Careers Beyond Academia

Webinar to learn BioRender's Poster Builder tool
2024-11-21 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Join this Special Topic webinar aimed at helping researchers and scientists utilize BioRender’s Poster Builder tool to design and create better research posters.
In this 30-minute webinar, learn actionable tips and techniques for designing research posters within BioRender’s Poster Builder tool and see a live demonstration.

When: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00 -12:30 PM EST

Click HERE to reserve your spot!

Not able to make it? Register anyway and you will receive a recording of the webinar.

Hope to see you there.

Best,
Nickie

Nickie Pulsone (she/her)
Customer Success Manager
BioRender
e: nickie.pulsone@biorender.com

BioRender.com

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Biotechnology Resource Center | Research & Innovation
Cornell University
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NYAS Chat with Experts: Medical Affairs and Medical Information at Noven Pharmaceuticals
2024-11-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast opportunities within STEM fields. This series offers unique access to experts across industries.
Engage in live Q&A sessions to ask questions that will help shape your own career path. Whether actively pursuing a STEM career or simply exploring possibilities, this event series provides the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
This is the second session in the Chat with Experts series, and it will feature Mahwish Khan, PharmD, RPh, Associate Director of Medical Affairs and Medical Information at Noven Pharmaceuticals. Learn more and register
Cornell University offers free NYAS memberships to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, staff and faculty. Learn more about how to become a member.
Activate your account by completing the Cornell specific membership form.

CV/Resume Clinic
2024-11-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Bradfield Hall G04
Join us for a CV/Resume Clinic designed specifically for international students aiming to enhance their career prospects in the U.S.! This event, hosted in collaboration with Susi Sturzenegger Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia in the Graduate School’s Office of Career and Professional Development is brought to you by the International Students Committee within SIPS and Synapsis, the Plant Breeding and Genetics Graduate Student Organization.
The session will provide personalized feedback and expert advice to help you present your skills, experiences, and unique background effectively for American employers. Don’t miss this chance to polish your resume and make a powerful impact on your U.S. job search journey!
* Open to the Graduate Community
** Please contact Zong-Yan at zl843@cornell.edu for any special arrangements you may require in order to attend this event
Link to register: https://cglink.me/2ee/r2277180
Funded by the GPSAFC

Ignite Fellow for New Ventures info session
2024-12-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Applications Open for the 2026 Cycle!
Looking to make a real-world impact with a technology you’ve developed at Cornell? The Ignite Fellow for New Ventures program funds and trains Ph.D. and master’s holders with entrepreneurial outlooks to start technology ventures.
During the 12-month fellowship, fellows work in their faculty inventor’s lab for technology development and report to one of the incubator directors at the Center for Life Science Ventures, Praxis Center for Venture Development, or Runway Startup Postdocs for business development support.
Why Ignite Fellow for New Ventures?

Advance technology commercialization: grow as an entrepreneur scientist or engineer by partnering with a Cornell faculty inventor.

Funding Package of Up to $120,000: we’re here to de-risk your journey with a comprehensive funding package covering your salary for up to two years and essential experiment costs.

Cornell’s Inclusive Ethos: built on the principle of “…any person…any study,” our program encourages you to explore a diverse range of groundbreaking discoveries in Cornell labs.

Open to aspiring entrepreneurs: we’re seeking master’s graduates, PhDs, and postdocs who dream big, take risks, and envision themselves as a CEO, CSO, or CTO founder.

Apply Now
Register for a Virtual Information Session to Learn More

December 4, 12-1 p.m.
January 10, 12-1 p.m.

