What is “Science on Tap”? Beer, science, and a hit!

By Kathleen Heffernon, PhD; postdoc in Food Science Beer and Science?  Science and beer?  What is Science on Tap?  Organized by Graduate Women in Science’s (GWiS) Science Communications Chair, Tisha Bohr, Science on Tap ...
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November 13, 2018Uncategorizedcareers in communication, Cornell BEST Program, nonacademic careers, professional development, science communication

Explaining science to kids builds vital career skills

by BESTies Janani Hariharan and Cassi Wattenburger, both PhD grad students in the School of Integrative Plant Sciences — Soil and Crop Sciences Section. Communicating science to an audience of non-scientists is hard enough ...
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October 31, 2018Uncategorizedcareers in communication, Cornell BEST Program, nonacademic careers, professional development

Is the BEST program for aspiring academics?

by Jody W. Enck, BEST Communications Specialist Many more people graduate with PhD’s in the U.S. every year than there are open faculty positions in academia.  By default, many of those graduates will apply ...
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October 26, 2018Uncategorizedacademic careers, Cornell BEST Program, graduate school, professional development

Welcome to the “BEST” program blog at Cornell

by Jody W. Enck, BEST Communication Specialist Welcome to the “BEST” blog!  We are excited to go live with our stories about the program and its impacts.  Read on for a little more information ...
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October 26, 2018UncategorizedCornell BEST Program, graduate school, nonacademic careers, professional development