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Convocation 2023

Weill Cornell Graduate School is proud to honor our Class of 2023 PhD and Master's Degree students!

The Convocation ceremony will be streamed via Zoom on Wednesday, May 17th at 10:00am.

For graduates & their registered guests viewing from campus, please note:

Travel Award Policies

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences believes that presenting research as a first-author is an essential part of the graduate training experience. To support our graduate students, WCGS PhD students in the BCMB, IMP, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and PBSB programs can request travel support for scientific meetings to present their first author work, e.g., a poster or talk, at a conference or meeting.

On-Demand Male Contraceptive Shows Promise in Preclinical Study

image of human sperm from video showing effects of male contraceptive drug candidate

Video of sAC Inhibitor Blocks Sperm Motility

This video shows the motility of human sperm in the absence (left, vehicle control) or presence (right, sAC inhibitor) of the experimental male contraceptive drug candidate. Credit: Dr. Melanie Balbach

APPLY FOR THE I-20

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Congratulations on your admission to Weill Cornell Medicine!

Obtaining a Social Security Number

A Social Security Number (SSN) can be issued to I-20 international students in certain situations.  Specifically, I-20 students must be attending school full-time and have been hired or will be hired to work on-campus. A person may have only one SSN during their lifetime irrespective of the situation. If you already have had one previously, do not apply for another one.

The documents required to be presented to the SSN office in person are:

Apply Online

Thank you for your interest in Weill Cornell Graduate School! The PhD application for the 2026 admissions cycle is now open.

Applications to the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS) are accepted in seven programs of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). 

Doctoral Students Present Theses Projects in Just Three Minutes

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More than 160 faculty and students filled Uris Auditorium Dec. 5 to hear doctoral candidates deliver bite-size presentations of their research in an entertaining way. The catch? They had to deliver their work in three minutes or less.

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