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Graduate and undergraduate students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status can go on winter break knowing that Cornell is steadfast in its commitment to continue their funding and financial aid whether or not their DACA status continues under the new presidential administration.
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Three Cornell graduate students have received fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education to support their international research.
The highly competitive Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships cover travel, living costs, health insurance, and other research-related expenses for six to 12 months. Spouses and children are also supported. The Einaudi Center administers the awards at Cornell.
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| Ryan Buyco will travel to the Philippines to conduct oral history interviews with immigrants from Okinawa, Japan, and their descendants. |
David De Micheli will conduct his research in Brazil. A fourth-year PhD candidate in government, De Micheli is interested in the ways in which Brazilians' attitudes toward racial identity are changing, and what that means for political behavior.
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Katie Rainwater will spend much of next year in Thailand studying the shrimp industry there. Rainwater is a fifth-year PhD student in development sociology. She previously spent nine months examining the shrimp industry in Bangladesh. |
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Question:
Dear Deans,
Graduate students at Columbia recently voted for union representation by the United Auto Workers. Are there similarities and differences between Columbia and Cornell that we, Cornell graduate students, should consider if an election is held here at Cornell?
Regards,
Inquisitive Graduate Student
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- Send your question related to graduate study to [email protected] with Ask a Dean in the subject heading.
- One of the Graduate School deans will respond to your question within three working days.
- Selected responses will be published anonymously on the Graduate School website and in the Graduate School Announcements.
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| If you're going to be graduating or withdrawing at the end of this semester, studying in absentia for the spring semester, or are currently on leave from your program, you may be eligible for early termination of your Student Health Plan (SHP) coverage (the plan year ends July 31).
The deadline to apply for early termination is January 31. Learn more here. |
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Do you need help jumpstarting your proposal, thesis, or dissertation writing? Do you want to become a more productive writer to meet your goals and deadlines for completing your proposal, thesis, or dissertation?
January 17-20, 2017 Boot Camp and January 18-20, 2017 Boot Camp (download application): Applications will be reviewed and will be accepted on a rolling basis until the workshop is full.
Each Writing Boot Camp includes group meetings, individual coaching and writing support, and at least four hours of writing each day. Participation in Boot Camp requires submitting an application to
[email protected].
Students who are selected to participate will be notified as soon as possible and will receive materials prior to the start of the event. Students who are selected are expected to attend all sessions of the Boot Camp.
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Cornell undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join the Association for Women in Science. Cornell's institutional membership with AWIS allows Cornell students to join AWIS at no additional cost to them.
Use this link: www.awis.org/cornell
Although AWIS focuses on women in STEM they invite all interested students, regardless of gender identity, to register for an AWIS membership. Students who register to become members of AWIS will have access to a number of benefits including professional development and networking resources.
More information on membership benefits can be found at https://awis.site-ym.com/?MemberBenefits.
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Monday January 23, 2017, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. G10 Biotech
Join us for a special talk on the Non-Academic Job Search given by Cornell alumni, Anne Krook ('89). Anne began her career as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she taught for seven years before moving to Seattle. After a stint in restaurant bartending, she joined Amazon.com. During her thirteen years at the company, she held various roles in US and international website development, program management, internal audit, and infrastructure. She then worked as VP of Operations at a startup, Mindbloom, and then as VP of Operations at Synapse, a product design engineering company in Seattle. She also serves on the board of director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV. As a former academic who transitioned successfully to the corporate and nonprofit workplaces, Anne Krook helps graduate students and postdocs transition to non-academic positions. Her workshop will address topics such as: * How to read non-academic job posting * How to describe your skills in a job letter for non-academic job applications (and some specific phrases you should not use) * How to be your best during the interview * References * How to make the transition out of academia RSVP Sponsored by the office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and office of Postdoctoral Studies Program. |
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Do you have writing goals for your thesis or dissertation in the new year? Have you resolved to be a more productive writer in 2017? If so, join our community of writers by subscribing to the Productive Writer listserv to receive emails twice a month with advice and strategies for becoming a more productive writer.
Join our Productive Writer listserv, a writing community of over 12,000 graduate students, post-docs, and faculty from 297 graduate schools in 18 countries.
In January you will begin receiving messages, every other week, about managing your time for greater writing productivity, reducing distractions, staying motivated, revising and editing, binge writing, communicating with your advisor, dealing with writer's block, and managing procrastination and perfectionistic tendencies.
Sponsored by the Cornell Graduate School, the Productive Writer is free and open to all, especially graduate students writing papers, proposals, theses, and dissertations.
We hope you will join us to become a more productive writer in 2017.
