University of California, Riverside facts for kids
| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let there be light |
| Type | Land-grant Space-grant Public research university |
| Established | 1954 |
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Parent institution
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University of California |
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Academic affiliation
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APLU |
| Endowment | $251 million (2018) |
| Budget | $1.062 billion (2016-2017) |
| Chancellor | Kim A. Wilcox |
| Provost | Cynthia Larive |
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Academic staff
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1,638 |
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Administrative staff
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1,938 |
| Students | 23,922 (2018) |
| Undergraduates | 20,581 (2018) |
| Postgraduates | 3,341 (2018) |
| Location |
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United States
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| Campus | Suburban (Riverside) Rural (Palm Desert) 1,931 acres (781 ha) in total |
| Academic term | Quarter |
| Colors | Sky blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – Big West |
| Mascot | Scotty Highlander |
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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
Images for kids
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The original UC Citrus Experiment Station which now houses the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the UCR School of Business.
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Entrance along University Avenue. The Arts Building is visible in the background. (2007)
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The Carillon Bell Tower is the dominant landmark in the center of the main campus.
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Arid landscaping in front of the Biological Sciences Building on the UCR campus (2007)
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University Village. The movie theater doubles as a classroom during the day.
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The Tomás Rivera Library (2003)
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The 40 acres of the UCR Botanic Gardens is visible from Box Spring Mountain.
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The Box Springs Mountains at dusk from the Pentland Hills residence hall.
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UC Riverside Highlanders Athletics Logo, launched in 2020
