UC Irvine is in a position to make a difference

"The University of California, Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. The second-largest employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $3.3 billion."

"UCI's total extramural funding -- money coming from outside sources, including federal and state agencies, industry contacts and private foundations -- reached a record $263 million in 2004-05." (http://today.uci.edu/facts/economic_impact.asp)

As a public institution with a mission of serving the community, UCI has the potential to be a leader in the movement toward global access to essential medicines.

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