University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a research university in Los Angeles. UCLA’s academic roots were established in 1882 as a teachers college, which was later absorbed into the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the University of California campuses (after UC Berkeley). UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate programs.
UCLA is frequently ranked among the best universities in the world. 27 Nobel laureates, 5 Turing Award winners, 2 Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force and 1 Fields Medalist have been affiliated with UCLA. 410 UCLA student-athletes have made Olympic teams, winning a combined 270 Olympic medals. UCLA has had a gold medalist in every Olympics the U.S. participated in since 1932.
Students and staff from the faculties of medecine, engineering, and chemistry were instrumental in containing the Los Angeles Incident, working with Helen Cho, Bruce Banner, and Betty Ross to produce a cure for Gamma Mutation and design systems with allowed Hawkeye and The Alliance to distribute it to the affected citizenry.
Founding Date
1919
Alternative Names
UCLA
Type
College / Academy
Parent Location
Owning Organization