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30 Research Travel Grants Awarded
The Graduate School awarded 30 Research Travel Grants for research-related travel occurring during the fall and winter of 2015-2016.
Recipients represented 24 different fields traveling to locations around the globe.
"We fund these awards fully from Graduate School endowments, recognizing that our alumni and donors value the experience and perspectives gained through travel," said the Graduate School's Associate Dean Jason Kahabka.
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Research Travel Grant Student Spotlights
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Mackenzie Pierce, Poland
The grant allowed me to consult collections held in the Archive of Polish Composers at the University of Warsaw Library.
I read the papers of two musicians; both survived the Holocaust through a combination of ingenuity and luck. After WWII, they both worked in Polish diplomacy. The first composed an opera as a monument to the Jewish people, eventually abandoning his diplomatic post to stay in the United States, while the second became an ardent communist and Poland's leading Marxist musicologist.
I tried to better understand how these two figures conceived of the future direction of Polish music in the immediate postwar years.
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Jiai Zhang, Kenya
My experience in Kenya was very meaningful. As a team of four members, we developed strategic plans for the biggest local agro-dealer (a retailer selling agricultural products) to move forward.
My role was to streamline the marketing strategy for the company by market penetration, and to promote agricultural development for the local government by strengthening extension services for farmers.
As a result, the company spoke highly of our work after their board meeting, and they will definitely consider implementing our proposals in daily operation.
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Achieving Results: One Student at a Time
As the first
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person in her family to pursue a doctoral degree and a research career, Katherine Herleman did not know exactly what to expect.
During her first year at Cornell as an M.S./Ph.D. student in the field of geological sciences, she found herself "doing a lot of trailblazing" and often relying on informal mentorship from her peers to find her way.
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ELSO: Supporting International Student Success
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Brian Lo, an ELSO tutor
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In a classroom on the Ag Quad, a group of Ph.D. and masters students practice their English-language pronunciation skills. Across campus, on the Arts Quad, a group of graduate students talk through drafts of their literature reviews.
These free classes, offered by Cornell's
English Language Support Office (ELSO), provide English-language writing and speaking support for Cornell's large international population of graduate and professional students.
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Future Faculty Learn Inclusive Teaching Practices
Effective teachers engage in a practice known as reflective teaching. Through a process of self-observation and self-evaluation, making incremental improvements in their teaching practice.
Cornell's future faculty are learning how to be better teachers by asking critical questions such as:
How do my experiences and backgrounds shape my teaching?
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Preparing Ph.D.s for Future Careers
Susi Varvayanis, Senior Director of BEST
Traditionally an academic career appears like a ladder, with each rung representing a stage in academic development.
The first rung often happens in youth, when a teacher, parent, or natural curiosity inspires you. This first rung may ignite further thirst for knowledge and excellence
in high school, where you might be encouraged to pursue an undergraduate degree. After a successful undergraduate research experience, you might decide to reach for the next rung: graduate school.
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Maplewood to Close; Cornell Announces New Plans for Development
With Maplewood Park Apartments set to close at the end of the 2015-16 academic year, graduate and professional students were concerned about the reduction of affordable university sponsored housing.
Cornell has announced a plan and a developer for a new housing complex that could double the number of residents who currently live at Maplewood Apartments. The current Maplewood Apartments accommodate graduate and professional students and are set to close in June.
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Chapter House Reconstruction Plan Approved
After a fire destroyed the Chapter House last April, plans to rebuild the beloved Collegetown bar have been finalized.
The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the reconstruction plans, which call for a three-story building with many of the same architectural features as the original structure, including a red brick façade with bluestone and wood accents on the ground floor that recall the iconic Chapter House.
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Michael Smith, neurobiology and behavior
Michael Smith works on sociogenesis: how colonies of social insects change as they develop. His research focuses on puberty in honey bee colonies, and how individual bees are able to determine that their colony can begin to invest in reproduction.
Smith's peer-reviewed paper, "Honey Bee Sting Pain Index by Body Location," was published on PeerJ and led to Smith being named a winner of this year's Ig Nobels, which honor humorous scientific achievement.
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Tonia Ko, music
Tonia Ko, a graduate student in music, performed her piece "Strange Sounds and Explosions Worldwide" at Carnegie Hall in
March. The performance was reviewed in the New York Times.
In 2013 Ko received an American Academy of Arts and Letters award and in 2015 she received a BMI Student Composer award.
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Getting Ready for Giving Day
On
April 19, Cornell will reach out to alumni, friends, and supporters through its second annual Giving Day.
Supporters can connect with this virtual get-together by watching live streams and learning about current research,
scholarship, and priorities.
Last year, the Graduate School raised $16,156 from 104 donors, outperforming notable newcomer, Cornell Tech, and venerable units like the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. This year, Alumni Affairs and Development has challenged us to get 20% more gifts.
With just 105 gifts, the Graduate School will unlock a cash challenge donated by an anonymous supporter. Help us reach our gift-giving challenge and join the fun.
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