A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Senate District 18 — Roy Ashburn, R - Bakersfield UC alumni in this district: 4,965
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 IN THE VALLEY UC VALLEY MEDICAL EDUCATION UC RIVERSIDE AGRICULTURAL
GENOMICS INSTITUTE
UC has contributed greatly to the UC San Francisco Fresno Medical
San Joaquin Valley, its people and the Education Program gives Central
local economy through a wide variety of Valley residents access to the highest The UC Riverside Agricultural
educational, health care and quality health care while training the Genomics Institute brings together
agricultural programs. UC currently region’s next generation of physicians. faculty from every academic unit on
has nearly 40 facilities in the region. The center has developed an campus to foster innovations that will
The UC Bakersfield Center serves the innovative model for training doctors make possible advancements in the
educational needs of the southern San and providing health services through quality of life - from greater
Joaquin Valley by increasing “telemedicine” in remote rural areas agricultural productivity in
opportunities for students in the region that has graduated more than 2,000 California’s $27-billion agricultural
to prepare for college admission – physicians, with most staying in the industry and more nutritious foods to
especially given the opening of UC Central Valley to practice. Affiliated improved human health and
Merced in 2004. Services such as UC with several UC Schools of Medicine, environmental quality.
summer courses, teacher training, Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield
school partnerships, professional trains more than 100 residents each
development, UC admissions year, specializing in a range of fields
information and public policy forums The Lindco
from emergency medicine to obstetrics.
are offered at the center year-round.
A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Senate District 18 — Roy Ashburn, R - Bakersfield UC alumni in this district: 4,965
The Lindcove Research and Extension Center, established realize their dreams of a college education. EAOP works with
by San Joaquin Valley growers and UC Riverside, provides 33 high school, middle and elementary schools in Kern
agricultural research for the California citrus industry. County alone. http://www.eaop.org
Researchers focus on areas such as the management of citrus
pests. UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Cooperative Extension provides accessible and
The Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center in Bakersfield, comprehensive agricultural research information for local
a UCLA-affiliated cancer center, provides compassionate growers, ranchers, governments and the larger community
care for the diagnosis, treatment, education and prevention of through county advisors located at the Bakersfield office. UC
cancer using a state-of-the-art treatment approach. advisors provide research-based information in several
http://cbccusa.com/ languages on crop production, pest control, food safety,
nutrition, youth development and water quality. http://ucanr.org
The California Policy Research Center (CPRC) applies UC’s
research expertise to the analysis, development and UC’s MESA (Mathematics,
implementation of state and federal policy. CPRC provides Engineering & Science
policy-relevant UC-led research on statewide issues, oversees Achievement) works to prepare
legislatively mandated research projects, and disseminates educationally disadvantaged
research findings through publications and special briefings. students for four-year colleges and
CPRC also hosts projects such as the Welfare Policy runs programs at several
Research Project (WPRP), the California Program on Access Bakersfield schools including
to Care (CPAC) and the California-Mexico Health Initiative Foothill High in District 18.
(CMHI). http://mesa.ucop.edu
The VA Greater Los Angeles The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer's Research Center (ARC)
Healthcare System is an conducts research and offers treatment, counseling and
affiliate of the UCLA caregiver support for patients, families and health care
Medical Center and professionals. ARC is the only resource of its kind in the Central
provides a full range of Valley. The program serves Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera,
medical care to thousands Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Tulare, San Luis Obispo, and
of veterans in the region. Tuolumne counties. http://www.ucsfresno.edu/alzheimer/
The system houses a
teaching hospital and UC’s College Prep Initiative (UCCP) provides free access to
provides a full range of patient care services using state-of-the- online college prep courses to schools that otherwise are not
art technology. The system operates a satellite clinic in able to provide an adequate advanced placement (AP) and
Bakersfield in District 18. http://www.va.gov honors curriculum. UCCP currently serves about 1,200 students
in the Central San Joaquin Valley, including Inyo and Mono
A systemwide multi-campus research unit, the Center for Counties. Many of the students served live in rural and remote
Water and Wildland Resources coordinates research on water areas of the Central Valley. www.uccp.org
conservation. http://www.waterresources.ucr.edu/
The Puente Project runs For a complete listing of UC programs in your district, access
programs at 51 community our online database at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu
colleges and 35 high schools
throughout California to
increase the enrollment and
retention of educationally
underserved students in four-
year universities throughout the
Central Valley – including the College of the Sequoias in
Visalia. To date, Puente has provided mentoring, teaching,
and counseling for over 20,000 under-represented students.
Puente students graduate from four-year universities at twice
the average rate. http://www.puente.net
UC’s Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) has
provided academic support, college counseling and skill-
building workshops to help over 85,000 California students