Five Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Five Cornell doctoral candidates have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Cornell’s newest Bouchet scholars are: Korie Grayson, Ph.D. ’20, biomedical engineering; Eugene Law, soil and crop science doctoral candidate; John McMullen, entomology doctoral candidate; Manisha Munasinghe, computational…
By Katya Hrichak Five Cornell doctoral candidates have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Cornell’s newest Bouchet scholars are: Korie Grayson, Ph.D. ’20, biomedical engineering; Eugene Law, soil and crop science doctoral candidate; John McMullen, entomology doctoral candidate; Manisha Munasinghe, computational biology doctoral candidate; and…
By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. Lara Fresko Madra, a doctoral candidate in the history of art, archaeology and visual studies, has been selected as a recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Administered through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Fresko Madra is one of 23 recipients…
Twenty-two Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council presented the 2020 Distinguished Awards on June 12 at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, held over Zoom. This annual event recognizes the excellence represented within the graduate…
By Katya Hrichak A version of this story appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council presented the 2020 Distinguished Awards on June 12 at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, held over Zoom. This annual event…
Degrees in Hand, New Alumni Discuss Remote Defenses “If I had been asked two years ago how I would prepare for my thesis defense, I would not have said furniture rearrangement, lighting, and doing sound checks in my apartment,” said Jane Levya, M.A. ’20, a recent graduate of the field of fiber science and…
By Katya Hrichak “If I had been asked two years ago how I would prepare for my thesis defense, I would not have said furniture rearrangement, lighting, and doing sound checks in my apartment,” said Jane Levya, M.A. ’20, a recent graduate of the field of fiber science and apparel design. Like many degree candidates…
Research Reactivation Updates Over the last several weeks, graduate students have expressed enthusiasm about opportunities to return to on-campus research along with a desire to reactivate the campus safely. These goals are shared by university leaders as they develop a phased approach for restarting on-campus research. As on-campus research activities gear up for reactivation, several…
By Katya Hrichak Nearly 120 participants Zoomed into the career panel discussion, “Careers in and Beyond Academia,” during the Graduate School’s Summer 2020 Pathways to Success Series on June 3. Moderated by Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia Susi Varvayanis, five professionals discussed their journeys. A lesson many of the panelists learned was the importance…
To the Graduate School Community: President Pollack on Friday spoke out about the recent killings of Black people in America. I join her in expressing grief, anger, and frustration that so many people in communities of color continue to experience bias; social, health, education, and economic inequities; harassment; and violent death in this country. I also…
