Graduate School Announcements
July 25 , 2016
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Graduate School News:
Touchdown Makes Surprise Visit to Summer Bash

Cornell mascot, Touchdown, visits Summer Bash, a summer gathering for Cornell students with families. 

Kudos:
Chris Posbergh Earns 2016 Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship
  
Chris Posbergh
Taking on one of the hottest topics in the sheep industry paid off for Chris Posbergh when he was named the winner of the 2016 Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial scholarship in mid-July. The scholarship award is $3,000 this year.

A Ph.D. student animal science at Cornell - where he earned a bachelor's degree in animal science in May 2015 - Posbergh's research project is Increasing Efficiency in Sheep Production Using Genetics. Specifically, he has two objectives: to identify genetic variants responsible for mature body size, and to identify genetic variants responsible for out of season lambing.

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Peter Wissoker Publishes Paper in Housing Policy Debate
 
Peter Wissoker, Ph.D. candidate in city and regional planning, published a single-authored paper in the journal 'Housing Policy Debate' entitled 'Putting t
Peter Wissoker
he Supplier in Housing Supply: An Overview of the Growth and Concentration of Large Homebuilders in the United States (1990-2007).'

The paper is an examination of how homebuilding went from a local and regional industry to one where national-scale firms played an increasing large part-especially in those states which saw the largest housing bubbles. It also suggests that the homebuilding industry needs to be better reflected in economic models of housing supply and housing markets.


In addition, Wissoker received a James R. Webb Foundation grant to travel to present at the American Real Estate Society meetings in Denver. 
Graduate School Programs :
Academic Job Search Series
 
The Office of Postdoctoral Studies and CU-CIRTL are offering a series of sessions on the Academic Job Search Process.
 
  How to Approach the Research Plan in a Job Application
July 27, 12:00 - 1:30,  102 Mann Library
Faculty panel moderated by Christine Holmes (Office of Postdoctoral Studies)
This workshop will help academic job seekers interested in research-intensive universities todevelop a focused and compelling research statement.
We will provide drinks and cookies; feel free to bring your own lunch.  RSVP required: RSVP
 
 
Help Welcome New Students at Graduate School Orientation
 
Do you want to help new graduate and professional students learn about Cornell and the Ithaca area?  Do you want to be a part of the welcoming experience for our incoming students this August.  If you have been at Cornell for at least one year, we hope you will join us as a volunteer for one of our events on Monday, August 22 - Friday, August 26.   Volunteers will be needed for a variety of events, including the following:
  • ID Distribution
  • Resource Fair Set-Up
  • Resource Fair Help and Clean-Up
  • Ice Cream Social Event
  • Ithaca By Night (current students take a small group of new students out to dinner)
  • Mix and Mingle (networking opportunity for new students prior to TGIF, hosted by current students)
If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities or want to sign up, please click here and complete the form.
 
You will be contacted in August with more information. If you have questions, please contact Janna Lamey.
 
Summer PROFessional Development: Enhancing and Documenting Your Training in Teaching
  • First Meeting: Friday, July 29, 2016 from 3:30-4:30 pm
  • 401 Physical Sciences Building
  • RSVP: http://conta.cc/2adNCKt

 Do you love teaching and want that to be a part of your career? Would you like a low-pressure, low-commitment opportunity to pursue that interest over the summer?

 

Summer PROFessional Development is a community of grad students and postdocs who are interested in teaching in higher education. We'll meet on Friday afternoons to talk about teaching and how to get a job at a college or university that emphasizes it. We'll discuss topics such as:

  • Teaching professional development opportunities, from courses to certificates,
  • Communication and listening skills for teaching and mentoring,
  • Diversity in the classroom,
  • Talking to your supervisor about your interest in teaching.

Our first meeting of 2016 will be 3:30-4:30 pm on Friday, July 29 in 401 Physical Sciences Building. RSVPs appreciated, but feel free to come to this or any other discussion, whether or not you let us know ahead of time. Sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CU-CIRTL).

