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Innovative career fair connects student spouses/partners with HR reps

5/22/2017 By Sally Kral When Christian’s wife, Mariely, entered a PhD program in food science and technology, Christian decided to keep his job as a technology consultant; however, the travel requirements proved daunting, leading Christian to the inaugural Student Partner Career Fair at the Big Red Barn.

Seven graduate students recognized for diversity & inclusion efforts

5/22/2017 Seven graduate students and one faculty member were recognized for their contributions to the community at the Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Spring Recognition Banquet on May 12. Hosted by the Graduate School, the Banquet celebrates the close of the academic year and recognizes diverse graduate and professional degree students for their academic, professional, and service related achievements.

Ten inducted into graduate honor society

4/17/2017 Nine doctoral candidates and one postdoctoral associate at Cornell were recently inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.

Doctoral students attend career symposium in D.C.

4/10/2017 On March 13-15, the Graduate School and the Cornell BEST Program partnered to bring 27 doctoral students and candidates from a range of fields to Washington, D.C. for the Non-Academic Career Explorations symposium, a multi-day event featuring panels and networking opportunities between Cornell graduate students and alumni of Cornell and Georgetown who represented a range of disciplines and non-academic employment sectors.

CGS Statement Regarding Elimination of the NEH and the NEA

3/21/2017 The Council of Graduate Schools has issued a statement regarding the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Cornell’s Graduate School is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), and Senior Vice Provost and Dean Barbara Knuth is a past chair of the board of directors of CGS.

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Cornell Professor William Foote Whyte honored with award in his name by American Sociological Association

9/12/2018

William Foote Whyte, the Cornell sociologist who authored an early examination on street gangs culture, has received a newly established award from the American Sociological Association for his "significant contribution to the practice of sociology."

Alex Kresovich ’08 co-produces new Panic! at the Disco single

6/20/2018

The band Panic! at the Disco on June 22 released a new single co-produced by Alex Kresovich ’08 titled “King of the Clouds.”

Collaboration yields discovery of 12-sided silica cages

6/20/2018

A cross-campus collaboration led by materials science professor Uli Wiesner results in visual confirmation of 12-sided, nanoscale cage structures, which could have medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Center for Conservation Social Sciences looks at human role in nature

6/19/2018

The newly renamed Center for Conservation Social Sciences will work to understand the public's relationship with natural conservation.

Former Veterinary College dean Edward C. Melby Jr. dies

6/19/2018

Edward Carlos Melby Jr. DVM ’54, dean emeritus of the College of Veterinary Medicine, died April 22 of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88 years old.

Left, right and center: mapping emotion in the brain

6/18/2018

According to a radical new model of emotion in the brain, a current treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population.

‘Elegant’ design could lead to more powerful, safer lithium metal battery

6/18/2018

A group led by chemical engineering professor Lynden Archer and Snehashis Choudhury, Ph.D. '18, proposes a new way to think about the electrolyte structure of a lithium metal battery.

‘Collaboratory’ shares ideas on food, healing, justice

6/15/2018

The Ecological Learning Collaboratory brought people from Africa, South Asia and North America to interact with Cornell faculty.

Biomedical engineer Ilana Brito named a Pew Scholar

6/15/2018

Ilana Brito, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Brito will receive a four-year, $300,000 grant to further her study of the human microbiome.

McGovern Center signs Dynamic Boundaries startup

6/15/2018

Dynamic Boundaries, a startup that aims to relieve pain and improve mobility for patients suffering from severe osteoarthritis, joined Cornell’s McGovern Center, a business incubator, June 1.