University of California, Riverside
| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
|---|---|
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] |
| 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] |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Big West |
| Mascot | Scotty Highlander |
| Website | www |
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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
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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "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.
