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Think Like an Epidemiolog

This course is designed as an advanced seminar/workshop for 2nd year master’s students in epidemiology who are seeking to strengthen their critical thinking skills and hone their abilities to effectively communicate public health content to varied audiences, for varied purposes, through scientific writing and oral communication. This course will provide practical experiences that reinforce core epidemiology skills, including data interpretation, data synthesis, and critical analysis of epidemiologic research, with an emphasis on logic and reasoning, scientific argumentation, and effective communication. By the end of the course, students will be able to develop well-reasoned arguments that can be supported by existing epidemiology evidence, synthesize extant epidemiologic literature and draw conclusions about current gaps in knowledge and/or barriers to advancing the field, and design presentations and visuals aids for disseminating public health content to specific audiences. Didactic lectures/presentations and course discussions will focus on identifying and appropriately citing scientific sources; making logical scientific arguments; effective argumentation; effective writing and oral presentation skills development/enhancement; identifying challenges to effective written and oral communication and strategies to address them; skills development in the peer-review process, and tailoring scientific presentations to various types of audiences and for various purposes. Students will be required to actively participate in course activities (online and in-person) and will be evaluated on the progress made on a semester's long project (on their topic of choice), which will culminate in a portfolio of deliverables.

• Department: Epidemiology
• M 2:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Adana Llanos
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• 3 points

Plasma and Fusion Colloquium

Plasma and Fusion Colloquium: All plasma and fusion graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend the department seminar as long as they are in residence. Interested undergraduates are also welcome. No degree credit is granted.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• F 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Carlos Paz Soldan
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• 0 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Students in the Biological Science PhD program only. Independent research in approved thesis sponsor laboratories.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• Instructor: Songtao Jia
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 1-12 points

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Doctoral candidates are required to make an original investigation of a problem in biomedical engineering, the results of which are presented in the dissertation.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• Instructor: Gerard A Ateshian
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• Instructor: Tal Danino
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• Instructor: X. Edward Guo
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 70 Info
• Instructor: Henry Hess
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 45 Info
• Instructor: Shunichi Homma
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• Instructor: Clark T Hung
  CULPA: 5 h-index: 65 Info
• Instructor: Joshua Jacobs
  Wikipedia h-index: 31 Info
• Instructor: Lance Kam
  CULPA: 7 h-index: 38 Info
• Instructor: Elisa Konofagou
  Wikipedia h-index: 71 Info
• Instructor: Andrew Laine
  Wikipedia h-index: 43 Info
• Instructor: Kam W Leong
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• Instructor: Helen Lu
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 54 Info
• Instructor: Barclay Morrison
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 42 Info
• Instructor: Elizabeth Olson
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• Instructor: Paul Sajda
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 47 Info
• Instructor: Kenneth Shepard
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia h-index: 64 Info
• Instructor: Samuel Sia
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 39 Info
• Instructor: Milan N Stojanovic
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• Instructor: Stavros Thomopoulos
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• Instructor: John T Vaughan
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• Instructor: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
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• Instructor: Qi Wang
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• Instructor: Nandan L Nerurkar
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• Instructor: Stephen H Tsang
  Wikipedia h-index: 58 Info
• Instructor: Elham Azizi
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• Instructor: Jose McFaline-Figueroa
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• Instructor: Treena L Arinzeh
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• Instructor: Sanja Vickovic
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• Instructor: Santiago Correa
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• Instructor: Kaveri A Thakoor
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• Instructor: Yvon Woappi
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• Instructor: Yasmine El-Shamayleh
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• Instructor: Ke Cheng
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• Instructor: Grace McIlvain
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• Instructor: Despina Kontos
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• Instructor: Nadeen O Chahine
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• Instructor: Alice H Huang
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• Instructor: Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana
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• Instructor: Parisa Yousefpour
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• Instructor: Harris Wang
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• Instructor: Christine Chio
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• Instructor: Sunil Agrawal
  Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info
• 1-6 points

