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CNAS Welcome Week at UCR
CNAS Welcome Week

CNAS Welcome Week Events
September 21 – September 26, 2025

Note: Information for the CNAS Graduate Student and Campus Welcome Week events will be listed soon. Please check back.

CNAS New Family Welcome

New CNAS families are invited to join us for the CNAS New Family Welcome to celebrate the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year and the beginning of their students journey with CNAS!

2025 CNAS New Family Welcome Flier

Sunday, September 21, 2025
2 PM - 4 PM
HUB 302

Take a break from moving in and join the CNAS community for conversation, camaraderie, and charcuterie! Meet fellow CNAS families, faculty, staff, and students. Welcome remarks will be given by CNAS Dean Peter Atkinson. Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP for the CNAS New Family Welcome! If you have any questions, please contact the CNAS Communications team at cnascommunications@ucr.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Register for the CNAS New Family Welcome

CNAS Undergraduate New Student Majors Welcome

CNAS New Student Majors Welcome Sessions: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The CNAS New Student Majors Welcome is an opportunity for first-year and transfer students to:

  • Meet your professors, advisors, and connect with your new classmates
  • Learn more about your major and the resources that will help you succeed
  • Get to know current students and learn more about their experiences at UCR
  • Discover opportunities both in and out of the classroom
  • Ask questions to help you better navigate your way to success
  • And… win prizes!

CNAS New Student Welcome

2025 CNAS New Student Welcome Flier

Calling all first-year and transfer students... don't miss out on the opportunity to meet your fellow classmates, faculty, and staff at the CNAS New Student Welcome.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11:30 AM - 1 PM
Physics Courtyard

All CNAS students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us as we welcome our new first-year and transfer students for an afternoon of fun, giveaways, music, and pizza (while supplies last!).

Register for the CNAS New Student Welcome

CNAS Graduate Student Welcome Week Events

Orientations, Fall Welcomes, Open Houses, and Symposiums for CNAS Grad Students

  • View All Graduate Student Events

    Orientations for CNAS Grad Students
    Restricted to new grad students and invitees

    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Orientation
    Date: September 18, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Location: SSC 216

    Biophysics (BPHY) Orientation
    Date: September 19, 2025
    Time: 9:30 am
    Location: via Zoom

    Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB) Orientation
    Date: September 22, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Location: Biological Sciences

    Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) Orientation
    Date: September 23, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Location: Geology 1444 (not open to the public)

    Entomology (ENTM) Orientation
    Date: September 19, 2025
    Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Location: Large Entomology Conference Room

    Environmental Sciences (ENSC) Orientation
    Date: September 19, 2025
    Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Location: Sciences Laboratories 301 (not open to the public)

    Environmental Toxicology (ENTX) Orientation
    Date: September 19, 2025
    Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Location: Life Science 2550

    Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) Orientation
    Date: September 23, 2025
    Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Location: Darwin Room in Spieth Hall

    Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB) Orientation
    Date: September 22, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Location: Life Science 2550 (not open to the public)

    Microbiology (MCBL) Orientation
    Date: September 24, 2025
    Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Location: Multidisciplinary Research Building (MRB)

    Neuroscience (NRSC) Orientation
    Date: September 19, 2025
    Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Location: Life Science 2550

    Plant Biology (PLBL) Orientation
    Date: September 15, 2025
    Time: 9:00 am - 11:45 am
    Location: Batchelor Hall Conference Room 2158

    Plant Pathology (PLPA) Orientation
    Date: September 24, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Location: Batchelor Hall Conference Room 2158

    Statistics/Applied Statistics (STAT/STAP) Orientation
    Date: September 23, 2025
    Time: 9:30 am
    Location: Olmsted Hall

     

    Fall Welcomes, Open Houses, and Symposiums
    * Please check with each department to confirm times and locations

    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB)
    Mary K. and Randolph T. Wedding BCMB Symposium: September 17, 2025, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Genomics Auditorium and Lobby
    Virtual Open House (via Zoom): October 15, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Sign up and learn more.

    Biophysics (BPHY)
    Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 1:00 pm

    Botany and Plant Sciences
    Fall Welcome: October 3, 2025, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, UCR Botanic Gardens

    Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB)
    TBD

    Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
    Social: September 23, 2025, 2:00 pm, Geology Courtyard

    Entomology (ENTM)
    Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Sign up and learn more.
    Entomology Student Seminar Day: September 22, 2025, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm, Genomics Auditorium (Dinner will be in UCR Botanic Gardens).

    Environmental Sciences (ENSC)
    Symposium: September 24, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Location TBD

    Environmental Toxicology (ENTX)
    Fall Welcome: September 19, 2025, 12:35 pm - 1:35 pm, Life Science Breezeway
    Virtual Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
    Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Sign up and learn more.
    Fall Welcome: TBD

    Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB)
    TBD

    Microbiology (MCBL)
    Fall Welcome: September 24, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Genomics Lobby

    Neuroscience (NRSC)
    Fall Welcome Dinner: October 10, 2025, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Alumni & Visitors Center
    Virtual Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Plant Biology (PLBL)
    Fall Welcome: September 24, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Genomics Lobby

    Plant Pathology (PLPA)
    TBD

    Statistics/Applied Statistics (STAT/STAP)
    Fall Welcome: September 30, 2025, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Olmsted Hall Plaza
    Open House (via Zoom): October 14, 2025, 9:00 am

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