The University of California at Riverside (http://www.ucr.edu/) is part of the largest university system in the world. It is a growing, highly diverse campus with a strong emphasis in genomics (http://genomics.ucr.edu/) and a new medical school (http://medschool.ucr.edu/). It is located in sunny Southern California within 1.5-hour drive of Los Angeles (UCLA, UCI), San Diego (UCSD) and Palm Springs and proximity to beaches, ski resorts and the desert. It has excellent weather year round, affordable housing and excellent public schools.
