A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Congressional District 52 — Duncan Hunter (R) UC alumni in this district: 10,369
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
UC SAN DIEGO UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER -
VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
UC San Diego is among the nation’s UC San Diego Medical Center
top-ranked institutions of higher provides services throughout the The VA San Diego Healthcare System
education, is the third largest 53rd Congressional District and is the is an affiliate of the UC San Diego
employer in the San Diego area and region's only academic medical center. Medical Center and provides a full
has an economic impact of $4.6 The UCSD Medical Center cares for a range of medical care to 238,000
billion. In 2002 UC San Diego disproportionate share of the region’s veterans in San Diego and Imperial
managed 300 new inventions, created indigent and uninsured and is the Counties. The system offers a wide
10 new companies and generated county’s only Level 1 Trauma Center. range of inpatient and outpatient health
$13.5 million in royalties. UC The Medical Center includes a services at the medical center in La
scientists have founded one in four Regional Burn Center, a National Jolla and at the five community
California biotech firms – including Institutes of Health Clinical clinics located in Chula Vista,
three of the world’s largest – Amgen, Research Center, the Infant Special Escondido, Imperial Valley, Mission
Genentech and Chiron. The planned Care Center and the region's only Valley and Vista.
UCSD Graduate Management School National Cancer Institute. The UC
will support the demand for San Diego LA Jolla Medical Center site
management expertise in a variety of offers a range of services and includes
fields including biomedicine, the Shiley Eye Center which provides
engineering and health care. pediatric and adult patients with vision
services.
A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Congressional District 52 — Duncan Hunter (R) UC alumni in this district: 10,369
UC’s MESA (Mathematics, The UC Davis Animal Ambassadors program uses web-
Engineering & Science based and hands-on interaction with animals to foster children’s
Achievement) works to prepare interest in science. The program uses interactive materials and
educationally disadvantaged written curriculum for classrooms that develop scientific inquiry
students for four-year colleges and critical thinking skills. Between 3,500 - 4,000 children
MESA works with Harritt participated in the program between 1999-2002, including K-
Elementary and Hill Creek 12 children throughout San Diego County.
Elementary.
http://mesa.ucop.edu UC’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Cooperative Extension office in San Diego County provides
Lindcove Research and Extension Center, established by comprehensive agricultural research information for local
local growers and UC Riverside, provides invaluable research growers, ranchers, governments and the larger community.
for the California citrus industry on such issues as the http://cesandiego.ucdavis.edu
management of citrus pests.
UC’s Early Academic
The UC San Diego Outreach Program (EAOP)
Teacher Education provides academic support,
Program (TEP) works college counseling and skill-
directly with K-12 schools building workshops to help over
and teachers in the greater 85,000 California students
San Diego area. TEP realize their dreams of a college
provides research-driven, education. EAOP works with El
hands-on teacher training Cajon Valley High School in District 52. http://www.eaop.org
at West Hills High School
in Santee. In addition, UC
San Diego has launched a UC’s Elliott Chaparral
program of graduate study Reserve comprises a
leading to the Education diverse mixture of natural
Doctorate. The doctoral program will provide a research- coastal and desert habitats
based program in education tailored exclusively for K-12 that provides scientists
and post-secondary professional educators in the greater with a host of ecological
San Diego area who wish to expand their knowledge of research opportunities and
discipline-specific pedagogy, research methodology, and also serves as a teaching
education leadership in order to assume more of a leadership and community resource
role in supporting pre-service, beginning, and experienced for local K-12 schools and
teachers in local schools and community colleges. http://www- UCSD faculty and students. http://nrs.ucop.edu
tep.ucsd.edu/
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To help ensure that California our on-line database at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu
maintains its leadership in
the rapidly changing
telecommunications and info-
technology marketplace, UC
San Diego and UC Irvine
have created the California
Institute for
Telecommunications and
Information Technology (Cal-(IT)². The institute teams UC
researchers with leading California telecommunications,
computer, software, and applications companies to conduct
research on the components needed to bring the Internet and
wireless technology to the next level. Researchers will further
investigate how this future Internet will accelerate advances in
environmental science, intelligent transportation, genomic
medicine and educational practices. Research sites will be
housed on both the UC San Diego and UC Irvine campuses.
http://www.calit2.net/