SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES F
ounded in 1919 as part of what is today the 10-school, University of California system,
UCLA has become an internationally respected university with programs in many different dis- ciplines. . . . In 2011, the school was ranked No. 11 in the world in higher education by the London T
“Champions made here.”
imes. . . . UCLA was fi rst located near
downtown Los Angeles; it moved full-time into the Westwood campus in 1930. . . . Five faculty mem- bers and six alumni have received a Nobel Prize. . . . The quadrennial Fields Medal in mathematics was awarded in 2006 to UCLA’s Terence Tao, while architect and faculty member
Thom Mayne earned the presti- gious Pritzker Prize. . . . Guns, Germs, and Steel author Jared Diamond is one of several Pulit- zer Prize winners on the faculty. . . . UCLA students and faculty developed a technique for sepa- rating oil and water that aided in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. . . . The inter- national computer network that became the Internet was par- tially born on the UCLA campus in 1969, when it became the fi rst node on the Arpanet, the forerunner to the Internet. . . . Sports is a big part of campus life; UCLA was the fi rst NCAA school to capture 100 national championships; the Bruins since have increased their total to 107. . . . Legendary basketball coach John Wooden led his teams to 10 of those titles, including a record seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. . . . Part of the Olympic Village for the 1984 Olympics was at UCLA, as were competitions for gymnastics and tennis.
FACTS UCLA
Los Angeles, California Founded: 1919 Joined Pac-12: 1928 Undergrad students: 26,928
Graduate and professional students: 11,548 Chancellor: Gene D. Block
NCAA championships (all sports, all-time): 107 Football home: Rose Bowl
Royce Hall
The arts and entertainment have always played a big role at UCLA, with numerous graduates going on to successful careers in fi lm, TV, and the stage. The on-campus performance space at Royce Hall is often on the tour schedule of internationally popular performers in a wide variety of disciplines as part of UCLA Live!
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Los Angeles Mayors Tom Bradley and Antonio Villaraigosa • Educator Ralph Bunche • Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf • Artist Judy Chicago • Journalist Carol Lin • Actor/Director Rob Reiner • Baseball legend Jackie Robinson
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The Bruins
Joe and Josephine Bruin are UCLA’s mascots, performing at many dif- ferent athletic venues. The school’s teams were fi rst called Cubs, then Grizzlies. However, the University of Montana claimed Grizzlies fi rst, and a confl ict arose when UCLA moved to join the Pacifi c Coast Conference in 1926. In a student vote, Bruins was chosen as the new name.
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