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Happy 250th Birthday, America 🇺🇸 🎆 The University of California has proudly served our nation for over 155 years and is dedicated to helping shape our shared future. More about how UC helps power America 👇 https://bit.ly/4wmLRj2 .............................. Video description: Fireworks behind text, “5 ways UC powers America”; clip of person harvesting crops with text: "FOOD: California’s $61 billion agricultural industry supplies 25 percent of the nation’s food. From innovation supporting crop production to beekeeping and viticulture, UC helps California feed America."; clip of hands operating lab equipment with text: "Technology: Birthplace of the internet. Launchpad for the tech industry. 4 new inventions every day. 74 Nobel laureates. UC research advances our understanding of the world and improves lives, from curing diseases to developing new sources of clean energy.”; Clip of healthcare workers performing a medical procedure with text: "Health: From cancer breakthroughs to caring for veterans, UC Health teams at thousands of locations across the state are changing the lives of millions of California families for the better." Graphic elements showing “12M outpatient visits,” and “4,900 clinical trials.”; clip of professionals in a meeting with text: "Economy: As the second largest employer in the world’s fourth largest economy, UC spurs job growth and economic prosperity through educational, research and health care activities that touch every corner of the state." Graphic arrows showing $12B in federal, state and local taxes annually and $82B in economic activity annually; Clip of Jordan Chiles performing a vault with text: "Sports: With more Olympic medals than most countries and featuring legends like Jackie Robinson, Jordan Chiles, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Alysa Liu, UC athletes are the best of America and America’s best." American flag over San Francisco and the text, “UC celebrates America and is proud to serve our shared future.”

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