2026 Graduate Student Recruitment Schedule

Thursday, 2/19/2026

Time

Action

Location

3:30 PM Recruit Check-in The Graduate Hotel, 855 Bolton Road, Storrs, CT
(860) 427-7888
3:45 PM Shuttle to Biology/Physics Building (BPB)
4:00 PM Overview Meeting BPB 130
5:00 PM Poster Session and Refreshments BPB Lobby
6:00 PM Dinner BPB Lobby
6:45 PM Questions for Faculty BPB Lobby
7:00 PM Trivia BPB Lobby
8:30 PM Shuttle back to The Graduate Hotel The Graduate Hotel

Friday, 2/20/2026

Time

Action

Location

7:30 AM Shuttle from The Graduate to BPB
7:45 AM Breakfast with MCB Graduate Students BPB Lobby
8:30 AM Campus and Lab Tours Group 1 - Storrs, Group 2 - BPB, Group 3 - ESB
9:00 AM Campus and Lab Tours Group 1 - ESB, Group 2 - Storrs, Group 3 - BPB
9:30 AM Campus and Lab Tours Group 1 - BPB, Group 2 - ESB, Group 3 - Storrs
10:00 AM Q & A with MCB graduate students BPB 130 View Recording
10:30 AM 1st interview between faculty and recruits
11:00 AM 2nd interview between faculty and recruits
11:30 AM 3rd interview between faculty and recruits
12:00 PM 4th interview between faculty and recruits
12:30 PM Lunch for graduate students & recruits (All grad students and faculty) BPB Lobby
1:30 PM RIPS - Research in Progress Seminar TLS 154
2:30 PM Closing meeting/Q&A with faculty TLS 154
3:00 PM Departures