Italy Trek Info Session
2024-12-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom, NY, United States
Each year during spring break, in a course intended to promote the understanding of family businesses, the Smith Family Business Initiative leads a weeklong student trek (NBA 5920) to Italy to explore the country’s many significant family businesses, Italian history, and culture. For those interested in learning about family businesses, Italy is an important destination. There are estimated to be around 784,000 family businesses in the country, comprising over 85% of the total business landscape and providing around 70% of employment. What distinguishes Italian family businesses is their remarkable longevity: among the world’s 100 oldest businesses, 15 are Italian. Notably, five of these – including Fonderie Pontificie Marinelli (founded in 1000), Barone Ricasoli (1141), Barovier & Toso (1295), Torrini (1369), and Marchesi Antinori (1385) – rank among the top ten oldest family businesses still in operation today.
Through these visits, the group seeks to peek behind the scenes at business operations and speak with family members to understand the values and beliefs underpinning the foundation of these companies. This program is open to graduate students across Cornell. It is a 1.5 credit course. Please register for the info session on December 4th via Zoom to learn more.
About the Matthew Unger MBA’23 Fellowship for Experiential Learning
The Matthew Unger MBA ’23 Fellowship for Experiential Learning provides financial support of up to $5,000 for up to two students to participate in the Family Businesses in Italy Trek (March 29-April 5, 2025), led by the Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) at the SC Johnson College of Business. Generously established by recent alumnus Matthew Unger, ‘MBA ’23, this fellowship is open to all graduate students at Cornell University, and its objective is to eliminate potential participation barriers for persons of color and other underrepresented groups, ensuring equal access among all students to this transformative experiential learning opportunity. There are two spots available for this fellowship program this year. We are seeking applicants who would greatly benefit from this unique opportunity to explore family businesses through the Italy trek. Selection will be based on a combination of merit and financial need. Ideal candidates will demonstrate not only strong academic and leadership potential but also a willingness to support the SFBI team and contribute to the success of the trek by fostering a collaborative and positive group experience. Email Susan Hu at yh789@cornell.edu with any questions.
Apply here: https://johnson.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9KtXagCfHMPCt38
DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2025, 11:59pm ET

NYAS Chat with Experts: NY Hall of Science Dir. of Youth Programs
2024-12-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Are you interested in building a career in STEM? Join The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) for an exciting monthly online event series designed to explore the vast opportunities within STEM fields. This series offers unique access to experts across industries.
Engage in live Q&A sessions to ask questions that will help shape your own career path. Whether actively pursuing a STEM career or simply exploring possibilities, this event series provides the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
This is the third session in the Chat with Experts series, and it will feature Shihadah Saleem, MS, Director of Youth Programs and Pathways at the New York Hall of Science. Learn more and register
Cornell University offers free NYAS memberships to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, staff and faculty. Learn more about how to become a member.
Activate your account by completing the Cornell specific membership form.

Mulling over Manuscripts
2024-12-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Weill Hall 125
Mulling over Manuscripts: Hot Chocolate Bar and Faculty Panel
Join us for some hot drinks and desserts before we end the year while we hear from a faculty panel discussing some of the challenges when publishing your work. Panelists will discuss how to navigate the road to publication by discussing topics like when and where should I publish, how to attribute authorship, how to respond to reviewer feedback, and more. RSVP now to let us know you are coming and submit your questions for the panel.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/3KtFhjmsCvJq5Uk47
Date: Dec. 5th
Time: 3-4:30 pm –Refreshments offered!
Location: Weill Hall 125
Confirmed panelists include:
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl is the Stanley Bryer 1946 Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University, Director of Cornell’s Physical Sciences Oncology Center (PSOC) on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism, and Associate Director of Cornell Nanoscale Science and Engineering Facility (CNF). She served on the Tumor Microenvironment study section, is a Senior Editor of Cancer Research, and serves on the Editorial Board of the ACS journal Biomaterials Science and Engineering and Tissue Engineering. With an H-index of 58, she has over 8000 citations for her ~150 published articles, book chapters and opinion pieces.
Alex Kwan MS’07 PhD’09 is Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine where he was for 9 years before returning to Cornell. His lab studies systems neuroscience with a focus on novel psychiatric drugs. He publishes papers each year in diverse high impact journals such as Nature Neuroscience, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Neuron, Eneuro, Nature, Neurophotonics and more. Highly cited, he is also active at conferences, on github, and on social media to widely disseminate his research findings.
Peter McCracken is an electronic resources librarian in Olin Library, and has been with Cornell since 2016. He oversees the Cornell Open Access Publishing (COAP) Fund, which provides financial support for some OA publications. Peter was a Reference Librarian at East Carolina University, and then at the University of Washington, before co-founding Serials Solutions, a company that helps libraries manage electronic journals and e-resources, and is now part of Clarivate. He also founded ShipIndex.org, an online database that helps people do research on ships. Peter has published in multiple library and maritime history publications, including as a co-author of the American Library Association’s first OA monograph, plus several recent Diamond OA articles.
David A. Putnam is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor in Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering / Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is also the inaugural Associate Dean for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Cornell, having co-founded several companies based on his research and that of his graduate students and postdocs. He is currently a member of seven Editorial Advisory Boards including Pharmaceutical Research, Journal of Controlled Release, Analytical Biochemistry and Experimental Biology and Medicine. Along with his ~160 publications that have been cited over 10,000 times, he also holds ~40 patents.
Mingming Wu is a Professor in Biological and Environmental Engineering and leads the Biofluidics lab that develops micro- and nano-scale technologies for solving contemporary biological, medical, and environmental problems. She has an active track record of publications in a wide variety of journals including Biophysics Reviews, Journal of Cell Science, Physical Biology, Lab on a Chip, Experimental Cell Research, Integrative Biology, PNAS, and Cancer Research.
Brought to you by:
Hosted jointly by the Graduate Student chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Biomedical Engineering Women’s Group (BMEW), and by Careers Beyond Academia in the Graduate School. With additional funding from Dr. Mingming Wu.

Create an Employer-Ready LinkedIn Profile
2024-12-09 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:30 | 341 Caldwell Hall, 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
We’ll start with a short overview presentation with pro tips on how to use LinkedIn, some exercises to identify a good tagline, and a very interactive session where participants work on their own profiles and critique others’ –so you will need to bring your own computer. Handy tips will be shared among participants at the hands-on session.
Due to the interactive nature of this in-person workshop, we will limit the number of participants to 15. So if something comes up after you register, be sure to let us know so we can invite someone else to take your place.
Register via this Google form for the date that works for you with your Cornell netID.

Careers Beyond Academia Small Group Discussion
2024-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Does your career plan need a tune-up? Join us online to find out how we can help you get the most out of Careers Beyond Academia. If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session. Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future. Feel free to pop in anytime during this hour that suits your schedule. ALL DISCIPLINES WELCOME!

Explore Careers Outside Academia
2024-12-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
In today’s day and age, more and more postdocs and graduate students are open to the idea of careers beyond academia. Have you ever wondered how to start this transition and what are some things you need to think about before taking action? In this session, we will talk about how to start exploring career options outside of academia and some of the thought process behind it. Register to attend.
Presented by Graduate School Career and Professional Development staff and aimed at Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars.
Presenters: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies; and Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia

Introducing a New Confocal Microscope at the College of Veterinary Medicine
2024-12-12 11:30 - 13:00 | Lecture Hall 3 Veterinary Research Tower, 618 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Interact with Cornell alumnus Joe DiPietro PhD’17 and others at the upcoming Biotechnology Resource Center Seminar: Introducing a New Confocal Microscope at the College of Veterinary Medicine. View the agenda below. Register to attend.
Welcome and Introduction
Becky Williams, PhD – Director of the Biotechnology Resource Center Imaging Facility
Making the Most of Your New Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal
Joe DiPietro PhD’17, Neurobiology is an Applications Specialist at Nikon and will discuss the technology behind our facility’s new Nikon spinning disk confocal, the applications it is best suited for, as well as the imaging challenges that it can help you overcome.
Visualizing Dynamic Epigenetic Changes in Embryos through Quantitative Imaging
Arunika Das, PhD – Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Lunch will be provided