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Fellowships, Postdocs, and Awards:
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Complete applications must be submitted by January 27, 2017.
The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in both countries.
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Sandell Grant Program
For scholars in the field of retirement income and policy research, the program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for junior scholars or senior scholars in a new area from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement income issues.
- Up to five grants of $45,000 will be awarded for one-year projects.
- Proposal guidelines are at http://crr.bc.edu/about-us/grant-programs/steven-h-sandell-grant-program-2/.
- The submission deadline is January 31, 2017.
Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College sponsors the annual Dissertation Fellowship Program in the field of retirement income and policy research. The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide funding opportunities for doctoral candidates from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge research on retirement income issues.
Research Projects on Determinants of Life Expectancy by Income and Geography, and Implications for Social Security Policy
The National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER), seeks applications for research projects that deepen our understanding of the mechanisms explaining geographic variation in the relationship between income and life expectancy in the United States, by using recently released statistics from the Health Inequality Project. In this call, with funding support from the Social Security Administration through the NBER Retirement Research Center, we encourage proposals that leverage the newly released data to better understand the reasons for the strong relationship between income and life expectancy, its geographic variability, and its implications for interventions and policy.
- Faculty or faculty-student teams may request a total of up to $25,000. Graduate students may request a total of up to $12,500.
- Proposal guidelines and details are at http://www.nber.org/programs/ag/funding.html.
- The submission deadline is February 1, 2017.
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is committed to fostering a diverse community of scientists and expanding the representation among its trainees. The Graduate Student Recruiting Program is a competitive program that aims to facilitate senior graduate students obtaining postdoc positions at NCI. The top 25 applicants are invited to NCI, and over the course of three days the attendees will learn about research programs and training opportunities, present their work at poster sessions, and interview with principal investigators (scheduled prior to arriving at the NIH). In order to be eligible, you must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the United States and on schedule to complete your PhD requirements by December 1, 2017. The GSRP is open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals.
Please visit here for more information about the program. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the GSRP Coordinator at [email protected].
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Now open to applications
Via China and Asia Pacific Studies Program (CAPS)
Eligibility
- Cornell undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, as well as faculty who wish to pursue Chinese language instruction or study in other fields as a general scholar or a senior scholar in China for up to one academic year are eligible to apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship.
- Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and be in good health.
Application
Applicants from Cornell University shall apply via the China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program. Applicants must submit applications to the CAPS Office at B7 McGraw Hall by
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The CAPS program will review all the applications, and recommend up to three most qualified candidates for further submission to the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) via the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York by mid February.
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| Application deadline: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Contact: Office of Engagement Initiatives
- Provide opportunities for Ph.D. students to conduct research or scholarship that is community engaged or to develop strategies for incorporating community engagement into existing thesis work
- Grants of up to $15,000
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| Send your application to Associate Dean Jan Allen in the Graduate School (350 Caldwell Hall) by January 9! The Will of Dolores Zohrab Liebmann created a perpetual charitable trust designated as "The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund" for the purpose of funding advanced education and graduate study grants, which must be carried out entirely in the United States of America. The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships are to be awarded only to candidates who have outstanding undergraduate records, have demonstrated a need for financial assistance, are citizens of the United States of America, are enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in the United States, and have received baccalaureate degrees. Learn more and download application here. |
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Applications now open: http://einaudi.cornell.edu/international-research-travel-grants.
