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UCLA UCLA is among the world's leading research universities, known for the breadth and quality of its academics, research, health care, cultural programs, continuing education and athletic teams. A shared public asset, UCLA enriches our neighborhoods, our na- tion and our world on a daily basis by creating knowledge, educating students, power- ing the economy and serving the community. Many of its 11 professional schools and academic departments and programs are ranked among the best in the nation. UCLA is a university with the size and scope to allow for unimagined diversity, unmatched breadth and depth of scholarship, and limitless possibility for its 26,600 undergradu- ates and 12,000 graduate students. A recent study determined that UCLA's presence as a major employer, research insti- tution and economic force generates more than $9 billion for Southern California alone. In addition, UCLA was recently selected as one of the nation's Top 25 institutions for higher education by U.S. News & World Report. FACULTY, STUDENTS & ALUMNI and astronauts. Founded in 1934, the UCLA Alumni Association serves 88,000 members, part of the larger network of more than 394,000 living UCLA alumni, with a comprehensive array of services, programs and activities. Six UCLA faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes — the most recent was Lloyd Shapley who was the co-winner in economics in 2012. Among faculty there have been 10 National Medals of Science recipients, and hundreds of Guggenheim Fellowships, Fulbright Awards and other academic distinctions. At UCLA, thousands of students ex- tend their educations beyond the classroom by working directly with faculty on research projects. Many UCLA undergraduates participate in major research studies, working one-on-one with world-renowned scholars as they discover and create new knowledge. UCLA's alumni are bright stars on the world stage. They include leaders of industry and commerce — Oscar, Grammy, Tony, and Emmy winners; philanthropists and public servants; Olympians, professional athletes and coaches; educators, engineers, bankers, BOOKS & TECHNOLOGY The UCLA Library is ranked among the Top 10 academic research libraries in North America with holdings of more than eight million volumes as well as digital resources and services. From the birth of the Internet at UCLA in 1969, UCLA continues to be a leader in resources for learning. UCLA is nationally recognized for developing ground-breaking computer services for undergraduates and was the first university to have a Web site for every undergraduate student. The university provides an innovative, on-line tool called "myucla.edu," which provides a Web page tailored to each student's academic needs. OUTREACH & COMMUNITY SERVICE From its founding, UCLA has been an integral and contributing part of the greater Los Angeles community. Outreach programs and volunteerism are as much a part of UCLA as academics and research, with hundreds of UCLA-sponsored programs providing a wide range of opportunities. Many of UCLA's undergraduates volunteer for these programs, including tutoring youths, adults and incarcerated youths; addressing health and educational needs of underserved communities; combating poverty and homelessness; aiding the elderly and disabled; and providing legal, social, medical and educational assistance to community residents. Through outreach and academic preparation programs, UCLA works with K-12 schools throughout Los Angeles to help greater numbers of students prepare to compete successfully for college. UCLA also partners with community colleges to increase the number of underrepresented students transferring to the university. Additionally, UCLA faculty, researchers and students provide leadership and public service in health care, law, economic development, social welfare, urban plan- ning, public policy, arts and the environment. Most academic departments have major research projects, field studies or student internships that directly affect people's lives in Los Angeles, the state and the nation. HEALTH CARE UCLA Health System has been a leader in patient care, medical research and teaching for more than 50 years. Today, its physicians provide an array of cutting-edge and research-based primary and specialty services in four hospitals on two campuses, and in more than 75 clinic locations. Physicians provide specialty services in offices located on the Westwood campus and throughout Santa Monica. Primary care physicians provide healthcare for children and adults in community offices from Manhattan Beach to Malibu. Patients from Southern California, the U.S. and around the globe enter clinics more than one million times annually. More than 80,000 patients are treated at the world-renowned Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Ortho- paedic Hospital, primary care offices and community outreach health programs. The four schools in the medical enterprise are medicine, dentistry, nursing and public health. The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was recently ranked as one of the top five hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report. It has been ranked "Best in the West" for 22 consecutive years. A new state-of-the- art medical center, which includes the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, opened in the summer of 2008. Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital's rebuilding project was completed in late 2010. Ground- breaking research is constantly taking place in the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Gonda (Goldschmied) Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center and in many other centers and laboratories on campus. ARTS A diverse array of public arts programming makes UCLA the leading arts and cultural center of the West. More than 500,000 people annually attend arts events including theater, music, opera and dance performances, lectures, poetry readings, exhibitions, film screenings, and media arts that are presented by UCLA's two professional arts schools. Check the web sites at www.arts.ucla.edu and www.tft.ucla.edu for more information. LIFELONG LEARNING One of the nation's leading university based institutions for continuing education, UCLA Extension offers 4,300 classroom and online courses and programs In addition, the university conducts guided walking tours and distributes self-guided tour maps. For further information, call (310) 825-8764 or check out UCLA on the Web at www.ucla.edu. Twitter/Instagram: @UCLAAthletics // facebook.com/UCLAAthletics Twitter: @UCLA // facebook.com/uclabruins 2 2012 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // CROSS COUNTRY each year, helping 47,000 individuals in Los Angeles and around the world advance their goals for career, academic and personal educational development. More information about UCLA Extension is available at www.uclaextension.edu.

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