Fellowships, Postdocs, and Awards:
Atkinson Center Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability

This program is intended to stimulate original cross-disciplinary research and development of sustainable solutions that address the world's most pressing problems in six focus areas: sustainable agriculture and food systems, energy transitions, one health, sustainable communities, new materials, and computational sustainability. Each fellow will have two advisers, a lead adviser from Cornell and a collaborating adviser from an external non-university organization.

Timetable:
-          August 19, 2016: Letter of Intent (LOI) due
-          October 6, 2016: Full Application due
-          November 30, 2016: Applicants notified
-          January, 2017:  Fellowships can begin

More information is available on the Atkinson Center website.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship
 
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship supports full-time graduate study in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.  Applicants from all countries except the UK are eligible.   Students apply directly for admission to Cambridge and make a separate application for the scholarship.  Applicants must demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, potential for scholarly development, and a commitment to use the benefits of their education for the common good.  Application Deadline for U.S. citizens:  October 12, 2016.  Other countries:  December 7, 2016.  Complete application information is available on the Gates Cambridge Scholarship's website.

Luce Scholarship
 
The Luce Scholarship program provides a stipend and an individually arranged job for one year to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. Applicants must be U.S. citizens under 30 years of age and have demonstrated leadership in a chosen field. Applicants may NOT have a professed career interest in Asian affairs or have had significant exposure to Asia. Otherwise all fields are welcome, including fine arts, environmental studies, public policy, engineering, architecture, veterinary medicine, agriculture, law, non-profit management, international relations, et al. Detailed information on the Luce is available at the Foundation's website.

Cornell endorsement is required. Campus Application Deadline: October 12, 2016. Campus contact: BTF1@cornell.edu

Information sessions on the Luce will be offered this fall:
Thursday, August 25, 1:00 p.m. and Friday, August 26, 11:00 a.m.
Pre-registration required at BTF1@cornell.edu
Both sessions will take place in 103 Barnes Hall.

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
 
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans supports up to two year of graduate study in any field at an institution in the US.  "New Americans" - immigrants or children of immigrants -- must be 30 or younger as of the application deadline and pursuing a graduate degree full-time in the US in the academic year 2017-18.  Applicants may apply to the fellowship at the same time that they are applying for graduate school, or after they are already enrolled in graduate school. If an applicant was born abroad as a non-U.S. citizen, they must have been naturalized, be a green card holder, be adopted, or be a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient.  If an applicant was born in the U.S., or was born abroad as a U.S. citizen, both parents must have been born abroad as non-U.S. citizens.  Application deadline:  November 1, 2016.  Detailed information on the Soros is available on the Fellowship's website.

George J. Mitchell Scholarship
 
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship supports one year of graduate study in any field at one of the eight institutions of higher learning in the Republic of Ireland. Applicants must be U.S. citizens under the age of 30 with a record of intellectual distinction, leadership, extracurricular activity, and service to others. Cornell endorsement is required. Campus application deadline: August 15, 2016. Campus Contact: BTF1@cornell.edu
More information on the Mitchell Scholarship is available at the Foundation's website.
Schwarzman Scholarship
 
The Schwarzman Scholarship provides one year of master's degree study at Tsinghua University in Beijing in one of three fields: public policy, international studies, or economics and business. Instruction will be in English. Applicants must have an excellent academic record and demonstrate leadership. Citizens of all countries are eligible. Candidates must be under 29 years of age. English proficiency test scores must be submitted if English is not the applicant's native language. Application Deadline: September 15, 2016.
Complete application information on the Schwarzman is available at the Foundation's website.

Career Preparation:
Building Professional Relationships: Pragmatic Advice for the Human Scientist
 
Webinar Wednesday, Aug. 17 | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern

Whether you are early-career or an established member of your scientific community, developing and maintaining a network of professional contacts are helpful ways to grow your career. How do you cultivate new professional relationships? How should you professionally communicate with your network? Learn more through this one-hour webinar.

Host:Erica Siebrasse, Ph.D. (education manager at the ASBMB)  

Presenters:
  • Erin Adams, Ph.D. (professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago)
  • Kim Petrie, Ph.D. (director of career development at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)
  • Julie Rojewski (BEST program manager at Michigan State University)
  • Stephanie Watts, Ph.D. (professor of pharmacology at Michigan State University)
The webinar is free, but registration is limited, so we encourage you to sign up early. You can register here.

Sponsored by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program.
Young Scholars Conference (YSC) at Brown University 
"Mechanisms of Disease Intervention"

September 16-17, 2016.
 
The YSC is a career and networking conference that empowers women graduate students in STEM as they prepare for the job market. The YSC showcases participant research while providing practical experience in job interviews and presentations for different career tracks and settings, in addition to building a professional STEM network. To encourage participation throughout the greater New England area, travel and accommodations will be reimbursed up to $500.

Each participant will present a poster of their research at the YSC Poster Symposium .
 
Space is limited and selection is competitive. To receive full consideration, we encourage you to submit an application by August 12. Please visit our website for the application and the most up-to-date schedule information, or fill out the application here.
Wellness:
Let's Talk - Summer Hours
 
Let's Talk provides easy access for you to receive informal confidential consultations with counselors.  This session is free, confidential and no appointment is necessary.  For Summer 2016, the limited Let's Talk hours will start on Wednesday, June 22 and be on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00 PM in 211 Willard Straight Hall.

Around Campus:
Apply to Join Cornell Real Estate Women (CREW) Today!

Board Member Applications to CREW are open! CREW's mission is to promote the advancement of professional women in real estate, starting with our graduate students at Cornell! Check out our website to get involved, or send an email to Caitlin Elliott at cpe26@cornell.edu with any questions. 

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Global Women Exhibit: Call for Submissions

Women in Public Policy seeks student submissions for the "Global Women Exhibit." The fall exhibition will represent a curated collection of photographs depicting women in relation to economic, social, political, spatial, and historical issues of concern. Submission Deadline: Monday, August 15, 2016

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Swimming In Ithaca

Ithaca Gorges

Please visit the Gorge Safety website, watch the Gorge Safety Video and read "The Gorges of Cornell, Path and Safety Information" brochure.

Alternatives for safe and legal swimming in the Ithaca area:
 
Summer Concert Series

Cornell Summer Concerts
The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions invites you to continue your education in one of the most enjoyable ways possible-by attending our free summer events series!
07/19   Mike Cheng-Yu Lee and Wayne Lee (Klarman Hall, 7:30pm)
07/22   El Rumbon (Arts Quad, 7pm)
07/26   Troica (Klarman Hall, 7:30pm)
07/29   The Horseflies (Arts Quad, 7pm)
08/02   Journey West with Max Buckholtz (Klarman Hall, 7:30pm)
08/05   Djug Django (Arts Quad, 7pm)

Downtown Ithaca

The Summer Concert Series is a free outdoor concert series open to the public held every Thursday evening from 6-8pm, June 23 - September 15 (with the exception of Grassroots week- the show will be on Wednesday, July 20 not Thursday). Local and national acts perform music in genres including jazz, blues, reggae, folk, hip hop, country, bluegrass, rock, and more!

07/20    (Wednesday Show) Ithaca Underground: Sammus with ¡Viva Mayhem!(opening)
08/04    Road Man (Funk & Reggae)
08/11    Anna Coogan & Willie B  
08/18    Richie & Rosie  (Old Time & Americana)
08/25    Jimkata 
09/01    The Gunpoets (Hip-Hop)
09/08    TBA (Not currently taking artist inquiries for this date) 
09/15    John Brown's Body

Taughannock Concert Series
The concert series,now in its 38th year, is one of the most popular events in the Finger Lakes region. It features a wide variety of high quality music performed on the shores of Cayuga Lake. The concerts take place at 7:00 p.m. on seven consecutive Saturday evenings from July 9th through August 20th 2016. A Silent movie under the stars will be shown the following weekend,Saturday August 27th at 8pm. 

07/23   The Dixie Kats
07/30   Kings of the Fall
08/06   Marc Berger
08/13   Sim Redmond
08/20   Johnny Russo and the East Hill Classic Jazz Band
08/27   Silent movie under the stars

 
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