Three students sit laughing together on an outdoor bench under trees at UC Davis during a sunny orientation day.

CBS Orientation 2025

This fall, the College of Biological Sciences hosted two lively events to welcome new students—about 300 transfer students on September 17 and nearly 2,000 first-year students on September 22. New Aggies met faculty, connected with peers, picked up CBS swag, and got a warm introduction to life in the college community.

Two students smile for a picture, holding up a sheet of stickers, a small pendant, and other materials received at the event.
Four students smile at the camera, posing and holding up items that were distributed at New Student Orientation.
A UC Davis professor wearing a blue shirt addresses a large cohort of new students sitting on bleachers.
Four smiling students pose for a photo, holding props, while a CBS faculty member takes the picture on a smartphone.
Three students sit laughing together on an outdoor bench under trees at UC Davis during a sunny orientation day.
A new student listens intently at a crowded tabling event, as a staff member provides them with information.
A staff member gives two new students information at a tabling event as they listen on closely.
Three students pose smiling at a UC Davis event, holding props, while a person takes their photo on a smartphone.
A diverse crowd of people in casual attire sitting in rows, clapping and engaging at an event or lecture.
A group of five students engage in lively conversation at Transfer Student Orientation 2025.
Students engage with UC Davis staff at an indoor booth, receiving materials and asking questions during orientation.
On a podium, a speaker addresses new students in an auditorium as CBS faculty, wearing matching shirts stand nearby.
New students pick out CBS t-shirts as they are greeted by UC Davis staff before orientation begins.
A speaker at the podium addresses the new class of 2025 in front of a blue CBS backdrop.
Students gather around a booth at an event, engaging with materials and asking questions to a staff member.
A group of students and professor gather together, engaging in discussion about various of topics.
UC Davis welcomes new CBS Aggies at orientation in the University Credit Union Center, Class of 2029 celebrated.
A speaker at the podium addresses a full audience, while facility in matching shirts stand nearby under a UC Davis banner.
Staff distribute blue biological t-shirts to a line of students during the lively start to students’ orientation.
Three students pose cheerfully with UC Davis signs and a tardigrade cut out in front of a College of Biological Science Banner.