Kudos

Congratulations to Jennifer Novotney, a Cornell graduate student who was voted the 2014 Chemistry Champion by a live audience and by viewers over a live video stream.

In an effort to find and train promising science communicators, the American Chemical Society (ACS) hosts the Chemistry Champions competition. Novotney, who spoke on the importance of polymers to everyday life and her research using polymer materials to detect substances like the explosive TNT, will receive a paid trip to Washington, DC, to tour the ACS headquarters and be filmed as a host for an upcoming ACS Reactions video (www.youtube.com/user/ACSReactions). 

She will also host a future ACS Webinar (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/events.html). And she will be a featured speaker at an upcoming event organized by the National Academy of Sciences' The Science and Entertainment Exchange (http://www.scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/) to share chemistry research insights with members of the entertainment industry.

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• December 3rd from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 
• 341 Caldwell Hall
• RSVP

BRB Financial Literacy Fellow Position Available for Spring 2015

Do you want to make a difference and be a part of an inaugural effort to increase programming about financial literacy cross-campus?  Are you interested in promoting financial literacy among the graduate student community?  

If you answered YES, consider applying for the BRB Financial Literacy Fellow position.  We are looking for the following skills:  reliable, creative, familiar with Cornell resources, among others.  With a programming budget, you will be charged to plan, coordinate, market and implement a minimum of one and preferably two programs per month in the area of financial planning.  The Financial Literacy Fellow will be paid $1,000/Spring 2015 semester for 5-8 hours of work per week while classes are in session.  Applications are due December 1.  

More information/instructions to apply.

Office Hours with President Skorton

President will host an open office hour for students with Susan Murphy in 300 Day Hall on Friday, November 21 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.   

If interested in attending, please contact Pat Driscoll at 255-1817 or pat.driscoll@cornell.edu

New Student Administrative Portal

Within the portal, access your Cornell accounts, including: bursar, Cornell Card, meal plan, City Bucks and laundry balances. Student Essentials also indexes and links to many of Cornell's websites, providing one stop for Cornell's administrative units. 

To view the new portal, visit  www.studentessentials.cornell.edu.  

27th Annual Traditional American Thanksgiving Feast 

Thursday, November 27!

Tickets will be sold online. See Feast details and ticket information at: http://issotickets.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event_listings.asp  Click on "ISSO Programs". Prior to purchasing tickets you will need to login and create an account, if you have not already done so, previously.

TICKETS GO ON SALE for Cornell students, faculty, staff and alumni on Tuesday, November 18th at 9 am. We will open up the ticket sales for the General Public on Monday, November 24th  at 9 am. TICKETS ARE LIMITED AND WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!

Winter Break Writers Retreat - December 15-19  

This all-day (9:00 - 4:00) program is open to all graduate and professional students who have any type of professional writing project and would benefit from participation in a community of writers with peer facilitators/coaches.  In groups of five to seven, students will experience first-hand the benefits of a writing community, and engage others into support networks.  With at least four writing hours per day, the goal of this experience is to make significant gains in writing, while learning from peers how to develop an individual writing style that is personalized to each student, provide peer feedback, and support one another.  More information and application (applications due December 2).

Dissertation/Thesis/Proposal Writing Boot Camps - January 9-15 

Open to all graduate and professional students who have an approved thesis/dissertation proposal, or have an approved topic and are working to submit this proposal, or dissertation, each Boot Camp (eight to 10 students) includes group meetings, individual coaching, and writing support, with at least four hours of writing each day.  The goals for each student is to be able to enhance writing productivity, motivation, and confidence as a writer.  Students must attend 9:00 to 3:00 each day, with optional writing hours until 5:00 p.m.  The program is facilitated by Associate Dean Jan Allen.  More information and application for each event (applications due December 10).

Please note: 

To provide opportunity for as many students as possible, students may apply to participate in either the Writers Retreat or the Writing Boot Camp experience (not both).  In addition, priority will be given to a student who has not previously attended a Writers Retreat or Writing Boot Camp.

