Modernization: Given the University of California’s leading role in State education, research, and public service, it is no surprise that the University’s academic programs have experienced rapid change, particularly in the fields of science and technology that are critical to a skilled workforce and expanding economy. As a result, not only has the University needed a major increase in constructed space to support the growing number of students and faculty, but all the existing facilities that support the University’s enrollment must be modernized to keep them effective in their service to California’s workforce and economy. Many buildings once “state-of-the-art” now seriously impede their occupants or are completely obsolete for the teaching and research work that must be conducted in them.