Info session for Runway Startup Postdoc Program
2025-01-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Online
Applications are now open for next year’s Runway Startup Postdoc Program at Cornell Tech in NYC. This program is designed for recently graduated STEM PhD who have a startup idea and are interested in pursuing entrepreneurship as a career path.
Information sessions will be held Tuesday, January 21, 11am – noon, and Thursday, January 30, 12 – 2pm. Register to attend
The Runway Startup Postdoc Program is part business school, part research institution, and part startup incubator. Based at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, Runway ushers recent PhDs in digital technology fields through a paradigm shift — from an academic mindset to an entrepreneurial outlook.
Startup Postdocs arrive with ideas for unproven products and markets that require time and specialized guidance to develop. These startups demand more than a few months to launch. They need a bit of a “runway.” That’s why our program lasts 12–24 months and incorporates academic and business mentorship.
Runway provides an impressive package valued at $175,000 in the first year and $150,000 in the second year, which includes a salary, research budget, housing allowance, space and more. Learn more about benefits and perks here.
The application deadline is February 15.

DOE Quantum Information Science Career Fair
2025-01-22 11:00 - 18:00 | Virtual Session, NY, United States
On Jan. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) quantum centers are hosting their annual free, virtual Quantum Information Science Career Fair. Job seekers will have the chance to interact one-on-one with representatives from academia, industry and the national labs. The fair will also include panel discussions featuring scientists and other professionals in quantum.
The career fair is free and open to the public. Register online by Tuesday January 21, 2025.

Information Session on the Cornell Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Learn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to prepare and participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in the Cornell Graduate School competition in Spring 2025.
Register online to attend an information session.

University-Wide online Career Fair
2025-02-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Online
See the list of employers, register for sessions and connect with employers through this Handshake link. Open to all students.
The online University-Wide Spring Career Fair is on Wednesday, February 5, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm,
Prepare and get the most out of the career fair
Handshake has several articles and videos:

Handshake’s Guide to Attending a Virtual Fair
Participating in a Virtual Fair
View Employers Attending an Upcoming Career Fair

Cornell Career Services curates these Career Development Toolkit modules:

Prepare for and Navigate Career Fairs
Networking

See also their Media Library of recorded workshops
Questions can be directed to
Kimberlee Swartz kms273@cornell.edu
Associate Director, Manager Employer Relations
Cornell Career Services | Student & Campus Life
Cornell University
210 Barnes Hall | Ithaca, NY 14853
w 607.255.7464
career.cornell.edu

Learn skills to address misinformation
2025-02-11 16:30 - 17:30 | Bradfield Hall 101
Join this workshop with alumna Kara Rode Webber PhD’22, founder of Vaccination Conversations with Scientists (VaCS) on:
Addressing Misinformation through Meaningful Conversation
The graduate student groups Advancing Science and Policy (ASAP) and Vaccine Conversations with Scientists (VaCS) are collaborating to hold this workshop teaching skills to address misinformation, with a VaCS info session to follow. This will be open to the campus community and held on Feb 11th at 4:30PM in Bradfield 101. Snacks and light refreshment will be provided!

CV To Resume Workshop
2025-02-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
This webinar will help you target common terms used in industry, non-profit and government jobs; basic resume structure and tips on highlighting your PhD skillsets to position YOU as the preferred job candidate.
This webinar is open to all PhD students and postdocs.
To Register
For more events, please visit gradcareers.cornell.edu.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Engineering Luncheon: Entrepreneurship Networking
2025-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | 226 Weill Hall, 237 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Looking for support to commercialize your technology? Cornell Engineering and the Entrepreneurs in Residence program offer connections to mentorship, funding opportunities, legal information, entrepreneurship programs, and other commercialization resources in Cornell’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. Open to Cornell Ph.D. candidates and postdocs in the College of Engineering only.
Join us for this exclusive lunchtime discussion hosted by the college’s Entrepreneurs in Residence program to learn about the resources available to you as you explore entrepreneurship and commercialization.
Cornell Engineering alumni who have leveraged college resources to found and scale successful startups will be in attendance.
Engineering Luncheon: Entrepreneurship Networking
Friday, February 28 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Weill Hall Room 226
Lunch will be served