CA$H COUR$E - Investment Basics: Saving for Your Life Goals

• Wednesday, November 19
• 12:30 - 1:30 in Bach Auditorium, Malott Hall; Lunch Provided at 12:15
• Please RSVP

Just placing your money in a savings account will not cut it as taxes and inflation will quickly erode your buying power.  The world of investing can be extremely intimidating, and the messages we hear can be confusing.  By the end of the session, you will be able to describe the building blocks of an investment portfolio in relation to your tolerance for risk and your investment time horizon. Presenter: Paul Strebel, Co-Founder and Business Development Coach, Strebel Planning Group, and Lecturer, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University

Stress Management

• Tuesday, November 18
• 12:30-1:30 in 102 Mann Library; Lunch Provided at 12:15
• Please RSVP

In the final few weeks of the semester, you may be feeling more "stressed out' than ever.  In order to achieve peak performance in your academic pursuits, one must learn how to find their balance quickly and efficiently.  We can learn effective strategies to manage stress; to strengthen our ability to bounce back, recover and grow in the process.  Join us to learn about how to stay balanced and build your resilience.  Presenters:  Jan Talbot, MS, CHES, Health Educator, Gannett Health Services & Janna Lamey, MSEd, Assistant Dean for Student Life, Graduate School.  

This session is a part of the Graduate School Perspectives Series .

Time Out - Join us for Cornell's Monthly Meeting for Student Parents 

Are you a student trying to juggle the responsibilities of being a student and also a parent?  If so, come to our newly designed monthly meetings for student parents to build community and to share information and strategies for success!  Our next meeting is on Tuesday, November 18th from 12:30 - 1:30 PM (lunch provided at 12:15 PM) in 341 Caldwell Hall.  Please feel free to bring your child(ren), if needed.  For more dates and to RSVP.  

This event is sponsored by the Graduate School and the Students with Families Advisory Committee.

Graduate School Write-Ins

Every day (M-F) during the Fall 2014 semester from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM come to the Big Red Barn for a Write-In.  Please make sure that you sign-in with your writing goals for the period of time you'll write that day and then sign out when you leave and indicate how well you did in meeting your writing goals.  Writing information will be available in an inspirational environment.  Also, to help sustain you, free coffee will be available.

Voice and Influence Luncheon Series: What Works for Women at Work

• Wednesday, November 19th from 12:15 - 1:30 PM
• G01 Biotech
• Lunch is provided - Please RSVP

Many of the hurdles women face at work can be categorized into four patterns of bias. By seeing these patterns, women can stop feeling like their set-backs are purely personal failings, and start using the strategies outlined by Joan C. Williams, a distinguished professor of law at UC Hastings. Drawn from interviews with more than a hundred successful women, the strategies presented in this Voice & Influence Luncheon are practical tools for women to succeed at work now. Join CBE Women in discussing "What Works for Women at Work".  

The Voice and Influence Luncheon Series began in Spring 2014 at Cornell as a way to bring graduate students at Cornell together to explore solutions for workplace bias, participate in professional-development activities, and build a strong network of supporting relationships throughout the campus.  Co-sponsored by CBE Women, GPWomeN, and the Graduate School.

CTE's Fall 2014 GET SET Programs

Upcoming Opportunities for: Graduate Students, Future Educators, and Teaching Assistants

GET SET Workshop: Approaches to E-learning

(Certificate: Enhancing Teaching with Technology)

Wednesday, November 19, 1:00-2:15 p.m. (143 Plant Science)

Curious about online or blended courses? This workshop introduces best practices for course design and teaching in these environments.
Register here 

GET SET Discussion: Developing your Identity as an Instructor

Thursday, November 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (421 CCC)

Have you ever thought about how your personal identity is reflected in a classroom setting? Do your personal attributes and values influence your teaching style? Discover the parallels of your identity and teaching philosophy as we engage in conversation about developing your identity as an instructor.
Pizza provided, limited to 20 grads/postdocs.

Please register here before 9 a.m. on Thursday (Nov 20) to hold a spot!

Online Graduate Courses on Teaching for Spring 2015

Early registration for Spring 2015 CIRTL Courses opens Monday, November 24 at noon ET, and closes December 15. Courses include: Basics of Online Learning and Teaching, The College Classroom, Effective Teaching with Technology, Research Mentor Training, The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning II (guidance in project implementation), and Online Homework: A Practical Guide (short course). Courses are instructed by faculty and staff from research universities participating in the NSF-funded Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network. All courses are free and some can be taken for Cornell University graduate individual study credit. Priority registration is given to graduate students and postdocs, but faculty and staff may also enroll if space is available. While late registration goes until January 12, register early for best chance of enrollment! 

