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    Career Building 101: How Do I Host a Careers Beyond Academia Event?

    By Janani Hariharan How often do you get to meet professionals in your field (who are not at Cornell) and hear about their experiences and career paths? Would you like to be the person ...
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    November 6, 2019Career development, Humanities, STEMCareerBuildingMultivitamin

    STEM graduate student sneaks into art history course: a case for a liberal arts education beyond undergrad

    By Patricia Tolbert, M.Sc. Have you ever taken a course in a totally different field, not to fill a requirement but because it interested you? I did and I recommend it! In most universities, ...
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    September 17, 2019Broadening Perspectives, Humanities, STEMBroadening Experiences, Courses, Humanities, STEM

    Write better grants: Three ways to give your research proposal an edge over the competition

    Author: Cassi Wattenburger If you’re a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher in the sciences, you almost certainly understand the difficult funding climate that scientists face. In fiscal year 2016, the average funding rate for ...
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    August 7, 2019academic careers, Career development, Cornell BEST ProgramGrants

    Have Skills, Will Travel: Why Attending Off-Campus Symposia is Good for Any BESTie’s Career

    ***This post was originally published in the BEST newsletter*** The New York State Biotechnology Symposium fosters the exchange of ideas between industry representatives and scientists, students, academics and other professionals interested in biotechnology.  Organizers ...
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    May 31, 2019Career developmentNetworking, Symposia

    Research to Regulation: the Career Journey of Alumna Rajni Singh

    By Janani Hariharan Do you care about animal safety and well-being in research and veterinary medicine settings?  Did you know that you, a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher, could choose among various career paths ...
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    April 8, 2019Career development, Cornell BEST ProgramCareer exploration, Cornell BEST Program, Regulatory Affairs

    Networking at Joint Pathways to Success and BEST Symposium

    By Luisa Torres, PhD Professional development is an important part of student life.  In the tough job market for people with PhDs, there is a need for aspiring professionals to market themselves well to ...
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    February 26, 2019academic careers, Career development, Cornell BEST Program

    It’s About More than Research: Job-Landing Advice from a BEST Alumna

    By Jody Enck, BEST Communication Specialist You never know when you’ll find a key that will unlock an unexpected future.  BEST alumna, Dr. Daniela Bocioaga recently told us about finding such a key while ...
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    January 16, 2019Career development, Cornell BEST ProgramCareer advice, Cornell BEST Program, Microbiology, nonacademic careers

    Finding that spark that helps you fall in love with a career path

    By Jody Enck, PhD.  Cornell BEST program communication specialist Reconsidering career paths is more common than one might imagine.  In some ways, it’s like falling in and out of love.  We meet lots of ...
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    January 3, 2019careers in policy, Cornell BEST ProgramCornell ASAP program, Cornell BEST Program, Intellectual property rights, nonacademic careers, Patent law, professional development, public policy

    Translating research into public policy

    By Elizabeth Mahood, PhD student in Plant Biology Many of us want our research to have relevance to the world in which we live.  One way to be relevant is to have your findings ...
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    November 26, 2018careers in policy, Cornell BEST Programcommunicating research, Cornell BEST Program, graduate school, professional development, public policy

    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, 2018careers in communicationcareers in communication, Cornell BEST Program, nonacademic careers, professional development, science communication
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