These grants provide travel support for Cornell University graduate students conducting short-term research and/or field work in countries outside the United States. They also provide travel support for professional students engaged in various academic experiences in the international arena. Applicants must be enrolled in an approved PhD or Master's degree program at Cornell University, or be enrolled in one of the professional schools. Groups are not eligible to apply as grants are awarded on an individual basis. The application deadline is February 15, 2017. |
| Application deadline January 31st, 2017
The Frosty Hill Fellowship grant is awarded to faculty members and students collaborating with international agriculture research centers. For more information visit http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/professional-development/frosty-hill-fellowship
The CALS AWARE grant supports graduate students conducting international research that fits within the scope of the AWARE mission. For more information visit http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/aware/aware-grant Please see the attached memo for further application information, or visit the links provided above. |
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Taught by Itai Cohen, the course has been promoted to course status from a BEST-supported workshop. Communicate your research more clearly to scientific audiences. Enroll now for PHYS 7685 "Special Topics in Physics." Meets Tuesdays 1:30-4:30 pm in Rockefeller 110 from 1/25/17 to 5/10/17. Limited to the first 20 enrollees. 100% of past participants recommend it to others. 4.7/5 rating on whether their time was worth the investment. Use above link to see student testimonials and download the course description . |
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Every semester, CIRTL offers a variety of online graduate courses that leverage the expertise and diversity of faculty from across the Network. Graduate students and postdocs will receive registration priority, followed by faculty and staff. Early registration for Spring 2017 courses open now through December 19. Register here. Spring 2017 Courses include: Basics of Online Learning and Teaching Teaching as Research Developing a Teaching Portfolio The College Classroom Diversity in the College Classroom Research Mentor Training Service Learning in STEM Classrooms Optional credit is available to Cornell students through a graduate individual study course number. Contact [email protected] to inquire about credit. Learn more |
| Spring 2017 Certificate Program - Tuesdays, 12:00-2:00 pm In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs, you will develop essential research mentoring skills to provide guidance for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs in academic fields where research is conducted collaboratively. Register here. Spring 2017 Schedule: February 7, 2017 - What Makes a Good Mentor and Mentee? February 21, 2017 - Aligning Expectations and Guiding Doable Projects March 7, 2017 - Creating Inclusive Labs and Research Groups March 28, 2017 - Handling Tricky Mentoring Situations April 18, 2017 - Supporting Mentees' Professional Development |
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Careers, Internships, and Jobs:
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James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute
College of Engineering Seeking: Teaching Support Specialist II, Part time (~20 hours/week) Apply |
| A list of all events may be found at the following link to the Career Services calendar: http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm |
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It is important to remember the many different mental health services that are here to support our graduate and professional student community. Remember that it is a sign of intelligence and strength to recognize when you may need help. A brief summary is provided below. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) CAPS is a safe place to talk with someone privately about any concern. This may include stress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, adjustment challenges, relationship difficulties, questions about identity, managing an existing mental health condition, or other issues. CAPS staff members provide a safe, confidential atmosphere where, together, we can consider your current situation in the context of your personal history and life experiences. You can come to see yourself, your relationships, and the world in a different way. Please call CAPS at 607-255-5155 to speak with a staff member directly. More information Let's Talk Program Offered through Gannett Health Services, Let's Talk provides free and confidential consultation and support on a variety of issues. This is available to all students and no appointment necessary. You just show up to talk with counselors from Gannett Health Services Counselors hold walk-in hours at sites around campus Monday through Friday. More information EARS (Empathy, Assistance & Referral Service) Not sure you need the assistance of a professional therapist but would appreciate having the support of a confidential peer? EARS is committed to serving the graduate student community with the assistance of trained counselors who are graduate students or professional staff at Cornell. EARS reserves special hours for graduate students: Sunday 8-10:30 pm, Monday 3-5:30, 8-10:30 pm, and Tuesday 3-5:30 pm. Special graduate & staff hours over break include Wednesday, 12/7 8:30-10 pm, Saturday, 12/10 8:30-10 pm, and Tuesday, 12/13 8:30-10 pm. Just call 607-255-EARS or stop by at 213 Willard Straight Hall. Additional resources can be found - http://caringcommunity.cornell.edu/get-help/ |
| For Cornell graduate students in all fields.
Saturday, May 13, 2017. Save the date!
All graduate students are expected to become professional writers, and yet few of them get the opportunity to study writing as an art and a craft. This unusual conference is designed for people who would like to add some creative spark to their academic writing, or who would like to pursue broader-audience writing projects (or both).
Registration opens on January 25. Conference Organizer: Aaron Sachs, Department of History, Cornell University (as475). Events include plenary roundtables on Artfulness for Academics and Writing and Publishing for a "Broader" Audience, plus intensive Writing Workshops, and a History Slam/Happy Hour, which will provide a chance to eat, drink, and listen to people read their creative work out loud. It's like a poetry slam, but with "history," defined very broadly to include any type of creative academic writing. |
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Spend chilly winter evenings in a cozy barrel room turned movie theatre at Treleaven's Wine & Movie Nights ($7.50 admission). Round up your friends and family, bring a blanket and sip on delicious wine or beer while enjoying the evening's feature film - the Treleaven staff promises you no previews and all the wine you can drink!
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- Learn to alpine ski at Greek Peak for only $25 per
session, including ski pass, lessons, and equipment rental. You must pick up a coupon at selected local stores. Learn more...
- Cross country ski on groomed trails, rent equipment, and take lessons at Greek Peak. Learn more...
- Use Cornell's Climbing Wall for only $10 per day. No climbing experience is necessary! (Wall opens January 4.) Learn more....
- Get in the holiday spirit with Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles on Christmas Eve (noon-3:00) and experience roving bands of Dickens characters. Learn more...
- Visit Corning Museum of glass and make glass ornaments. Discounted admissions for students. Learn more...
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