Cornell postdoc Luisa Torres has been awarded a prestigious AAAS Mass Media Fellowship. It is a highly competitive program designed…
A panel discussion moderated by Arts and Sciences Dean Ray Jayawardhana helped participants learn how to leverage their communication skills…
Former Careers Beyond Academia/BEST Advisory Board member Wisler Charles, Ph.D. ’16 has pursued his passion stemming from his research and…
This student-initiated, BEST-supported event captured the attention of participants interested in internships during their doctoral studies. Monique Theriault (microbiology) organized…
“These activities were really important for me to see people with PhDs who chose to leave the academic world, and…
The AAAS CASE Workshop is an exciting opportunity designed for doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, and math fields with limited experience…
“By meeting with professionals in the field, it elucidated areas and applications that were unfamiliar to me.” Did you enter…
Twenty-six doctoral students travelled to Washington, D.C. to explore careers in government, attend panels with alumni involved in a range…
“Knowing that academic employment posts for archaeologists are few and far between and not being certain that I would find…
“The BEST program has helped me look at options in science communication and policy as possible avenues to use my…
“I’d say I became interested in non-academic paths because I realized it matters more to do what I love than…
Vandana Raghavan has been active on one of the Early Career Scientist Leadership Program committees of the Genetics Society of…
