CCB-SEEDS Program

About SEEDS

SEEDS at UCR is an active student organization that connects students to opportunities in ecology. We host field trips to explore local ecosystems, workshops for networking and professional development, and socials to build a community of ecology students. We also organize undergraduate research projects to introduce students to research topics and skills in ecology. Students interested in learning more about ecology and conservation, and/or a career in these fields, are encouraged to join.

For more information, please visit our website: https://seedsucr.weebly.com

CCB-SEEDS Mentorship Program

Many incoming UCR undergraduate students are not exposed to the diversity of disciplines in biology and are unsure about how to find research opportunities. Therefore, the objective of this program is to provide undergraduates an introduction to one or more research areas and the graduate student experience in ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology fields through mentoring by graduate students. Overall, this program will serve as a launchpad to begin undergraduate research and navigate the world of science.

Mentors will be current UC Riverside graduate students in ecology, evolutionary biology, and/or conservation biology fields. Mentees will work with a mentor for at least one quarter, and mentees can rotate mentors each quarter to learn about more research areas, if desired.

For more information and to sign up as a mentor or mentee, please visit https://seedsucr.weebly.com/mentorship-program.html.

This program is a collaboration between the UC Riverside SEEDS club and the Center for Conservation Biology graduate student club.