Register now: https://bit.ly/3Cd1C5m

Public Communication of Science panel (and workshop)
2025-03-14 16:30 - 19:00 | Kennedy Hall 105
This weekend workshop trains researchers in the sciences (including natural sciences, engineering, experimental social sciences, etc.) to communicate effectively with nonscientists such as policy makers, political stakeholders, the media, and the general public. A public panel discussion on Opportunities in Science Communication kicks off the COMM 5660 course and is held Friday 4:30-6:30pm. The Friday session is open to the public.
Learn about the range of opportunities for public engagement and ways to integrate public engagement with your other professional activities. The speakers will share how they got into science communication, reasons why they continue to do so, opportunities and challenges of integrating communication activities with other professional activities, specific skills to work on that are useful elsewhere, and goals they have for future science communication activities. There will be opportunities to ask questions of the panelists and informal discussion will follow.
To participate in the full weekend workshop, you must register for the COMM 5660 course(1cr.) Bruce Lewenstein.
Dates and Times:
Panel on Opportunities for Public Communication of Science March 14 @4:30-7pm (open to the public)
Workshop continues March 15 & 16 @ 9-5pm (workshop participants only)
Location: Kennedy Hall 213 for the Friday panel open to all (no registration required)
Friday March14 in Kennedy Hall 213
4:30 pm Panel: Opportunities for public communication of science
Speakers

Allasandra Valdez, Julia Felice, a representative from the Sciencenter, Kayla Jones…

7:00(ish) pm Informal discussion supported by pizza and veggies
Starting with a public panel discussion on Opportunities for Public Communication of Science, this weekend workshop trains researchers in the sciences (including natural sciences, engineering, experimental social sciences, etc.) to communicate effectively with nonscientists such as policy makers, political stakeholders, the media, and the general public. Training activities may include role-play, mini lectures, reading/discussion, hands-on writing blog posts and other outreach materials, real-time practice being interviewed for the media, and discussion with invited speakers. Several guest speakers will be featured throughout the weekend. The below public panel discussion on Opportunities in Science Communication kicks off the COMM 5660 course and is held Friday 4:30-7pm. The weekend workshop runs 9-5pm Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is on your own. Must attend all three sessions for credit.
Testimonial:
“One of the most engaging Careers Beyond Academia/BEST experiences for me was a science communication workshop that I attended taught by Bruce Lewenstein. This was an excellent crash course on science communication and forced me to think through how the public receives and perceives scientific news and how I could best communicate my own work to the public without over complicating it.”-Felicity Emerson, Biomedical and Biological Sciences
Weekend workshop will be held in Kennedy 105
9-5 Saturday March 15 COMM 5660 continues with writing science for the public, developing and writing your own stories, a presentation on Integrating communication with your graduate research, discussion of pictures and video, and learning about the science communication system
9-5 Sunday March 16 COMM 5660 continues with re-writing press releases/blog posts following critique, developing and delivering media messages with guest speaker from Cornell Media Relations, being interviewed, science policy
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this workshop, students will be able to:
Discuss science communication opportunities, both within traditional scientific careers and as standalone careers
Begin identifying characteristics of potential audiences for science communication
Write drafts of short texts (such as blog posts, tweets, and similar items) for non-scientific audiences
Begin planning for media interviews
Discuss social, ethical, and scholarly issues associated with science communication
Credit:
To get credit for the class you must attend all sessions. Enroll now via class roster. If past the add/drop deadline, please email Susi Varvayanis (sv27@cornell.edu) with your Cornell netID.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.
Supported by Cornell’s Department of Communication and Careers Beyond Academia in the Graduate School.

