Winter 2026 Open Research and Creative Activities Forum

Come down and watch our Open Research and Creative Activities Forum!

Join us for the Winter 2026 Open Research and Creative Activities Forum (ORCA)—a quarterly event celebrating student projects from across all disciplines and academic levels at UCR, with a special focus on interdisciplinary work and open scholarship.

Come down and watch to support your fellow Highlanders! Light refreshments will be served (pastries & coffee courtesy of GradSuccess).

📅 Tues., March 3, 2026 | 🕑 2 - 4 p.m. | 📍 Orbach Library Room 122 or online via Zoom

RSVP FOR ZOOM LINK

Featured Presenters Forthcoming

For questions, please contact Digital Scholarship Librarian Dr. Jing Han at jingh@ucr.edu.

If you're interested in participating as a presenter (not just a viewer) at an ORCA Forum, view our submission tutorial video and then head over to our eScholarship submission page. The Top 3 presenters will receieve a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card. Our winter 2026 ORCA Forum presentation submission deadline is Tues., Feb. 24.

All UCR community members are welcome to attend. Make sure to register with your UCR email. Participants are expected to follow and uphold UC Riverside's Principles of Community.