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Over 50 Students Recognized at Fourth Annual Dean’s Scholars Pinning Ceremony
By Katya Hrichak In a typical year, Dean’s Scholars gather for an in-person pinning ceremony. New scholars line up, side-by-side, and wait for continuing scholars to adorn them with the…
Post-Election Events
For Graduate and Professional Students and Postdocs The 2020 U.S. election cycle has been historically divisive. Many people, including graduate students and postdocs, have felt elevated levels of stress, concern,…
Remaining Socially Connected while Physically Distanced
By Katya Hrichak How do you make friends and connect with other students if you can’t meet in person? For Jen Forbes, director of the Big Red Barn Graduate and…
Zoom Defenses Draw Large Audiences
By Katya Hrichak Defending a dissertation is the final step in an often arduous journey to a doctoral degree. Students typically enter a small conference room filled with their special…
Student-Parent Grant Program Increases Eligibility to Cover Range of Needs
October 12, 2020 By Katya Hrichak “Imagine writing final papers with your toddler jumping on your lap, attending virtual classes with cartoons on in the background, and doing experiments only…
Effective Communication Skills: Important Now, Essential Later
By Katya Hrichak Research. Analysis. Communication. Organization. Management. Many university career websites list the translational skills they expect students will learn as a byproduct of earning their advanced degrees. At…
Seven Postdocs Honored with Achievement Awards
By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. Seven postdoctoral scholars have been honored with Postdoc Achievement Awards, as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation…
Meet the Dean: Nine Questions for Dean Boor
October 5, 2020 On October 1, Kathryn J. Boor became Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Cornell. She is also a professor in the…
Attendance Soars for 2020 Online Transitions Workshops
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…
Two Doctoral Candidates Named Borlaug Scholars
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…