Graduate School
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Two student surveys administered last spring as part of the Housing Master Plan process are helping frame the discussion about student housing at Cornell.
The online surveys invited 3,900 undergraduates and 2,100 graduate and professional students to share their housing preferences. More than a third of undergraduates responded, while a little under a third of graduate and professional students did.
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In preparation for his October presentation of the Housing Master Plan to the Board of Trustees, Vice President Ryan Lombardi invites you to attend an open forum to provide input on the plan. Two open forum events are scheduled to take place on:
- Wednesday, September 28 at 12:00 noon in 105 Ives Hall
- Wednesday, September 28 at 4:30 PM in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Graduate student and community input is vital to creating a viable plan.
Feedback collected during these open forum sessions will be used to inform the Plan as it is presented to the Board in October. Please join us and share your ideas on this very important issue for our community and planning for the future.
For more information, go to http://scl.cornell.edu/about-us/housing-master-plan or contact Leslie Meyerhoff, [email protected]. |
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Melatonin Keeps Fish Singing
A study published online Sept. 22 in the journal
Current Biology reveals how melatonin, a time-keeping hormone, and daily light cycles keep the nocturnal fish singing through the night.
Melatonin is an ancient and multifunctional molecule that is found almost ubiquitously in the animal kingdom," said Ni Feng, Ph.D. '16, a former graduate student in Bass' lab who is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, the paper's first author.
Engineers Create Room-temperature Multiferroic Material
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Mahya Mehrmohamadi has been chosen to receive a Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award from the National Cancer Institute. This is a highly competitive program which involved two levels of review. Cornell was allowed only one nominee and Mahya was chosen from those nominated to be Cornell's candidate.
Mahya's fellowship project title is "Characterization of the functions of one-carbon metabolism across human cancers".
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Graduate School Programs
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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. |
| 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: Leading a Discussion in an Online Classroom (Certificate: Enhancing Teaching with Technology)
Friday, September 30, 1:00-2:15 p.m. (173 Warren)
GET SET Discussion: Assessing Learning and Teaching
Wednesday, September 29, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (421 CCC)
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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| 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. These sessions are open to graduate students in all fields applying for fellowship competitions this fall and spring. Reviewers from the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities will be available both days. In addition, sample copies of successful fellowship applications across the disciplines are available for review in 350 Caldwell Hall (Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.)
Not on campus and need a virtual review? Email [email protected] |
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 |
| 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 |
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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
here.
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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Deadline: January 18, 2017. Engaged Graduate Student Grants 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. Engaged Graduate Student Grants are intended to support:
- research and scholarship with relevance to the doctoral dissertation;
- additional training or supportive learning experiences that are relevant to community-engaged research or scholarship.
Contact [email protected] for more information. |
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Supports PhDs interested in a career trajectory in anti-doping research.
Deadline will be November 1st, but our funding programs are offered three times annually on March 1, July 1 and November 1.
Learn More |
The 2016 FLEFF Diversity Scholars Initiative is designed to bring to Ithaca College fifteen graduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. Strong preference will be given to students who are ABD (any discipline) or late stage MFA's or MS in Communications. This three day, October 23-25th, inside look at Ithaca College will showcase what a comprehensive college has to offer to potential faculty with a focus on the artistic and intellectual environment at Ithaca College.
Learn More |
| Proposal Deadline: February 15th 2017, 3pm (ET) Anticipated Number Awards: 15 Anticipated Award Amount: $80,000 per year for up to 4 years of postdoctoral funding, $270,000 per year for up to four years of independent funding Citizenship: No restriction, must be at U.S. institution Solicitation: http://www.hhmi.org/programs/hanna-h-gray-fellows-program |
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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/ |
The key-tag program, co-sponsored by Stanley Convergent Security Solutions and Cornell University Police Department, is available to any member of the Cornell community. To get a key tag (your first, or a replacement), just fill out a key-tag ID card at Cornell University Police Department headquarters (G2 Barton Hall). Attach the tag you are issued to your key ring . If your keys are lost or stolen and the finder places them in the US or Campus mail, they'll be returned to Cornell Police and you'll be notified. Currently, more than 200,000 people are registered in the program. Once you join, your tag is good forever.
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| Stressed about degree completion? Trouble surrounding your dissertation? Communication challenges with your advisor/partner/family? Worried about the job market in your future? Need to know how to find balance and take care of yourself?
EARS now serves graduate students with new hours where the counselors are other graduate students or a Cornell staff peer-counselor.
- Sundays - 8:00 - 10:30 pm
- Mondays - 3:00 - 4:30 and 8:00 - 10:30 pm
- Tuesdays - 3:00 - 5:30 pm
- Wednesdays - 5:30- 8:00 pm
Call 607-255-EARS (3277) or stop by at 213 Willard Straight Hall |
| Vaccines are FREE to all Cornell students, staff, faculty, and retirees), plus student spouses / domestic partners on Cornell's Student Health Plan (SHP). $35 for student spouses / domestic partners who are not on SHP. The complete schedule of walk-in flu clinics is found http://www.gannett.cornell.edu/topics/flu/vaccine/where-when.cfm Remember to bring your Cornell ID card. |
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As you prepare to welcome your baby, you may feel overwhelmed at times (even if it is your second or third child!). All Cornellians and their partners/support persons are welcome to attend, free of charge. Please register for one or more of the programs. Questions? |
- Everyone is welcome: Open to all members of the Cornell community, including students, faculty, and staff of all ages, genders, sizes, shapes, and abilities
- Come as you are (dress comfortably)
- Participation is FREE (come to as many as you wish)
Check here regularly for updates to the schedule: https://www.gannett.cornell.edu/topics/stress/cando/learn/meditate/lets.cfm |
| Friday, September 30th, 12:20 - 1:10 PM International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall FEEL GOOD FRIDAY - Free lunch will be provided Feel like you are treading water financially? Gretchen Ryan, Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment, will help you create a plan for financial success as a student and beyond. Finances can play a role in your overall well-being. Take a step to relieve your stress! Sponsored by Cornell Minds Matter |
From Cornell Minds Matter - Open to All Students
Free Yoga!
Every Monday - 5-6:15 PM
Willard Straight Garden Room (
go down the stairs across from the International Lounge)
Creativity for Well-being
Wednesdays 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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| September 30 - October 2 Ithaca's premier event of the Fall, Apple Harvest Festival is a three day celebrate of food, fun, and apples. More information: |
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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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