<div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are now recruiting <span><span><span><span><span class="gmail-il">mentors</span></span></span></span></span> for the Fall 2026 cohort of the <span>CCB</span>-<span><span><span><span>SEEDS</span></span></span></span> <span><span><span>Mentorship</span></span></span> Program! Please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG7unVu2syeSp_L-sD3jaPVC5wYDPIB49PaLOzbjTC-UsSLQ/viewform?usp=header" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">sign up here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> by </span><b>Wednesday, October 7th</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> if your research is in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and/or 
Conservation Biology, and you have a desire to foster undergraduate interest 
in your field. No previous experience is required and grad students of 
all stages are encouraged to apply!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As a <span><span><span><span><span class="gmail-il">mentor</span></span></span></span></span>,
 you will work one-on-one with an undergraduate in a structured yet 
flexible format to teach them the basics of your field and research (see
 </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W8OdwacStoRrM8NVdMMgEV8cKnMWSN1WO9gVcqnCYks/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fall 2026 Program Description</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">,
 also attached to this email). This is a great opportunity to connect 
casually with enthusiastic students that could end up being your vital 
research assistants, and <span><span><span>mentorship</span></span></span> is a highly sought-after addition to
 your CV.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The <span><span><span><span><span class="gmail-il">mentor</span></span></span></span></span>
 workload is extremely low, and <span><span><span>mentorship</span></span></span> is a valuable experience as a
 grad student. </span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have any questions about the program, feel free to 
reach out to me (<a href="mailto:audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank">audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu</a>) or Brittney Nguyen (<a href="mailto:brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank">brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu</a>).</span>

</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>If you are not able to participate this quarter but would still like to support the program, you can help us by <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fTCBWTPXvvvOGymf7U6PIr-tzERKYwdR2ZfO_meOUJY/edit?usp=sharing">sharing our undergraduate student recruitment slide</a> (attached below) with your classes or your lab's undergraduate researchers! </b></span></p>Best,<br>Audrey</div><div><span><font color="#c27ba0">____________________________</font></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Audrey Burr (She/Her)</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">PhD Candidate | </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sachs Lab</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">University of California Riverside</font></div></div></div></div></div>