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Home to the Gluck Fellows program, which sends talented student musicians, dancers, and actors into the community for arts outreach. The program is one of three arts outreach programs funded by the Gluck Foundation; the other two are at Julliard and UCLA. The college has the only UC undergraduate major in Creative Writing and a unique Critical Dance Studies graduate program. Visit chass.ucr.edu.

is a leader in the biological, physical, and agricultural sciences. The UCR Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, one of the leading institutes of genomics research in the world, brings together faculty from a variety of academic units to participate in genomics-based discovery, providing researchers and students with access to state-of-the-art tools for advanced studies in genomics, gene expression, proteomics, microscopy, and bioinformatics. Visit cnas.ucr.edu.

Researchers excel in study of alternative-fueled engines and vehicles, conversion of biomass to vehicle fuel, and air pollution. Majors include bioengineering; computer science and engineering; computer science with business applications; chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering; as well as materials science and engineering. Visit engr.ucr.edu.

comprehensive undergraduate Business Administration major in Southern California. The School of Business houses The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, which offers the Master of Business Administration program (M.B.A.), the PROFESSIONAL M.B.A. program, the Master of Professional Accountancy (M.P.Ac.) program, the Master of Finance (M.Fin.) program, and the Ph.D. program in Management. The School of Business is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Visit business.ucr.edu.

medical education partnership with the UCLA medical school. The Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine continues the tradition of providing a unique pathway into medical school for UCR students, with up to 24 of the available medical school seats filled by students who attend UCR for at least six consecutive quarters and complete their bachelor’s degree at UCR. The School also offers a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Sciences. Visit medschool.ucr.edu.

The breadth and depth of the programs offered at the GSOE is extraordinary, reflecting faculty expertise and research in such areas as autism; culture and language; higher education; issues of diversity; intervention for children with reading difficulties; policy; and qualitative and quantitative methods. The school offers an undergraduate major in Education, Society, and Human Development, a minor in Education, research-focused M.A. and Ph.D. programs, M.Ed. professional programs, and teacher credential programs. Visit education.ucr.edu.

Established in 2012, the UCR School of Public Policy is home to the only Master of Public Policy (MPP) program offered by a major research univer- sity in inland Southern California, as well as the only undergraduate public policy program in the ten-campus University of California system. With its motto, “Solutions for the Region, Solutions for the World,” the UCR School of Public Policy is distinctive in its focus on addressing the big policy chal- lenges facing California – and in particular the inland region – while placing an emphasis on applying policy lessons learned from other parts of the nation and the world to solving California’s problems. For more information, visit spp.ucr.edu. INTRODUCING UC RIVERSIDE

SCHOOL COLORS: Blue and Gold CLASSES BEGAN: 1954 CAMPUS MASCOT: Highlanders/Scotty the Bear LOCATION: Southern California, conveniently located near mountains, desert, and beaches 2017 ENROLLMENT: 20,069 undergraduates; 3,209 graduate CAMPUS TOURS: TOUR@ucr.edu; visit.ucr.edu UCR ON THE WEB: ucr.edu