Dear SIPS community,
It’s hard to believe that July is already upon us, but here it is. I hope you all have an enjoyable holiday weekend.
Congratulations!
- Taryn Bauerle, Neil Matson, and Walter De Jong upon their promotion to full professor
- Samantha Bosco, Kavya Krishnan, and Chelsea Specht recognized for inclusive excellence by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE)
- NASA FINESST fellowship awardee Fernando Romero Galvan
- NSF-GRFP fellowship awardees Aimee Schultz, Erin Farmer, and Michael Ortiz
- AFRI-NIFA fellowship awardees Evan Long, Cassandra Wattenburger, Marina Man, Rachelle LaCroix, Olenka Zavodna, Liz Mahood, Brennan Hyden, Elias Bloom, Shiqi Zhang
SIPS Diversity & Inclusion:
The SIPS Diversity and Inclusion Council is organizing another “Connecting in SIPS” event, August 25th at 3:30PM. We will continue discussions to improve the support we give each other, this time taking inspiration from the work of Beronda Montgomery in “Lessons from Plants”. In preparation, listen to a podcast. Or better, buy the book!
Cindy Twardokus will also have some books available and you can contact her for a copy.
SIPS-Wide meetings with the Director – save the date
- Staff: Wednesday July 7, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Building renovation: Bradfield electric shutdown
A whole building electric shutdown in Bradfield is scheduled for Thursday, July 14, 3:00 am – 7:00 am. Affected research programs have been contacted and plans are in place for connection of freezers to backup power. Contact Gregory Smith gjs25@cornell.edu or Leslie Larsen lal262@cornell.edu if you have questions or concerns.
Congratulations to the following people who were recognized with a SIPS Kudos in the last month! Thanks for your effort and passion in support of SIPS.
- Building Mastery and Skill: Kristen Loria
- Going Above and Beyond: Chase Meyers, Elaine Davis, Jacob Landis, Joseph Amsili, Zachary Batterman and the Cornell Soil Health Team, Kelly Hanley, Mandy Economos
- Strong Team Spirit: Liz Maloney, Sean Murphy
PLEASE remember to recognize people in our SIPS community that have gone out of their way to enhance our School. All you have to do is complete the brief form here
Take care,
Chris