NIH Career Symposium
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-06 | Online
Registration is now open for the 2025 NIH Career Symposium! This virtual, multi-day event will highlight a broad range of career paths available to biomedical researchers. Panels and workshops throughout the symposium are designed to help postdocs and doctoral students in the life sciences explore new career paths, learn more about a specific career, and prepare for a successful job search. The Career Symposium will take place November 3rd – 6th, 2025. Register here!
Register now
2025 ANNUAL NIH CAREER SYMPOSIUM
November 3 – 6, 2025 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Register: https://whova.com/portal/registration/eNR7KvksLzfWd584CoaD/
Please note that, in addition to registering for a ticket, you must also create a Whova account to log in to the event.
Event highlights
*10 panels featuring professionals in a broad range of careers, including pharmaceutical industry, academic careers, science policy, and more!
*Workshops to help you:

Navigate a Changing Job Market
Develop Job Search Skills
Plan for a Career Transition

Register today and log in to Whova to see the agenda and growing speaker list! We hope to see you at the event in November!
Additional links
NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education – https://www.training.nih.gov
Upcoming Events – https://www.training.nih.gov/events/upcoming
Career Services Advice and Appointments – https://www.training.nih.gov/career_services
NIH Alumni Database, Explore for your career options & Register as you leave –
https://www.training.nih.gov/alumni/register

Lab to Impact series
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This fall, the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) invites you to Lab to Impact, an educational series designed to help Cornell researchers, inventors, and partners take their innovations from lab to marketplace.
We’re starting the season with a foundational session focused on intellectual property and the full journey of technology commercialization. Whether you’re new to IP or already navigating disclosure, this virtual session will offer tools, examples, and guidance tailored to Cornell innovators.
What you’ll learn
🗺️ The commercialization roadmap: Understand the full lifecycle — from invention disclosure to licensing and beyond.
💡 IP fundamentals, simplified: Get grounded in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
✨ Telling the story of your tech: Learn how CTL positions innovations to attract licensees, collaborators, and investors.
🤝 How CTL supports your journey: Hear directly from CTL leadership about the resources available to help bring your work to the world.
About the Series
Explore real-world paths to impact this fall, with sessions grounded in Cornell’s 13 technology pillars and led by internal and external experts:

Monday, Sept. 15: Understanding the Technology Commercialization Process
Wednesday, Oct. 29:From Idea to Prototyping and Design in Medical Devices
Tuesday, Nov. 18:The Path to Commercializing Semiconductor Technology
Tuesday, Dec. 16:Realizing Impact through Commercialization

Italy Trek Info Session
2025-11-18 16:30 - 17:30 | Online
During spring break 2026 (March 28– April 4), the Smith Family Business Initiative will be leading a student trek to Italy to explore numerous significant family businesses, Italian history, and culture.
Join them on November 18th for an informational meeting to learn more. This trek is open to ALL Cornell University graduate and PhD students.
Why Family Business?
Family-owned businesses dominate the economic landscape in the United States, are critically important drivers of the economy and, by most estimates, make up 70-90% of all businesses globally. These organizations span the economic spectrum from start-up to the largest and often oldest businesses in the world. Given the statistics, regardless of your background or career trajectory, it’s not a question of if you will work with a family enterprise but when and in what capacity. Educating our students about the unique advantages and challenges faced by family firms provides a fundamental knowledge base and is one of the many distinctive ways Cornell prepares graduates for successful futures.
Why Italy?
In Italy there are estimated to be around 784,000 family businesses – more than 85% of the total number of businesses – constituting around 70% of all employment. Italian family businesses are also set apart by their longevity: of the world’s 100 oldest businesses, 15 are Italian and, of these, 5 – Fonderie Pontificie Marinelli (founded in 1000), Barone Ricasoli (1141), Barovier & Toso (1295), Torrini (1369) and Marchesi Antinori (1385) – are among the top ten oldest family businesses still active today. Source: http://www.aidaf.it/en/aidaf-3/1650-2/
We look forward to seeing you on November 18th!
Register Here to Attend
Campus Groups posting
**Please note that once you register, you will receive the Zoom link**

Research Communication Workshop
2026-02-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Biotechnology Building, G01, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Date and time: Tuesday February 10 @2-4pm
At the end of this Research Communication Workshop you should:

Be able to introduce yourself in an engaging and memorable way.
Recognize and develop strategies to explain jargon or complex topics.
Develop skills and confidence to communicate with a variety of audiences on a regular basis.
Use different storytelling approaches to communicate your research.
Identify one or more outlets to communicate your research (e.g. podcast, social media).
Develop an approach to start your talk and engage your audience immediately.

Open to: Doctoral students and Postdoctoral Scholars in any discipline interested in improving their research presentation skills to a wide variety of audiences.
Facilitators: Cynthia Leifer and Susi Varvayanis
Location: Biotech Building G01
To register: Please fill out this Qualtrics link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4NrWzYy9hEe4tro

Springer Nature Series on Publishing
2026-02-19 08:00 - 17:00
Ask the Editor: Open Q&A on Submitting Your Article: Thursday, 19 March 2026 | 1 pm EDT Register here
Stress Free Publishing: Thursday, 26 March 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
Do’s and Don’ts of Getting a Paper Published: Thursday, 2 April 2026 | 1 pm EDT Register here
Open Access Explained: Navigating the Author Journey: Thursday, 8 April 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
Integrity Matters – Research Done Right: Wednesday, 22 April 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
Using AI in Scientific Writing: Thursday, 30 April 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
What Peer Reviewers Really Look For: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
Choosing the Right Journal: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
How to Promote you Research: Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 1pm EDT Register here
These webinars will be recorded, and the recording will be made available to all registrants. Even if you cannot attend live, make sure to register to receive the recording.

GradFUTURES Forum Graduate Student Professional Development Conference
2026-03-23 09:00 - 2026-03-27 13:00 | Online
About the GradFUTURES Forum

On behalf of the Princeton University Graduate School, Cornell graduate students and postdocs are cordially invited to attend the virtual sessions of the 2026 GradFUTURES Forum Graduate Student Professional Development Conference to be held March 23-27. Founded in 2020, the GradFUTURES Forum is a week-long professional development conference that is FREE and OPEN to graduate students from other institutions across the country and around the world.
Featuring dozens of keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, career panels, the conference offers dozens of online programs that support graduate students’ and postdocs’ success and prepare them for diverse career pathways.
Please visit this webpage to view the schedule (click on each date) and register for virtual sessions. (https://gradfutures.princeton.edu/Forum/Virtual)
Highlighting a few online talks of value to GCC members (times in Eastern Time):

The Professional Development Advantage: Rodney Priestley and Eva Kubu, Princeton Graduate School
Understanding the changing PhD opportunity landscape: Matt Sigelman, Burning Glass Institute
Innovative Approaches for supporting International Graduate Students: Fanta Aw (NAFSA), Amy Nice (Institute for Progress, Former White House OSTP), Violet Buxton-Walsh (Institute for Progress) and Robin Catmur-Smith (International Student Resource Center)
Global Careers: Thriving As An International Scholar, Sonali Majumdar, Princeton Graduate School
