CNAS Welcome Week

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

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

  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Orientation
  Date: September 17, 2026
  Time: TBD
  Location: TBD

  Biophysics (BPHY) Orientation
  Date: September 18, 2026
  Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
  Location: Virtual

  Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB) Orientation
  Date: September 21, 2026
  Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Location: Biological Sciences 2101 (not open to the public)

  Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) Orientation
  Date: September 22, 2026
  Time: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
  Location: Geology 2460 (not open to the public)

  Entomology (ENTM) Orientation
  Date: September 15, 2026
  Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
  Location: Large Entomology Conference Room (not open to the public)

  Environmental Sciences (ENSC) Orientation
  Date: September 23, 2026
  Time: TBD
  Location: TBD (not open to the public)

  Environmental Toxicology (ENTX) Orientation
  Date: September 17, 2026
  Time: TBD
  Location: TBD

  Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) Orientation
  Date: September 23, 2026
  Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Location: Darwin Room in Spieth Hall (not open to the public)

  Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB) Orientation
  Date: September 21, 2026
  Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Location: Batchelor Hall Conference Room 2158 (not open to the public)

  Microbiology (MCBL) Orientation
  Date: September 23, 2026
  Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Location: Multidisciplinary Research Building (MRB) 1110

  Neuroscience (NRSC) Orientation
  Date: September 16, 2026
  Time: TBD
  Location: TBD

  Plant Biology (PLBL) Orientation
  Date: September 18, 2026
  Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  Location: Batchelor Hall Conference Room 2158

  Plant Pathology (PLPA) Orientation
  Date: September 23, 2026
  Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  Location: Batchelor Hall Conference Room 2158

  Statistics/Applied Statistics (STAT/STAP) Orientation
  Date: September 22, 2026
  Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
  Location: Olmsted Hall 1431

   

  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 16, 2026, TBD, TBD

  Biophysics (BPHY)
  TBD

  Botany and Plant Sciences
  Fall Welcome: TBD

  Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (CMDB)
  TBD

  Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
  TBD

  Entomology (ENTM)
  Entomology Student Seminar Day: September 22, 2026, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Genomics Auditorium and Entomology Courtyard (not open to the public)

  Environmental Sciences (ENSC)
  TBD

  Environmental Toxicology (ENTX)
  Fall Welcome: September 17, 2026, TBD

  Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
  Fall Welcome: October 16, 2026, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Dr. Sachs’ Home (not open to the public)

  Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB)
  TBD

  Microbiology (MCBL)
  TBD

  Neuroscience (NRSC)
  Fall Welcome: October 16, 2026, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Dr. Sachs’ Home (not open to the public)

  Plant Biology (PLBL)
  TBD

  Plant Pathology (PLPA)
  TBD

  Statistics/Applied Statistics (STAT/STAP)
  Fall Welcome: September 29, 2026, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Olmsted Hall Plaza (not open to the public)