By Katya Hrichak When the Big Red Barn (the Barn) was constructed in 1874, it was unlikely anyone knew how integral it would become to life at Cornell, particularly for…

By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. As a former first-generation undergraduate, doctoral student Taylor Brown was happy to see an undergraduate organization, First Generation Student…

By Katya Hrichak Each year, the Graduate School awards hundreds of thousands of dollars to help support graduate students as they travel to conferences and present their research. According to…

By Katya Hrichak Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars work hard to perfect curricula vitae, teaching and research statements, and cover letters as they look toward academic careers. At Cornell, many…

By Katya Hrichak New and current awardees of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) gathered at the Big Red Barn for a reception on Oct. 17.…

By Katya Hrichak The Graduate School welcomed more than 50 new Dean’s Scholars at the Sept. 25 Dean’s Scholars Pinning Ceremony, which honors recipients of competitive diversity-focused fellowships. At the…

By Katya Hrichak In the past, the majority of doctoral candidates defended their dissertations, earned their Ph.D.s, and continued on to hold faculty positions. Over the past few decades, however,…

By Katya Hrichak Four postdocs at Cornell were honored with a Postdoc Achievement Award Sept. 18 at the Big Red Barn as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation…

By Katya Hrichak New and continuing graduate students attended the daylong Summer Success Symposium on August 21 hoping for tips to aid a successful transition to and progression through graduate…

By Katya Hrichak Orienting 1,308 of 1,675 incoming new students is no small feat. It requires months of planning, dozens of student and staff volunteers, and, most importantly, gratitude. Logistics…