A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Congressional District 27 – Brad Sherman (D) UC alumni in this district: 12,439
UC in Your District
The University of California’s reach
goes well beyond its 10 campuses,
five medical centers and three
national laboratories. The
University’s presence is felt in each
of California’s 58 counties through
a wide array of exemplary
community partnerships, enriching
cultural resources and innovative
research programs. From health-
care education for rural physicians
to agricultural research advice for
local farmers to college preparation
efforts in nearly every public
school, UC has a direct influence in
your community. Find out more
about UC programs in your district
by visiting:
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
UCLA MEDICAL CENTER CALIFORNIA NANOSYSTEMS UC NATURAL RESERVES
INSTITUTE (CNSI)
UCLA Medical Center provides The UC-affiliated Stunt Ranch Santa
th
services throughout the 27 CNSI will facilitate a public/private Monica Mountains Reserve is located
Congressional district and is known approach to developing the in the Cold Creek watershed of Malibu
worldwide for its pioneering information, biomedical and Creek, and is perhaps the most
advancements in organ transplantation manufacturing technologies that will pristine and biologically diverse
and ultrasound. The medical center is dominate science and the economy watershed in the Santa Monica
ranked # 1 in the West by U.S. News in the 21st century. The Institute will Mountains. The site’s natural diversity
and World Report. More than provide a world-class intellectual and remains undiminished and provides
300,000 people – including a physical environment that supports excellent educational and research
disproportionate share of the state’s collaboration among California's opportunities. The reserve is the site of
indigent and uninsured – are cared university, industry and national lab environmental and anthropological
for each year. UCLA’s Mattel scientists. The Institute will be research, as well as educational and
Children’s Hospital offers a full range located at UCLA and UC Santa outreach programs for the local
of specialty health services for children. Barbara and will include corporate- community and K-12 schools.
The medical center serves as a sponsored incubator labs.
training site for physicians and as a
preeminent research center that drives
innovation in life-saving drugs and
surgical procedures.
A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Congressional District 27 – Brad Sherman (D) UC alumni in this district: 12,439
UCLA’s Regional Oncology Centers, affiliated with the world- UC’s Division of Agriculture and
renowned UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Natural Resources Cooperative
provide cancer care services and investigative clinical Extension provides comprehensive
trials at satellite clinics in Northridge and Antelope Valley. agricultural research information for
Patients who come to UCLA centers for cancer care benefit local growers, ranchers, governments
from the most advanced forms of therapy available and from a and the larger community at the Los
variety of supportive services. http://www.healthcare.ucla.edu Angeles County Office. UC
Cooperative Extension works with
The Puente Project runs families, agencies and individuals in Los
programs at 51 community Angeles County to improve nutrition,
colleges and 35 high schools reduce child obesity, ease the transition
throughout California to from welfare to work and engage 4-H
increase the enrollment and youth in educational activities.
retention of educationally http://ucanr.org
underserved students in four-
year universities. The program UC’s Early Academic
works with Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys. Outreach Program (EAOP)
http://www.puente.net provides academic support,
career advising, college
counseling and skill-building
UC’s MESA (Mathematics, workshops to help over 85,000
Engineering & Science California students realize their
Achievement) works to prepare dreams of a college education.
students for four-year colleges at EAOP works with several K-12 schools in District 27,
th
several schools in the 27 including Sylmar High and Kennedy High in Granada Hills.
Congressional district, including http://www.eaop.org
Olive Vista Junior High in Sylmar
and Sylmar Senior High. The The UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic provides free eye exams to over
MESA California Community College Program increases the 5,000 medically uninsured people a year in the greater Los
number of math and science majors who successfully transfer Angeles area. The mobile unit visits K-12 schools, agencies
and receive degrees from 4-year universities. The program working with foster children and community organizations
works with CSU Northridge. http://mesa.ucop.edu serving low-income families, the elderly and the homeless.
Patients are given basic eye exams, and if needed are referred
UC’s Design for Sharing purchases thousands of tickets to for further treatment. A patient needing eye surgery may get it
events presented by UCLA Performing Arts. Tickets are at a reduced price or at no cost.
distributed through social service agencies to those who could
not otherwise afford to attend the events. The program works The History through Literature
with Hathaway Children’s Services in Sylmar and Project, within the UC Berkeley
Northridge’s Morning Star Church. International Studies department,
www.performingarts.ucla.edu builds global curriculums for K-12
teachers throughout the state. Topics
The UC managed Department of range from India’s literary history to
Energy national laboratories host the spread of Islam. Seminars and
several K-12 science education an online database of lesson plans
programs. The Lawrence support thousands of teachers
Berkeley Lab’s award-winning statewide. http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/orias
Virtual Frog Dissection Web
Site is used in K-12 classrooms
statewide. For a complete listing of UC programs in your district, access
our online database at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu