Graduate School
Announcements
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On September 14, Graduate School Dean Barbara A. Knuth recognized this year's National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship winners at a reception attended by current and past winners and faculty members.
The NSF receives nearly 17,000 applications annually and awards about 2,000 fellowships. This year Cornell welcomed 29 new Fellows, bringing the total on campus to 230. This is an increase of 81 since 2008.
In addition to the winners, the Graduate School honored faculty members for their encouragement, support, and mentoring of graduate students, which many winners had noted in their applications.
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At many universities, the term "shared governance" refers to the role faculty play in shaping the academic environment.
Since the 1970s, "shared governance" at Cornell has had a much broader meaning. For graduate and professional students, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly(GPSA) and the elected graduate and professional student trustee to the Board represent student interests at the University level.
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GPSA includes representatives from each graduate field and the professional schools. According to current GPSA President Nate Rogers, a graduate student in the field of mechanical engineering, one of the GPSA's most important initiatives has been the
Graduate and Professional Community Initiative (GPCI), a needs assessment and strategic plan written in collaboration with the Graduate School. The GPCI takes a holistic approach to improving the graduate and professional student experience, Rogers said.
Rogers continued, "The GPSA is a great way to have your voice heard by administrators and other decision-makers."
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Kaitlyn Gayvert
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PhD candidate, and one of Forbes' 30 Under 30,
Kaitlyn Gayvert had an article published in Cell Chemical Biology. The article describes a method that detects toxic side effects that may disqualify drugs from human use, giving drug developers an early warning before initiating clinical trials.
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Elizabeth Murnane (PhD candidate, information science) and co-authors received one of the two best paper awards at the 18th International MobileHCI 2016 conference held this September in Florence, Italy. Their paper "Mobile Manifestations of Alertness: Connecting Biological Rhythms with Patterns of Smartphone App Use" demonstrates how smartphone usage can reflect circadian rhythms in alertness, which in turn informs the design of passive sensing algorithms as well as personalized, biologically-friendly productivity technology.
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Paola Roche (MPA '16 & Jade Womack (ap |
Jade Womack, a master's student in applied economics, was spotlighted by the Cornell Atkinson Center for her fellowship research through the CARE-Cornell Collaboration in Haiti. The piloted summer internship program engaged four Cornell graduate students to do research with CARE country offices abroad and then return to CARE USA headquarters to share the lessons they learned. Womack's findings helped improve a school feeding model funded by USAID and were used in subsequent grants to extend the program to more children in the Central Plateau area. Her experiences are written in a
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Cindy Rodriguez and the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp
MPA candidate
Cindy Rodriguez represented Cornell at the 2016 Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp hosted by UC Berkeley, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and Third Way. Rodriguez and team developed, the Energy Technology Communications Hub (ETCH), a secured communication platform connecting clean energy innovators with world class expertise and resources in nuclear. ETCH placed second in the competition and has been contacted by industry members interested in the start up.
Learn more...
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Graduate School Programs
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| Do you have trouble motivating yourself to write? Are you looking for a supportive writing community of graduate and professional students and postdocs?
In this program, writers come together to write at the same time, talk about their writing, or provide each other with peer review. Read about last year's Writing Groups Program in the Cornell Chronicle. Applications are due by Thursday, September 22. To learn more about the program and apply, click here. |
| Join us as we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2016 with social and professional development events, web spotlights, and raffle prizes. Throughout this week, view spotlights of current postdocs on Twitter and on the Graduate School website to meet amazing Cornell scholars and to hear about their research:
- Spencer Debenport, Soil and Crop Sciences
- Dumizulu Tembo, Microbiology & Immunology
- Nathaniel Jensen, Applied Economics and Management
- Sarah Adeyemo, Soil and Crop Sciences
- April Sutton, Cornell Population Center
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| The Graduate School will award grants to research degree students for Fall 2016 research-related travel. Applications are due to the Graduate School (350 Caldwell Hall) by 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2016 for Fall travel. See the online form for details. High priority is given to proposals from Ph.D. students who have or will have passed the A exam prior to initiating their research travel and plan to conduct pre-dissertation research. Awards typically range from $500 - $2,000. Students are encouraged to submit requests that reflect careful budgeting. Please note that research travel grants are for travel that is directly related to dissertation research, not conference travel. For conference travel please view the Conference Travel Grant Application |
| Wednesday, September 21 | 4:00 - 5:30 | 202 Stocking Hall Learn what the AAU sexual assault survey tells us about graduate students at Cornell as it relates to sexual harassment. Gain clarity on Cornell's romantic relationship policy. Learn how Cornell responds to sex and gender-based harassment; meet the new University's Title IX Official! With a group of graduate students, enlist in a frank discussion about behavioral expectations that help students to operate on mutual respect and understanding. Finally, talk through some actual case studies to learn the intricacies and sensitivities in some difficult situations. Presenters: Sarah B. Affel, Title IX Coordinator, Pam Strausser, Office of Human Resources, and graduate students! Pizza Dinner Provided RSVP by September 20 |
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Parental Accommodation, including Maternity and Paternity Leave. Graduate students are eligible for parental accommodation to help balance the competing demands of school and family life. University Policy 1.6: Graduate and Professional Student Parental Accommodation, provides graduate students with two options: 1) six weeks of paid accommodation (or eight weeks for the birth mother for a cesarean section delivery) for students receiving full funding from the university as assistants-whether as TAs, GRAs, RAs or GAs; fellows; or trainees, or 2) up to two semesters of reduced load status to serve their needs surrounding childbirth, adoption, newborn care, foster care, and acute child health care. More information.
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Student Child Care Grant Program Accepting Applications! - The University is pleased to announce the availability of child care grants to subsidize childcare expenses for full-time Cornell student families who fall within the eligibility guidelines. Applications are available now and will be due on Friday, October 14, 2016.
- Searching for Local Employment for Partners and Spouses - The Graduate School and Tompkins Workforce have teamed together to offer partners/spouses valuable information about how to conduct an effective job search in Ithaca and resources available to support you. The session is on Thursday, September 29 from 9:30-11:30 at the Ithaca Visitors Center. To RSVP (by 9/27) and more information
- Time Out Returns. Time Out is our signature program designed for student parents to build community and share information and strategies for success, during which dinner and childcare are provided. Our first session is Thursday, September 22 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Cornell Child Care Center. Hurry, as space is limited, please register by September 20.
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| September 21 | 6:00-8:00 pm | 148 Stocking Hall In the spirit of diversity, inclusion and dialogue, the "Breaking Bread" initiative invites you to the first community-wide dinner of the 2016-2017 academic year on September 21, 2016, 6-8pm at 148 Stocking Hall to discuss Community and Police Relations. Using recent national and global events as a backdrop for this conversation, we invite you to us to participate in an open dialogue with other members of our community. RSVP: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cMGTBcilDFbk0dv Seating is limited to 90, with a priority given to students. Please RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your participation in this event. You will receive a confirmation by Friday, September 16. |
| September 29 | 3:30- 5:00 pm | 146 Stocking Hall Recognizing the one hundred and fifty years that Cornell University has actively positioned itself as an education space that thrives from the heterogeneity of its students, faculty and staff, this discussion will look at the importance of pushing beyond rhetorical inclusion. Rice will ground his assumptions with the Five Factor (Big Five) personality testing approach. The Black Lives Matter/Alt-Right context will provide space to explore how identity and community is providing the impetus for a push toward fuller democracy, intellectual competence and freedom. RSVP: cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/CUPublicTalk Please submit your RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your participation in this event. You will receive a confirmation by Friday, September 23. |
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Teaching and Future Faculty:
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GET SET Workshop: Reflective Course Development: Creating a Learning-centered Syllabus (Certificate: Course Design)
Thursday, September 22, 1:00-2:15 p.m. (113 Warren)
GET SET Workshop: Designing Learning Outcomes for Your Course (Certificate: Assessing Learning & Teaching & Course Design)
Monday, September 26, 4:45-6:00 p.m. (143 Plant Science)
Fall 2016 GET SET University-wide Teaching Conference
Saturday, October 1, 2016 (8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in 150 Warren Hall)
Plenary Session:
"Best Practices of Teaching Large Lecture Classes" - Rosemary J. Avery, Weiss Presidential Fellow and Professor, Policy Analysis and Management
Bring a $5 refundable deposit before 10 a.m. Friday, September 30, to 420 CCC, in order to reserve your registration.
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Fellowships, Postdocs, and Awards:
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September 21, 2016, 102 Mann Library, 5:00 to 6:30 pm Join us for information and tips to help you prepare and submit a competitive NSF Fellowship application this semester. This session includes advice from current Cornell NSF Fellows.
Please pre-register here
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| October 4 and October 6, 2016, (both in) 341 Caldwell Hall, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Bring your fellowship essay/statement drafts and receive feedback on your application.
Please pre-register here http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=79rzv7nab&oeidk=a07ecwdwo3f56341c4e and http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=79rzv7nab&oeidk=a07ecwdwoph01bbaa42
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Part philosophy, part practical tutorial, this two-part workshop aims to make proposal writing easier and more successful. Plan on attending both sessions. Register
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Part 1: Wednesday, September 21, G08 Uris Hall, 4:30 pm
Focusing on the relationships we construct or imagine as we write - the social character of our writing.
Part 2: Wednesday, October 5, G08 Uris Hall, 4:30 pm
Offering an ensemble of useful tools for producing, revising, and editing, even under the stress of deadline.
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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. Application Deadline: September 15, 2016. Complete application information on the Schwarzman available at the Foundation's Web site. |
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Supports full-time graduate study in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Applicants from all countries except the UK are eligible. Application deadline for U.S. citizens: October 12, 2016. Other countries: December 7, 2016. Learn more...
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Supports up to two years 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. Application deadline: November 1, 2016. Learn more...
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Provides graduate school graduates with the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with one of more than two dozen public-interest organizations focusing on international security issues.
The next application deadline is October 5, 2016 for the Spring 2017 fellowship. Learn more...
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Careers, Internships, and Jobs:
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| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 102 Mann Library Registration required: RSVP - Lunch served! Are you a graduate student or postdoc going on the academic job market? Learn more... |
| The complete Future Faculty Fellowship description that includes eligibility, fellowship terms, and the online application information can be found online at: http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/faculty-recruitment/future-faculty-fellowship/ |
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Upcoming Career Services Events and Workshops
Be a Star: Interviewing Tips from Actual Interviewers
Tuesday, Sept 20, 4:$5 pm
217 Ives
Heather Porzuczek
, MILR '05 will share insights on behavioral interviewing and how to master it. A definite must for interview prep! Sponsored by GE.
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Engraving your property means it will more likely find its way back to you, should it be lost or stolen. Through the Operation ID program, Cornell Police and other law enforcement agencies can return recovered personal property. You'll be assigned a lifetime personal identification number, which you then engrave - using equipment loaned to you by Cornell Police - on valuable possessions. Items worth engraving include electronic equipment, power tools, cameras, and PDAs. The Cornell Police Crime Prevention Unit, open 8am - 4pm Monday through Friday, can register you in the operation ID program, lend you an engraving tool, and answer any questions you have. The Operation ID program is open to any Cornell community member at no charge.
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| The Office of the Ombudsman is a safe place to turn for help. You can meet confidentially and off the record with an ombudsman to discuss options for any concerns or issues.
To make an appointment to speak privately with an ombudsman, please email or call us at 607-255-4321. This is a free service for students, faculty, and staff.
For more information, please visit our website: www.ombudsman.cornell.edu
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Friday, September 23rd, 12:20 - 1:10 PM International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall FEEL GOOD FRIDAY - Free lunch will be provided Christopher Sweet will discuss the Circle of Courage, a model that enables you too shift your perception of life stressors and cultivate resiliency. A must for making it through stressful times; learn concrete techniques that you can use right away. Sponsored by Cornell Minds Matter |
| Group counseling is a powerful venue for growth and change. Not only do you receive tremendous understanding, support, and encouragement from others facing similar issues, but you also gain different perspectives, ideas, and viewpoints on those issues. Most students, though somewhat apprehensive at first, report that the group experience was helpful far beyond their expectations. We offer groups because they work for students. Every semester, our groups focus on a wide variety of topics. Group counseling is available for women, men, graduate students, undergraduate, and mix groups on different days of the week and times of the day. There are also support groups for sexual assault/trauma, bereavement, healthy eating, stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar. Participation is offered at no charge to registered Cornell students.
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From Cornell Minds Matter - Open to All Students
Free Yoga!
Every Thursday - 5-6:15 PM
Willard Straight Garden Room (
go down the stairs across from the International Lounge)
Creativity for Well-being
Wednesday, Sept 14th 7 - 8:00 PM | Slope Studio, 2nd Floor Willard Straight Hall (go down the steps across from the International Lounge)
No artistic skill necessary. Join others in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere to reflect, create for personal growth. Free and all materials provided.
Free ZUMBA -
All Wednesdays 5 - 6 PM | 5th Floor Lounge, Willard Straight Hall
Latin-inspired dance-fitness craze that blends red-hot Latin music and contagious steps to create a fitness party! Exercise, relax, energize! Join us if you want to try Zumba for the first time or if you are a Zumba addict.
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Women & Investing: An Empowering Conversation Tuesday, October 4, 2016 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | G10 Biotechnology Building | Light buffet will be served Reserve your seat online now. Presenter: Alexandra Taussig, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Investments This conversation will teach you:
- Why financial wellness is particularly important for women
- Tips that will inspire a better future for yourself and those you care about
- Simple steps you can take for any financial situation
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| The GRASSHOPR program is looking for arts, humanities and social science students who are interested in teaching lessons in local K-12 schools. Learn more... |
| Did you know that Sigma Xi was founded here at Cornell in 1886? Or that Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research for grad students are awarded twice annually? Come learn more about Cornell Sigma Xi and apply for membership on Friday, September 30th at the Big Red Barn from 12-1:30pm. Bring a copy of your CV to get nominated for membership on the spot. Free pizza and soda! Contact Lily Twining, [email protected], if you are interested in joining, but cannot make it to the event. |
| Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World Peter K. Enns Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 pm Olin Library, Room 107 The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life Rodney Dietert Thursday, Sept. 22, at 4:00 pm Mann Library, Room 160 Refreshments served and books available for purchase at both events. For more information about the Chats in the Stacks series, visit https://www.library.cornell.edu/booktalks/. Free and open to all. |
Come join us as we open our Global Women Exhibit next Wednesday with a lecture and reception.
Opening Lecture
5:15pm-6pm | MVR 153
Keynote Speaker: Cynthia Henderson, Founder of Performing Arts for Social Change, Ithaca.
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