Learn more

Versatile PhD Panel Discussion: Careers in Government Research

November 17-21

Versatile PhD will host a free web-based asynchronous panel discussion on Careers in Government Research, November 17-21. All panelists are PhDs or ABDs in STEM fields, working in agencies such as NASA, EPA, US Air Force, US Geological Survey, California Department of Water and Resources, and Health Canada.

You can interact with our panelists throughout the week on the site, or follow the discussion via email. All questions welcome, from the most general to the very specific.

More information here: http://versatilephd.com/careers-in-government-research-nov-17-21/#013

Employment Opportunities with NY's Division of the Budget

A representative from NY's Division of the Budget (DOB) office will be right on campus on Tuesday, November 18th, from 6pm-8pm (Plant Science Building, Room 233)!  

Ms. Laurie Lucier of the DOB will be sharing information about office operations and employment opportunities for graduate students!  All majors are welcome! For those of you especially interested in public policy, finance, business, or law. The New York State Division of the Budget is the primary fiscal advisor to the Governor and is charged with developing, negotiating and implementing one of the largest government budgets in the country.  The Division has a reputation for challenge, opportunity, responsibility and quality.  This event is sponsored by the Multicultural Academic Council.

Job for Native Speaker of Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, and Arabic

Cornell University's LANGUAGE HOUSE is looking for candidates for the paid Native Speaker positions of Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic.

Are you a native speaker of any of these languages?  If so, you may be able to get a FREE room on West Campus and a partially subsidized meal plan by serving as a 'Native Speaker' in the Language House for the 2015-16 academic year.

For more information about the Language House and a more detailed description of the Native Speaker position, please visit: http://alicecookhouse.cornell.edu/languagehouse.  Applicants must be full-time, enrolled graduate or upper level undergraduate Cornell students.  Applications are due December 5th, 2014.  If you are interested, please email or call the Director, Astrid Jirka at asj1@cornell.edu

Build Your Resume Through Volunteering: 

The Cornell Educational Resources for International Studies (CERIS) Program

• Wednesday, November 19
• 5-6 pm
• 115 Rockefeller Hall

Do you have international experience, either as an international student or as a US student studying abroad? Are you interested in developing your public speaking and/or teaching skills?

If so, attend this information session on Wednesday, November 19 to learn how you can build your resume and refine your public speaking skills by volunteering through the CERIS program.  Nicole Koschmann, the CERIS Education Outreach Coordinator, will describe opportunities for developing your own lectures or class projects, either for children or adults, on internationally themed topics of your choice.

If you have questions, please email Nicole Koschmann at outreach@einaudi.cornell.edu. 

Do You Want To Work Abroad?

• Thursday, November 20th
• 4:45 to 5:45 pm
• 100 Savage Hall

Troy Erstling, founder of BrainGain, will be hosting an information session about opportunities to live and work abroad. He will be discussing his own approach to an international career, techniques you can use yourself, and will give a broad overview of what opportunities are out there for you for internships and paid employment abroad. Whether you are interested in a gap year, teaching English, or working for an early stage tech-startup, this talk will cover it all.

Questions? Contact Anne Poduska, the Graduate & International Student Career Advisor: ap284@cornell.edu

Graduate Community Advisor

Are you interested in organizing programs and activities for graduate students residing on campus? Do you like working with and helping people? If so, you might be interested in being a Graduate Community Advisor (GCA) for the next academic year, 2015-2016. For more information please follow this link: http://living.sas.cornell.edu/participate/employment/GCA.cfm  There will be information sessions as outlined below...

• Wednesday, November 19th:  6:00 - 7:00, Hasbrouck Community Center
• Thursday, November 20th:  6:00 - 7:00, Maplewood Community Center

On November 14, you will get the opportunity to learn more about serving as a Graduate Resident Fellow (GRF) in the West Campus College Housing System. Here, you live and work closely with undergraduates. Learn more about this opportunity on their website.  For further information on the GCA position, please contact Linda Majani (LRM74) or Barnaby Knoll (BK424).

