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The '''University of California, Los Angeles''' ('''UCLA''') is a public university located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. | The '''University of California, Los Angeles''' ('''UCLA''') is a public university located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Today, the University comprises more than 4,000 academic staff, including [[professor|professors]], and more than 25,000 students.<ref>About UCLA, http://www.ucla.edu/about.html.</ref> The school opened in 1919 under the auspices of the state of [[California]], and conferred its first degrees in 1923.<ref>UCLA Timeline, UCLA History Project, http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Timeline/Home.asp</ref> | + | Today, the University comprises more than 4,000 academic staff, including [[professor|professors]], and more than 25,000 students.<ref>About UCLA, http://www.ucla.edu/about.html.</ref> The school opened in 1919 under the auspices of the state of [[California]], and conferred its first degrees in 1923.<ref>UCLA Timeline, UCLA History Project, http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Timeline/Home.asp</ref> By 1947, the University had founded both schools of both [[medicine]] and [[law]]. The university has played an important role in the history of [[academia]] in America - the first open [[heart surgery]] in the western United States was performed there, and [[ARPANET]], an early precursor to the [[internet]], had its first node at UCLA.<ref>UCLA Timeline, UCLA History Project, http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Timeline/Home.asp</ref> |
==Majors== | ==Majors== | ||
Revision as of 18:46, April 7, 2008
| University of California - Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
| City: | Los Angeles, California |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, diving, football, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, swimming, softball, track and field, volleyball, water polo, tennis |
| Colors: | True Blue and Gold |
| Mascot: | Bruins |
| Website: | http://www.ucla.edu/ |
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university located in Los Angeles, California.
History
Today, the University comprises more than 4,000 academic staff, including professors, and more than 25,000 students.[1] The school opened in 1919 under the auspices of the state of California, and conferred its first degrees in 1923.[2] By 1947, the University had founded both schools of both medicine and law. The university has played an important role in the history of academia in America - the first open heart surgery in the western United States was performed there, and ARPANET, an early precursor to the internet, had its first node at UCLA.[3]
Majors
Athletics
Links
References
- ↑ About UCLA, http://www.ucla.edu/about.html.
- ↑ UCLA Timeline, UCLA History Project, http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Timeline/Home.asp
- ↑ UCLA Timeline, UCLA History Project, http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Timeline/Home.asp