University of California, Riverside
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Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Let there be light |
Type | Land-grant Space-grant Public research university |
Established | 1954[1] |
Parent institution | University of California |
Academic affiliation | APLU |
Endowment | $251 million (2018)[2] |
Budget | $1.062 billion (2016-2017)[3] |
Chancellor | Kim A. Wilcox |
Provost | Cynthia Larive[4] |
Academic staff | 1,638[5] |
Administrative staff | 1,938[5] |
Students | 23,922 (2018)[6] |
Undergraduates | 20,581 (2018)[6] |
Postgraduates | 3,341 (2018)[6] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban (Riverside) Rural (Palm Desert) 1,931 acres (781 ha) in total [7] |
Academic term | Quarter |
Colors | Sky blue and Gold[8] |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Big West |
Mascot | Scotty Highlander |
Website | www |
The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside), is a public research university in Riverside, California. It is part of the University of California system.
Notable people
Faculty
- Chris Albani: author, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Reza Aslan: author, researcher, member of the Council on Foreign Relations
- John Baez: physicist, researcher focused on loop quantum gravity
- Barry Barrish: physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
- Mike Davis: historian, MacArthur Fellows Program recipient
- Steve Erickson: author
- Edwin Gaustad: historian, President of the American Society of Church History
- Gail Hanson: physicist, Panofsky Prize winner
- Nalo Hopkinson: author, World Fantasy Award recipient
- Laila Lalami: author, American Book Awards recipient
- Robert Nisbet: sociologist
- Robert Rosenthal: psychologist, Guggenheim Fellowship recipient
- Richard Schrock: chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate
- Jane Smiley: author, Pulitzer Prize recipient
- Harry Scott Smith: entomologist
- Susan Straight: author, Edgar Award recipient
- Karl Taube: archeologist, researchs pre-Columbian civilization
University Of California, Riverside Media
The original UC Citrus Experiment Station which now houses the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the UCR School of Business.
The Carillon Bell Tower is the dominant landmark in the center of the main campus.
References
- ↑ "A brief history of the University of California". Academic Personnel and Programs. The University of California, Office of the President. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Annual Endowment Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018" (PDF). Chief Investment Officer of the Regents of the University of California. p. 3.
- ↑ "UCR Budget Primer 2016-2017" (PDF). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "Office of the Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor". University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Academic and PSS personnel" (PDF). University of California, Office of the President, Department of Information Resources and Communications. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "About UCR: Ranks and Facts". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ↑ "UC Financial Reports – Campus Facts in Brief" (PDF). University of California. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Creative Design Services: Identity Standards Manual: UC Riverside Colors". August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
Other websites
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- UC Riverside Athletics website
Coordinates: 33°58′32″N 117°19′52″W / 33.97556°N 117.33111°W