Archives: Announcements
Nearly 1,000 Gather for Conversation on Safer Fieldwork
March 8, 2021 By Katya Hrichak It all started with a question: “What do you do to stay safe in the field?” Witnessing incidents of violence against people of color…
Students, Alumni Celebrate Black Graduate Excellence

By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. Earning a doctorate involves years of long days and dead ends, but finding a community can smooth the path.…
Jumpstart Your Career with These Tips

Want to get a head start on planning for your future? Look no further. The Winter 2021 Pathways to Success Symposium series showed graduate and professional students and postdocs how…
Students’ Viral Videos Educate about Vaccines
February 5, 2021 By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. To Rob Swanda, a doctoral student in the field of biomedical and biological sciences, it was…
3MT: Skills Valuable Beyond Degree Conferral
By Katya Hrichak If your grandmother asked you about your research or scholarship, would you be able to explain it to her in language she understood? And if a journalist…
ELSO Expands Services to All Multilingual Graduate Students

By Katya Hrichak Cornell’s English Language Support Office (ELSO) has expanded to support all multilingual graduate students – both from the U.S. and abroad. Previously available only to international students…
Impact vs. Intent: Becoming Critical Allies Through Workshop Series
By Katya Hrichak When it comes to allyship, there is an important distinction between impact and intent. To explore this difference, the student-organized Building Allyship Series is providing an essential…
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Selected to be an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner

By Erin Philipson Cornell’s Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) has been selected to be an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Bridge Partner. EAS is one of 18 out of 68 programs…
Sharing Writing Tips for Fellowships and Beyond

By Katya Hrichak Many students prefer funding through external fellowships both for the prestige and the freedom to focus on their research. What can applicants do to increase their chances…
Pollack Leads with Gratitude at GPSA Meeting

“I’m enormously grateful to each and every one of you,” began President Martha Pollack during her comments to the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA) on Nov. 9. Over Zoom,…