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University of University of California California RiversideRiverside

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UC Riverside has received recognition in UC Riverside has received recognition in many national and international rankings, many national and international rankings, including:including:

Washington Monthly 2011 ranked UCR Washington Monthly 2011 ranked UCR 5th in the nation in contributing to the 5th in the nation in contributing to the public good.public good.

U.S. News & World Report ranked UCR U.S. News & World Report ranked UCR among the top tier of universities among the top tier of universities nationwidenationwide in their 2010-11 survey in their 2010-11 survey..

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The University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside offers: offers: 8080 bachelor degree programs, bachelor degree programs, 4646 master's degree programs, master's degree programs, 3838 Ph.D. Ph.D. programs and programs and 1717 California teaching and California teaching and administrative credential programs.administrative credential programs.

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School of MedicineSchool of Medicine The School of Medicine at the The School of Medicine at the

University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside will serve the Inland Southern will serve the Inland Southern California community in many California community in many ways. Here are just a few:ways. Here are just a few:

To expand and diversify the To expand and diversify the physician workforce.physician workforce.

To train doctors who are culturally To train doctors who are culturally competent.competent.

To replace baby-boom era To replace baby-boom era physicians who are retiring in physicians who are retiring in droves.droves.

To develop research and health To develop research and health care delivery programs that will care delivery programs that will improve the health of medically improve the health of medically underserved populations.underserved populations.

To attract high quality physicians To attract high quality physicians and researchers to excellent and researchers to excellent educational and research settings.educational and research settings.

To encourage medical residents to To encourage medical residents to settle in the area, adding to our settle in the area, adding to our physician workforce.physician workforce.

To expand technology transfer To expand technology transfer capacity.capacity.

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ResearchResearch The university's research heritage, our The university's research heritage, our

resources and our location make it an resources and our location make it an ideal place for exploring air, water, ideal place for exploring air, water, energy, biodiversity, sustainability, energy, biodiversity, sustainability, land use, the habitat/agriculture land use, the habitat/agriculture interface and much more. interface and much more.

What we do and study here makes a What we do and study here makes a difference to people every day: Every difference to people every day: Every orange, lemon, lime and tangerine orange, lemon, lime and tangerine found on your grocer’s shelf has a found on your grocer’s shelf has a genetic connection to the trees at our genetic connection to the trees at our Citrus Research Collection. Our Citrus Research Collection. Our scientists have earned worldwide scientists have earned worldwide recognition for their expertise and recognition for their expertise and breakthrough findings in the areas of breakthrough findings in the areas of plant sciences, environmental and plant sciences, environmental and natural resources and pest natural resources and pest management.management.

http://www.ucr.edu/research/http://www.ucr.edu/research/