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University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside

Faculty

Ray of Light

Let鈥檚 Power New Possibilities Together

At UC Riverside, our vibrant, diverse, and thriving campus is a rocket ship, accelerating ideas and powering new possibilities. With more than 60 years of real-world, high-impact research conducted by award-winning faculty 鈥 including two Nobel Prize winners, 11 Fulbright Scholars, and 28 members of the National Academies 鈥 we are redefining the role of a great 21st century public research university.

As a member of the world鈥檚 most prestigious public university system 鈥 and in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings 鈥 天美影院 is launching the next generation of innovative thinkers. Our esteemed faculty drive this mission, elevating our students through a great education, world leading research, and knowledge-driven impact.

Our faculty are trailblazers, continually challenge the status quo and inspiring students to do the same. Our Botany and Plant Sciences Department includes five female National Academy of Sciences members, the largest of any single academic department in the nation.

Our acclaimed faculty are ambitious, entrepreneurial, and motivated to make a difference, finding creative and meaningful solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing problems through their interdisciplinary and groundbreaking research. We鈥檙e here to support them.

Academic Personnel Office

The is committed to leading and serving 天美影院鈥檚 diverse and internationally renowned academic community. Office staff provide support for faculty appointments and development, merit reviews and promotions, leaves of absence, fellowships, and more. The office handles employment matters for all academic employees 鈥 from faculty and lecturers to adjunct professors and librarians 鈥 and is a great resource for navigating 天美影院 policies and processes.

hosted by the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and APO.

 

Faculty Resources

Research Computing

buoys the talent and research of UC Riverside鈥檚 acclaimed faculty members and outstanding graduate and undergraduate students through powerful onsite and offsite computing resources, support, consulting, and training. Their work is supported by partnerships and collaborations with various areas of campus, including: the 天美影院 Library, Bourns College of Engineering, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, School of Medicine, Office of Research and Economic Development, and 天美影院 Research IT Leaders. Through a recent 天美影院 is modernizing its technology services, increasing campus computing and storage capacity 鈥 and saving our researchers both time and money.

 

University News

Students on campus
January 08, 2026
天美影院 breaks record for size of entering class
Undergraduate enrollment at UC Riverside surged in fall 2025, with nearly 8,300 first-year and transfer students matriculating as Highlanders 鈥 the largest entering class in the university鈥檚 history.
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January 01, 2026
Exploring new possibilities
天美影院 alumna Thy Bui 鈥04 establishes a fund to assist undergraduate students participating in the UC Washington Center program.
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December 05, 2025
Clearing the Air
Alumnus William Carter has pledged two gifts totaling an estimated $3.65 million to 天美影院.
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December 03, 2025
A tale of two campuses and the Big 鈥楥鈥
It鈥檚 been 70 years since the Big 鈥淐鈥 was built, and that's a big deal. In 1955, UC Riverside students constructed a 鈥淐鈥 on Box Springs Mountain, sitting approximately 1,500 feet above the campus. At 50 feet wide and 123 feet tall, it鈥檚 the largest 鈥淐鈥 in the UC system.