RAISE at UCR homepage (web)

Citation

UC Riverside. “RAISE@UCR.” Homepage of the UC Riverside Artificial Intelligence Research and Education Institute, date not stated; news items to October 19, 2026. https://raise.ucr.edu. Read 2026-11-05.

Bottom line

RAISE@UCR is UC Riverside’s campus-wide AI institute. It has three components: AI Foundations, AI Applications and AI Education.
Its news lists UCR’s first AI Summit (October 15, 2026) and $8 million in U.S. Department of Education grants for AI education with six community colleges (October 19, 2026).

Background

The homepage gives the institute’s vision, mission and components, and a news list. The contact line names Amit Roy-Chowdhury and Vassilis Tsotras. The institute’s thrusts and leads are on RAISE at UCR people (web).

Key claims

“At the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation, the UC Riverside Artificial Intelligence ReSearch and Education Institute (RAISE@UCR) is dedicated to pioneering cutting-edge research and developing transformative AI technologies.” (RAISE@UCR)
Mission: “To conduct groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence and machine learning”; “To foster interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers and industry leaders”; “To educate and inspire the next generation of AI experts”; “To apply AI solutions to real-world problems in fields such as healthcare, agriculture, environment, and public policy”. (Our Mission)
“RAISE@UCR brings together researchers, educators, and students from across all of UC Riverside’s schools and colleges to advance a AI research, education, and real-world applications. The institute supports interdisciplinary AI applications in natural and agricultural sciences, biology and medicine, and the humanities, social sciences, and business.” (RAISE Components and Thrusts)
“The promise and perils of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence … took center stage at UC Riverside’s first AI Summit on October 15.” (AI News, October 15, 2026)

Evidence and method

The institute’s own homepage. Marketing text with a news feed.

Limits

The page states no founding date, budget, staff count or compute resources. The page does not say what hardware RAISE researchers use.