Striking Pay Dirt: Cornell Soil Soars to the Space Station Morgan Irons is about to help make space-exploration history – and all she needed was a shovel and some dirt. Irons, a doctoral student in soil and crop sciences, will see the soil she scooped from a Cornell farm organic plot launch into space…
From the Registrar: Holds Preventing Registration Require Immediate Attention! Students receiving communication regarding registration holds need to take immediate action to resolve all holds. To check your registration status, log into Student Essentials. If you are registered, your Registration Status will state “Registered” with a green checkmark. If the green checkmark is not present you are…
By Katya Hrichak Record numbers of students attended this August’s online Transitions workshops. Unlike years past where physical space limited attendance to about 60, Cornell’s move to remote professional development allowed greater numbers of participants to learn about graduate student life at Cornell, with some sessions seeing upwards of 100 participants. “Transitions… Navigating Graduate School…
From the Registrar Course Add Deadline is this Wednesday! Don’t forget that the last day to add courses or adjust credit hours is this Wednesday, September 16. Please check Student Center to verify that: You are properly enrolled in all your courses The credit option, if available, is correct Your grading option is correctly set to letter grades or…
From the Registrar Fall 2020 Enrollment & Important Dates September 16: Add deadline September 18: Last day to register without a late registration fee Checking Registration Status and Holds To check your registration status, log into Student Essentials and view your “Registration Status” at the top of the page. If you are registered, your Registration Status will state “Registered” with…
By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. Jenna Hershberger and Ella Taagen, doctoral candidates in plant breeding, are among 10 graduate students nationwide who’ve been selected as National Association of Plant Breeders Borlaug Scholars. The Borlaug Scholars program aims to enhance the plant breeding profession by providing each scholar with funding to attend…
When Ella Taagen’s research came to a screaming halt this spring, she unexpectedly found she had time. “Throughout my doctorate I’ve been so busy, first with classes, then mentoring undergraduates, and seasonal fieldwork, that I hadn’t really taken enough time to reflect on what I wanted to do after Cornell”. She seized the work-from-home opportunity…
By Katya Hrichak The COVID-19 pandemic halted plans to host annual on-campus summer research experiences for undergraduates from institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Cornell faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate student mentors, however, quickly pulled together to shift course and move these programs online, allowing about 90 undergraduates to experience virtual research at Cornell.…
Happy First Week of Classes! From the Registrar Fall 2020 Enrollment & Important Dates September 2: Classes begin September 16: Add deadline September 18: Last day to register without a late registration fee Course Enrollment Reminder All research master’s and Ph.D. students are automatically enrolled for 12 credits in a research course by the Graduate School each academic semester.…
Complete Your Re-entry Checklist ASAP! The enrollment tab is live in the re-entry checklist. This is the final step you must complete prior to enrollment, which opens for graduate/professional students on August 26.. If you have not completed the Checklist, please complete these steps immediately or you will be prevented from enrolling and registering for the fall term. In…
