The UC System, the NIH and other institutions gave rise to recombinant DNA and a whole new industry.

FORBES: California: The Pickpocket State

Out of the five medical centers in the UC system, Irvine was the only one to stick with Allscripts, whereas the others have recently implemented Epic.

FORBES: Will Customers Stand By Allscripts?

The authors go on to say that another problem with the current UC system is that public investment has not kept pace with increasing demand for higher education.

FORBES: Does Higher Education Need To Go Back To The Fifties?

These corporations that have experienced considerable growth use roads, ports, airports, bridges, the court system which gets extensive use from business, police, fire, the UC system, water, sewage, etc.

FORBES: California: The Pickpocket State

Well out of the reach of many middle class families who nevertheless pay the taxes that support the UC system that now gets a lot of out of state students from wealthier families.

FORBES: California: The Pickpocket State

Meanwhile, university officials in California voted earlier this month to overhaul their current admissions system, which guarantees a student a place at a UC campus if he ranks in the top 4% of his high-school class or in the top 12.5% of the graduating class statewide.

ECONOMIST: Affirmative action