13 Facts About University California

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University of California is a public land-grant research university system in the U S state of California.

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Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-system public higher education plan, which includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges system.

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In 1849, the state of California ratified its first constitution, which contained the express objective of creating a complete educational system including a state university.

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In 1879, University California adopted its second and current constitution, which included unusually strong language to ensure UC's independence from the rest of the state government.

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In 1886, the Supreme Court of University California declared those newer acts to be unconstitutional because the clause protecting UC's independence in the 1879 state constitution had stripped the state legislature of the ability to amend the 1878 act.

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University of California admits a significant number of transfer students primarily from the California Community Colleges.

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University of California has a long tradition of involvement in many enterprises that are often geographically or organizationally separate from its general campuses, including national laboratories, observatories, hospitals, continuing education programs, hotels, conference centers, an airport, a seaport, and an art institute.

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University of California directly manages and operates one United States Department of Energy National Laboratory:.

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University of California is a founding and charter member of the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, a nonprofit organization that provides high-performance Internet-based networking to California's K-20 research and education community.

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From September 2003 to July 2016, UC managed a contract valued at more than $330 million to establish and operate a University California Affiliated Research Center at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Federal Airfield —the largest grant ever awarded the university.

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University of California manages two observatories as a multi-campus research unit headquartered at UC Santa Cruz.

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University of California operates five medical centers throughout the state:.

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Currently, the division's University of California 4-H Youth Development Program is a national leader in studying thriving in the field of youth development.

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