A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Assembly District 63 — Bob Dutton, R- Rancho Cucamonga UC alumni in this district: 4,690
UC Riverside employees: 4,000
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 RIVERSIDE UCLA MEDICAL CENTER UC RIVERSIDE GENOMICS
INSTITUTE
UC Riverside is the fastest growing UCLA Medical Center provides
of the UC campuses, has an annual services throughout District 63 and is
The UC Riverside Genomics Institute
economic impact of more than $360.2 known worldwide for its pioneering
brings together faculty from every
million and is the third largest technological contributions,
including advancements in organ academic unit on campus to foster
employer in Riverside County. UC
transplantation, artificial innovations that will make possible
Riverside is a major research university
insemination and ultrasound and is advancements in the quality of life -
with state-of-the-art facilities and a
from greater productivity in
distinguished faculty that has led the ranked #1 in the West by U.S. News
California’s $27 billion agricultural
nation in faculty honorees selected for and World Report’s annual survey of
"America's Best Hospitals." More than industry to more nutritious foods to
the prestigious American Association
for the Advancement of Science. The 300,000 people – including a improved human health and
planned Riverside Technology Park, a disproportionate share of the state’s
partnership between UC, government poor and uninsured – come to UCLA
and private industry, will be a major R Medical Center each year. UCLA’s
& D center aimed at assisting local Mattel Children’s Hospital offers a
entrepreneurs and moving UC full range of specialty health
discoveries from the lab to the services for children.
marketplace.
A snapshot of University of California programs and services in your district It starts here
Assembly District 63 — Bob Dutton, R- Rancho Cucamonga UC alumni in this district: 4,690
UC Riverside employees: 4,000
The Puente Project runs The Lindcove Research and Extension Center, established
programs at 51 community by local growers and UC Riverside, provides research for the
colleges and 35 high schools California citrus industry. Researchers focus on areas such as
throughout California to the management of citrus pests.
increase the enrollment and
retention of educationally The VA Greater Los Angeles
underserved students in four- Healthcare System is an
year universities and works with affiliate of the UCLA Medical
Chaffey Community College in District 63. To date, Puente Center and provides a full
has provided mentoring, teaching, and counseling for over range of medical care to
20,000 under-represented students. Puente students graduate thousands of veterans in the
from 4-year universities at twice the average rate. region. The system houses a
http://www.puente.net teaching hospital and provides
a full range of patient care services using state -of-the-art
The UC Irvine Gifted Students Academy provides an technology. Outpatient clinics are located throughout the
environment that enables gifted students to experience the region. http://www.va.gov
accelerated pace and advanced level curriculum of college. The
Gifted Students Academy has worked with students at UC’s Division of Agriculture and
Cucamonga Middle School in District 63. Natural Resources Cooperative
http://www2.cfep.uci.edu/gsa/ Extension provides accessible and
comprehensive agricultural research
The Community Teaching Fellowships in Mathematics and information for local growers,
Science work to improve education in the Inland Empire. ranchers, governments and the larger
Affiliated with the National Science Foundation and the UC community through county advisors
Riverside School of Education, the program works with Riverside at the San Bernardino County
Unified Schools and San Bernardino Unified Schools. The office. Programs at this office
program provides mentoring for college mathematics/science include: 4H Youth Development,
majors who want to become teachers and works directly in the Environmental Horticulture and
classroom to improve teacher knowledge and student Consumer Science.
achievement in math and science. http://www.alphacenter.ucr.edu
UC Riverside hosts a
UCLA’s Regional Oncology Centers, affiliated with the world- range of programs in
renowned UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the larger community.
provide comprehensive cancer care services and investigative
UC Riverside’s
clinical trials at a satellite clinic in Rancho Cucamonga in Eastside Community
District 63. Patients who come to UCLA centers for cancer Collaborative
care benefit from the most advanced forms of therapy available, combats the effects of
and from a variety of supportive services. poverty and violence
http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/clinical
through education,
mentoring, arts and
community needs
UC’s Early Academic assessment. The Collaborative was formed in 1994 in
Outreach Program (EAOP) has response to escalating violent crime rates in the eastside of
provided academic support, Riverside when former UC Riverside Chancellor Raymond
career advising, college Orbach convened civic leaders to build solutions aimed at
counseling and skill-building families and youth, in order to help heal a traumatized
workshops to help over 85,000 community. Today, the Collaborative includes the “Safe
California students realize their Havens” after-school program at area schools.
dreams of a college education.
EAOP works with several K-12 schools in District 63, For a complete listing of UC programs in your district, access
including Rancho Cucamonga High. http://www.eaop.org our online database at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu