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Nine people standing in a grassy area — Provided The 2025 Postdoc Achievement Award recipients, left to right: Heather Kim, Jennifer Grauer, Adam Beard, Shawna Cook, Inbal Ravreby, Bryan MacNeill, Lucinda Li, Bailey Flynn, and Bec (Rebecca) Schmitt.

Postgraduate awards

Nine postdocs honored with achievement awards

9/19/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Psychology …

Philosophy

Philosophy Ph.D. candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship

7/16/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

… by the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, for the 2025-26 academic year, selected from nearly 600 applicants. …

Person in academic robes shakes the hand of another person in academic robes — Alexandra Bayer/Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff congratulates a doctoral candidate at the 2025 Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 23 at Barton Hall.

Graduate student honors

Ph.D. graduates overcame obstacles to find success

5/28/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Classics …

Glass figures shaped like a teardrop on top of a square glass base, red with black lines swirling down in parallel — Roger William Photography

Awards and Honors

Seventeen Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence

5/19/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Several people standing in three rows, wearing dark blue shirts — Provided A portion of this year’s Expanding Your Horizons volunteers

Graduate student research

Hundreds of grad student volunteers host conference for budding scientists

4/29/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Eight people wearing green academic stoles (plus one baby) — Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Cornell’s 2025 Bouchet Society inductees. Back row (left to right): Don Long, Andrea Robinson, Salma Rebhi and her son, Zhuang Han, and Aspen Omapang. Front row (left to right): Jamila Walida Simon, Marguerite Pacheco, Libby Indermaur, and Belen Sotomayor

Graduate student honors

Nine inducted into Bouchet Honor Society

4/28/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Romance Studies …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Elijah Sheridan

10/18/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Physics …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Cameron Tardif

9/24/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

History …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Susannah Sharpless

9/24/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Literatures in English …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Oona Cullen

9/24/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program …

Five people standing in a line under a tree — Simon Wheeler for Cornell University The five 2024 Postdoc Achievement Award recipients, left to right: Jonathan Sogin, Ph.D. ’23; Andrew Orkney; Alexandra Easley; Reum Scott, Ph.D. ’19; and Sabrina Axster.

Graduate student honors

Five postdocs honored with achievement awards

9/23/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Postdoc spotlight: Alexandra Easley

9/23/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Deanne Gebell Gitner, smiling, with short black hair, a jacket and pearl necklace — Provided Deanne Gebell Gitner '66

Awards

Donor’s Annual Prize Shows Appreciation for Teaching Assistants

9/16/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

History …

Graduate student research

Donor's gift supports students' international research

6/20/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Anthropology …

Graduate student honors

Eighteen receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

5/22/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Music …

Graduate student research

Three doctoral students selected for Department of Energy program

5/22/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Meagan Sundstrom

4/30/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Physics …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Kelly Richmond

4/29/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Performing and Media Arts …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Katherine Ally Zaslavsky

4/26/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Sociology …

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Jason Ludwig

4/25/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Science and Technology Studies …

Nine people pose; some wear green stolls — Simon Wheeler/Cornell University Cornell’s 2024 Bouchet Society inductees

Graduate student honors

Ten inducted into Bouchet Honor Society

4/22/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Performing and Media Arts …

Person speaking to a group, with an illuminated screen behind — Simon Wheeler/Cornell University Meagan Sundstrom presents her winning Three Minute Thesis.

Physics

Physics Ph.D. candidate wins 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition

3/22/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Physics …

Several dozen people crowd together, looking up at the camera — Roger William Photography 2023 Dean’s Scholars

Graduate student honors

Nearly 70 students recognized at pinning ceremony

12/15/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Physics …

four people holding certificates — Roger William Photography for Cornell University. From left to right: Xuan Chen, Zachary Ulibarri, Sarah Gilbert, and Samantha Sanft. Not pictured: Alyssa Kaganer and Anusha Shankar.

Postdoctoral scholars

Six postdocs honored with achievement awards

10/2/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies (CIAMS) …

Graduate student honors

Over 80 students receive NSF graduate fellowships

9/7/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Astronomy …

Inside a library full of elaborate book shelves — Jason Koski/Cornell University The A. D. White Reading Room in Uris Library.

Graduate student research

Funding for fluency: Grants support summer language study

7/5/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

History …

Several people in long red robes and black caps walk in a line against a red background; one turns to give a thumbs up — Jason Koski/Cornell University Students line up for recognition at the 2023 Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 27 at Barton Hall.