Graduate Resident Fellow

Applications for 2015-16 are due February 1.  The Graduate Resident Fellow lives in a West Campus House and assists in creating a positive, vibrant and academically engaging residential community; serves as mentor and role model to undergraduate residents; and acts in a leadership role for academic enrichment by promoting a variety of programs and activities.  

Information Sessions:

ˇ         Tuesday, December 2, 8:00 pm, Bethe House, Seminar Room

ˇ         Thursday, January 22, 8:00 pm, Keeton House, Seminar Room

Learn more and apply

Clinical and Translational Research

The Weill Cornell Clinical & Translational Science Center is accepting education & training applications.

TL1 PRE/POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM  

Up to $27,676 per year, per award (pre-docs)

Up to $64,122 per year, per award (post-docs)

Awards for up to 2 years

The goal of the TL1 Training Award is to support early career development among pre/post-doctoral trainees by providing advanced degree training and practical skills necessary to conduct interdisciplinary Clinical & Translational (C/T) Investigation in a team research environment. 

Learn more...

ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL INVESTIGATION

The goal of the Clinical and Translational Education Programs(CTEP) is to educate and train highly motivated individuals to become successful, independent clinical and translational (C/T) investigators through a strong foundation of knowledge and practical skills necessary to conduct interdisciplinary C/T investigation in a team research environment.

Master's Degree (2 years)

Advanced Certificate (1 year)

Application Clinic on November 21 at 12:30pm to answer any questions regarding the application process

APPLICATIONS DUE - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014

Visit the CTSC website for more information: http://www.med.cornell.edu/ctsc/training_and_education/

International Grants from CALS 

Two international research travel grant opportunities 

Application deadline February 1, 2015

 
The Frosty Hill Fellowship grant is awarded to faculty members and students collaborating with international agriculture research centers. For more information visit http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/prof-dev/frostyhill/
 
The CALS AWARE grant supports graduate students conducting international research that fits within the scope of the AWARE mission. For more information visit http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/AWARE/grant/

Programs now accepting applications include:

• The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) (for Graduate Students, Predoc Students, Postdoc Researchers, and Senior Researchers)
• The Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship
• The Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowship in Conservation of Museum Collections
• The Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF)
• The Smithsonian Mpala Postdoctoral Fellowship
• The Stable Isotope Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship
• The MarineGeo Postdoctoral Fellowship
• The James Smithson Fellowship Program
• The George Burch Fellowship

Please note the application deadline for most of these programs is Monday 12/1/14 (however, deadlines vary, so please see specific program information).

Feel free to share this notice with friends, family, social and professional networks by forwarding this email or by using this link to post it in social media.

For more information, please go to http://smithsonianofi.com or call the Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships at 202-633-7070.

GPWomeN's New Interdisciplinary Mentoring Program for Professional Development

GPWomeN (the Graduate and Professional Women's Network) is about to match up mentors and mentees for its brand new, interdisciplinary mentoring program. As part of this program, we aim to connect first and second year students with more senior PhD students and second year professional students, encouraging both to support each in reaching personal and professional goals. And yes, men are welcome too!  So if you'd like to take part in our program and haven't yet filled out our quick matching survey, please email us ASAP at gpwomen@cornell.edu.

• November 19, 2014
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• 102 Mann Library, Cornell Ithaca Campus
• RSVP please email dmf46@cornell.edu

Open to: Cornell students, faculty, and staff, and anyone interested in learning about IP in regards to venture capital.

99% of startups will not get Venture Capital (VC). Is your startup in the 1%? Learn how to increase the probability of your startup getting funded.

Please join CCTEC professionals and Louis Berneman, founding partner of Osage University Partners (OUP), for a discussion on VC basics and intellectual property (IP) concerns.

Osage University Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in university spinouts. Osage has partnered with 65+ universities and research institutions to invest in innovative startups.

Pizza, salad, and drinks will be served.

oSTEM@Cornell's First Mixer 

Please join us for oSTEM@Cornell's first mixer this semester! oSTEM@Cornell is Cornell's new graduate student group for Out/queer people in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

• When: Wednesday the 19th, November at 7-9 PM 
• Where: Big Red Barn
• RSVP before November 17:  

Come and connect with other out STEM grad students and Post-docs! Enjoy free snacks, soft drinks, and pizza.  More info about our national organization is available at ostem.org. The first five folks to arrive will receive colorful oSTEM swag! 