Navigating Your Future: Strategies to Explore Career and Global Professional Options
2025-03-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
Do you have concerns for how changes in the U.S. may impact International Graduate and Professional Students? Join us for a webinar on how to use available resources to answer your questions. Staff from across campus will be present to share practical steps focused specifically on international graduate and professional students. Register here!
Join via Zoom on Monday March 17, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Office of Global Learning in concert with the Diversity and International Students Committee-Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (DISC-GPSA), Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) | Cornell Health, and the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development.
Connect with us!
Careers Beyond Academia LinkedIn group
Read more: International Graduates and Postdocs Struggle with Career Confidence
Facilitators and presenters:
Leslie Whitcomb, International Student Inclusion Specialist in the Office of Global Learning
Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director, Careers Beyond Academia in the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional
TBD, TITLE, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) at Cornell Health
Additional co-organizers and supporters:
Aleesha George, doctoral candidate, Chemistry, Diversity and International Students Committee of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
Zong-Yan Liu, doctoral candidate, SIPS Plant Breeding and Genetics, Diversity and International Students Committee of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly

2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
2025-03-19 15:00 - 16:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for graduate students to develop and showcase their research communication skills.
The 2025 final round competition will be held in-person on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in G10 Biotech. We will also offer a virtual attendance option by Zoom for those outside of Ithaca. Attend and vote for your favorite presentation for the People’s Choice Award!
3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. In addition to the first place and second place winners from among the finalists, audience members on March 20 will be asked to select a People’s Choice Award Winner.
Event registration is open.

2025 GradFUTURES Forum
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-28 | Webinar
Hosted by the Princeton University Graduate School, the GradFUTURES Forum is a weeklong professional development conference for graduate students offering opportunities for meaningful professional growth and exploration of futures within and beyond the academy. This year’s theme is Meeting the Moment, featuring a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, inspiring keynote speakers, interactive workshops, career panels, and networking receptions designed to help graduate students learn, explore, and connect.
The 2025 GradFUTURES Forum is free and open to the broader graduate community at Princeton and beyond. View the full schedule of events and register here.

Women in Animal Science Panel
2025-03-27 15:35 - 17:00 | Morrison 146
The Cornell University Animal Science Graduate Student Association is thrilled to invite you to attend a Women in Animal Science Panel on Thursday March 27th from 3:35 – 5:00 PM EST! Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in an enriching discussion moderated by Dr. Michelle Moyal, featuring our esteemed panelists: Dr. Jessica McArt, Dr. Fernanda Ferreira, Dr. Yeni Bernal Rubio, Dr. Xixi Chen, and Dr. Yi Athena Ren! To secure your spot in the audience, please RSVP by Wednesday March 26th. Zoom links will be sent to all registrants prior to the event. We hope you can join us for this inspiring conversation!

Consulting Case Workshop
2025-04-11 15:00 - 18:00 | Goldwin Smith Hall G76
Consulting Case 102: Sharpening Your Skills with Advanced Frameworks and Math.
An advanced workshop focusing on refining case frameworks, enhancing mental math skills, and interpreting charts and exhibits to tackle complex case interviews at a high level. Open to Cornell students from all majors and years.
This workshop is organized by Cornell Career Services and will be led by the Management Consulted team.
Management Consulted is an online platform that supports candidates in their consulting job search. To access this free resource, as a Cornell Student, you may utilize this link – https://managementconsulted.com/cornell-student-login/
Register to attend through Handshake.

Navigating Your Career Pivot: Opportunities in Science Nonprofits
2025-04-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Webinar
Presented by the New York Academy of Sciences’ Chief Scientific Officer, Brooke Grindlinger,PhD, this dynamic workshop is intended to help early-career scientists (graduate students, postdocs, faculty) transition to and learn about nonprofit roles, identify applicable skills in their repertoire, help them determine strategies to fill skill gaps, and ultimately provide the tools needed to investigate long-term career opportunities within nonprofits.
Register to attend.