Graduate student honors

Ph.D. graduates celebrated for contributions to knowledge

6/1/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology …

A grid of images of several people accepting awards at a podium — Roger William Photography Some of the recipients of 2023 Distinguished Awards at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, May 16 in G10 Biotech

Graduate student honors

Thirty-two receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

5/23/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology …

Sprig of white flowers in foreground, stone tower in background

Graduate student research

Two doctoral students selected as Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows

5/8/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program …

Seven people wearing green honor stoles — Simon Wheeler/Cornell University

Post-graduate excellence

Ten Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

4/10/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Classics …

Cornell's central campus with lake beyond

Graduate student research

Over 50 Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships

11/7/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Anthropology …

Nine people stand in a line; six of them hold plaques — Roger William Photography postdoctoral scholars honored with Postdoc Achievement Awards

Graduate student research

Seven Postdocs Honored with Achievement Awards

9/29/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Astronomy …

Students with backpacks walk past a building with stone columns

Literatures in English

Two Doctoral Students Receive Ford Fellowships

9/16/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Literatures in English …

Person casts a net from a canoe on a calm lake — Hennie Stander/Unsplash Fishermen on Lake Victoria in Uganda

Graduate student research

Two Doctoral Students Receive Africa Fund Fellowships

6/6/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology …

A dark-skinned man, bald White woman and African-American woman holding bouquets of flowers and their award certificates — Roger William Photography

Awards

Twenty-five receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

5/23/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Astronomy …

Building with reflective windows under a blue sky — Germán Reyes/Provided The National Institute of Educational Studies in Brazil

Graduate student research

Travel Grants Help Graduate Students Conduct Research Across the Globe

5/10/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Economics …

Graduate School

Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture Ph.D. Candidate Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

3/29/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Asian Studies …

People work on laptop computers in a cozy room

Graduate student life

Record High Attendance at Writing Boot Camp

3/21/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

John S. Knight Institute …

2022 wu scholars — 2022 Wu Scholarship recipients. Top row, left to right: Shiping Cao, Yue Deng, and Zihan Hu. Bottom row, left to right: Hui Ji, Yubo Su, Yongjian Tang, and Hui Zhou. Not pictured: Shan-Chi Hsieh.

Graduate School

Eight Graduate Students Receive Wu Scholarships

2/21/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Astronomy …

Circular chart showing internal stakeholders and external stakeholders

Graduate School

Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives Improve Ph.D. Career Development Programming

1/28/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Physics …

Graduate school

Helping humanities students explore careers beyond academia

1/24/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

Literatures in English …

Anthropology

Graduate School recognizes over 40 new NSF GRFP recipients

12/6/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Anthropology …

Graduate research

Two doctoral students receive Ford Fellowships

6/21/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology …

Linguistics

Removing barriers through remote opportunities

6/15/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Linguistics …

Graduate research

Six graduate students receive 2021 Wu Scholarships

6/10/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Linguistics

Linguistics doctoral student named Cobell fellow

5/25/2021 Cornell University Graduate School

Linguistics …

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Nearly 1,000 gather for conversation on safer fieldwork

3/11/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology …

Biological sciences

Students’ vaccine videos go viral

2/22/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Teacher stands near students, who are writing at a table

Graduate school

ELSO Expands Services to All Multilingual Graduate Students

12/15/2020 Cornell University Graduate School

John S. Knight Institute …

Mathematics, Science and Technology Studies, Society for the Humanities

Seven postdocs honored with achievement awards

10/5/2020 Cornell Chronicle

Mathematics …

Astronomy, Physics, Carl Sagan Institute

In-person or online, Cornell’s summer research internships prove successful

9/9/2020 Cornell University Graduate School

Astronomy …

Science and Technology Studies

Seven Graduate Students Receive Wu Scholarships

8/25/2020 Cornell University Graduate School

Science and Technology Studies …

History

‘Making it Work’: Flexibility During COVID-19

7/21/2020 Cornell University Graduate School

History …

History of Art and Visual Studies, Archaeology Program

Art history Ph.D. candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship

6/24/2020 Cornell Chronicle

History of Art and Visual Studies …

Graduate Studies

Twenty-two Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence

6/24/2020 Cornell University Graduate School

Chemistry and Chemical Biology …

Anthropology

Anthropology Ph.D. candidate named Newcombe fellow

6/26/2019 Cornell Chronicle

Anthropology …

Graduate students

Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

4/22/2019

Performing and Media Arts …

Graduate student research

Grants help graduate students to do research around the world

11/28/2018 Cornell Chronicle

… Twenty-six Cornell graduate students have won more than $42,000 in fall 2018 … MFA, D.M.S., JSD, or Ph.D.), with preference given to post-A Exam doctoral students conducting independent … Grants help graduate students to do research around the world …

Graduate Students

Grad students recognized at dean’s scholars pinning ceremony

10/3/2018 Cornell Chronicle

The Graduate School Dean’s Scholars pinning ceremony Sept. 26 celebrated its inaugural year in 2017, but the 2018 ceremony was not without its firsts. The pinning ceremony honors recipients of competitive diversity-focused fellowships, including the …