Communicating Science Workshop

Cornell graduate students and postdocs are invited to apply now for the Communicating Science (ComSciCon-Cornell) workshop, to be held at Cornell in May of 2015. 

The ComSciCon workshop series is designed to empower graduate students and postdocs to communicate the complex and technical concepts that arise in research in science, engineering, medicine, law and other fields to broad and diverse audiences, beyond fellow practitioners

 in the field. The ComSciCon Cornell event will be held over two separate, day-long sessions on May 21st and 29th; please apply only if you are able to attend both days. 

The application for the workshop is open now and will close on January 15th, 2015. There will be no cost or fee to graduate student and postdoc attendees, but only a limited number of spots are available. More information and the application can be found here: http://comscicon.com/comscicon-cornell-2015. For additional information, please contact the ComSciCon Cornell organizing committee (ComSciConCornell@gmail.com).

Graduate Student Injuries

The Graduate School recently updated and posted procedures addressing graduate/professional student injuries.  As a graduate/professional student, if you are injured on University property or while engaged in a University-sponsored activity, seek medical attention as needed and file a report in the Cornell injury report system.  Filing the report will trigger involvement by appropriate offices across campus to help you receive services and support to aid you in your recovery and help keep you on track to complete your academic program.  The full set of updated procedures for responding to graduate/professional student injuries is posted here. 

Need Help Finding Your Path? 

Consider Turning to the University Ombudsman

Speak to the Ombudsman about a problem, conflict or concern.  This is a safe place to speak confidentially and off the record, you can receive assistance in evaluating available options, and also coaching for a difficult conversation.  Services are free to students, faculty and staff.  

More information...

Free Wellness Activities Around Campus

YOGA

• Mondays - 5:00 - 6:15 and Thursdays 3:30 - 4:45
• Willard Straight Garden Room  (go down the stairs across from the International Lounge)
• We will have some yoga mats, but if you have one, please bring it.

Creative Arts for Health and Well-Being

• Wednesdays 7 - 9 PM
• Slope Studio, 2nd Floor Willard Straight Hall (go down the steps across from the International Lounge)
• No artistic skill necessary.  Join others in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere to create, reflect and grow.  

Meditation

Weekly Guided Mindfulness Meditations are available to all members of the Cornell community: students, faculty, and staff. 

• Come as you are, as often as you like, to practice this relaxing and restorative technique. 
• FREE sessions are 30 minutes long and are available for you at various sites across campus, including the Big Red Barn and now Hasbrouck! 

Learn more & review the schedule.

Get Your Free Flu Vaccination

The first flu vaccine clinics of the 2014-15 season are underway!  Vaccines are available at walk-in clinics at locations around campus. Flu vaccines are free to Cornell students, staff, faculty and retirees. Student spouses and domestic partners on the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) are also eligible for free vaccine. Bring your Cornell ID. The cost of the flu vaccine for student spouses and student domestic partners not on SHIP is $35. 

For schedule check here prior to attending.

Book Talk:  The Law of Kinship
Anthropology, Psychoanalysis and the Family in France

Book Talk with Camille Robcis

Wednesday, Nov. 19
4:30 p.m. 
Olin Library, Room 107

Interested in the politics of modern France and the debates over laws governing the family?  For over two centuries, the family has played a crucial role in French public policy. Debates over single-parent households, same-sex unions, reproductive technologies, and other challenges to assumptions about family relations have been divisive in recent years. Join us for a book talk with professor of history Camille Robcis, winner of the 2014 Berkshire Conference First Book Prize! The Law of Kinship (Cornell University Press, April 2013) explains why and how academic discourses have intersected with these debates. Books available for purchase and signing, and refreshments served.  For more information, visit http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/booktalks

From Cornell Cinema  

Need a break? Go see a film right on campus in a classic movie theatre, with state-of-the-art projection, in Willard Straight Hall.  Regular ticket price for grad students is just $5 (less with a Six Pass). If you'd like to receive Cornell Cinema's weekly e-blast directly, which includes links to trailers and special event information, sign-up at their website: cinema.cornell.edu, where you'll also find show times.