Archives: Announcements
New Coordinator to Support Big Red Barn Efforts
August 29, 2022 Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center Coordinator Hana Ega-Musa joined the Graduate School to support the Barn by overseeing marketing, assisting with programming, supporting day-to-day…
Graduate School Welcomes 1,700+ New Students
The Graduate School welcomed over 1,700 new graduate and professional students this fall, many of whom were able to attend the Dean’s Welcome, held in-person for the first time since…
Two Cornell Alumni Named Schmidt Science Fellows
August 1, 2022 By Katya Hrichak Chosen from among exceptional early-career scientists from around the world, alumni Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Ph.D. ’21, and Berit H. Goodge, Ph.D. ’22, were selected…
Inaugural Ceremony Recognizes Over 200 New Doctoral Candidates
July 11, 2022 During the spring semester, 212 Cornell doctoral students took their admission to candidacy exam (the A exam). In June, they gathered for the Graduate School’s inaugural Admission…
Two Doctoral Students Receive Africa Fund Fellowships
June 6, 2022 By Katya Hrichak Doctoral students Rafid Bendimerad and Angela Nankabirwa have been selected to receive 2022 Africa Fund Fellowships. The Africa Fund Fellowship provides one or two…
Twenty-five Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence
May 23, 2022 By Katya Hrichak The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council presented the 2022 Distinguished Awards at the…
Symposium to Address Self-advocacy, Communication, and Writing
May 16, 2022 By Katya Hrichak Interested in learning how to advocate for yourself more effectively, communicate more confidently, or be more resilient in your writing? Let the speakers at…
Travel Grants Help Graduate Students Conduct Research Across the Globe
May 9, 2022 By Katya Hrichak The Graduate School awarded over 100 Research Travel Grants totaling $204,196 in 2021-22, which provide financial support for research degree students to conduct thesis…
New Graduate School Program Demystifies Graduate Study for Diverse Students
April 25, 2022 By Katya Hrichak Applying to and attending graduate school can appear especially daunting to prospective students who don’t have role models with these experiences. To prepare and…
Five Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
April 11, 2022 By Katya Hrichak Four Cornell doctoral candidates and one doctoral alumnus have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor…