-disciplinary independent study program. This was so controversial that the program was changed to prevent anyone from ever doing so again.
  • A campus sharing characteristics with UC Santa Cruz University of California, Santa Cruz

    The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UCSC or UC Santa Cruz, is one of the... 

    , but in the fictional city of Sunnydale Sunnydale

    Sunnydale, California is the fictional suburban [i] setting for the popular television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer [i] ... 

    , is a setting in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series that originally ran from March 10 [i], 1997 [i] ... 

    .
  • In Season Five of "Angel Angel

    An angel is a supernatural [i] being found in many religion [i]s. ... 

    ", a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the character Eve refers to UC Santa Cruz as her alma mater.
  • Of the ten UC campuses, only three play football: UC Davis University of California, Davis

    The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is a public, coeducational univer... 

     , UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley

    The University of California, Berkeley is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California [i] ... 

      , and UCLA . In 2005, Stanford Stanford University

    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University , is a private university [i] ... 

     achieved notoreity by accomplishing a dubious feat, losing to all three in the same season. Moreover, Stanford lost all three games on their home field . The scores were:

  • UC Davis 20, Stanford 17
  • UCLA 30, Stanford 27
  • Cal 27, Stanford 3

See also

  • California Community Colleges California Community Colleges system

    The California Community Colleges system consists of 109 community colleges [i] in 72 ... 

  • California State University California State University

    The California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state [i] ... 

  • Colleges and universities
  • University of California Washington Center
  • University of California Students Association - The officially recognized student voice of the UC system
  • California Master Plan for Higher Education
  • Innovative Vector Control Consortium
  • University of California Natural Reserve System

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