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Open only to certified candidates for the Ph.D. and Eng.Sc.D. degrees. Doctoral candidates in chemical engineering are required to make an original investigation of a problem in chemical engineering or applied chemistry, the results of which are presented in their dissertations. No more than 15 points of credit toward the degree may be granted when the dissertation is accepted by the department.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• Instructor: Scott Banta
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 36 Info
• Instructor: Kyle Bishop
  h-index: 42 Info
• Instructor: Christopher M Boyce
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• Instructor: Juliana Silva Alves Carneiro
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• Instructor: Jingguang Chen
  Wikipedia h-index: 89 Info
• Instructor: Christopher J Durning
  CULPA: 3 Info
• Instructor: Daniel Esposito
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• Instructor: Oleg Gang
  h-index: 45 Info
• Instructor: Jingyue Ju
  h-index: 77 Info
• Instructor: Sanat Kumar
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 79 Info
• Instructor: Lauren E Marbella
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• Instructor: Vivian F McNeill
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• Instructor: Allie Obermeyer
  h-index: 16 Info
• Instructor: Ben O'Shaughnessy
  CULPA: 3 Info
• Instructor: Mijo Simunovic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: Dan Steingart
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 36 Info
• Instructor: Alexander Urban
  h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Venkat Venkatasubramanian
  h-index: 58 Info
• Instructor: Alan West
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 48 Info
• Instructor: Asher Williams
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• Instructor: Neil D Dolinski
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• 1-15 points

DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR

All doctoral students are required to attend the department seminar as long as they are in residence. No degree credit is granted.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• T 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
• 0 points

SEM-PLANT PHYSIOLOGY & ECOLOGY

SEM-INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY

Biology is made up of inextricably linked disciplines. Yet, many researchers identify themselves as working in one subfield, or the other, and frequently discount the value of the other subject in their own work. This subdivision is reflected in fundamental differences in how the fields view shared topics, what journals they read, and conferences which they attend. In this graduate-level course, we will contrast the ways in which biologists think about shared core ideas in their field, and seek an integrated perspective that can facilitate inter-disciplinary research and communication. A few example topics include genetic, population and community ecology, and ecosystem science. In-class time will consist of lectures representing differing subdisciplines, followed by a discussion. Assessment will be based on student participation in discussions in class, including co-leading a discussion, and end presentations.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• R 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Natalie T Boelman
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• 1 points

Portfolio Presentation Workshop

The Portfolio Presentation Workshop
is a culminating course that enables students to synthesize and showcase what they have learned throughout the Executive MPA program. Students develop and present an individual project focused on improving an organization, launching a new initiative, or conducting a case study of a significant policy or management issue. Each student draws upon prior coursework, professional experience, and new research to produce a final written report and two structured presentations.

The course emphasizes reflective practice, peer feedback, and real-world application. Students are required to submit a project proposal, assess prior work products, and present findings to their instructor and classmates. Final deliverables demonstrate the student’s ability to apply strategic, analytical, and leadership tools in a way that advances organizational goals and prepares them for future professional growth.

• Department: EXECUTIVE MPA
• S 1:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Kweli E Washington
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• 3 points

GRADUATE SEMINAR

All doctoral students are required to complete successfully four semesters of the mechanical engineering seminar MECE E9500.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• F 11 a.m.-noon
• 0 points

RESEARCH FOR THE JSD DEGREE

• Department: Law
• 10-12 points

DIRECTED RESEARCH

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• Instructor: Bekka Brodie
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• Instructor: Andres Bendesky
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• Instructor: Duncan Menge
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 26 Info
• Instructor: Viorel Popescu
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• Instructor: Kira Delmore
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• Instructor: Marina Cords
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 2-8 points

EXT: NYS OAG ENFORCEMENT

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Amy McFarlane
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• 2 points

EXT: NYS OAG ENFORCEMENT

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Amy McFarlane
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• 3 points

RES-MICROBIOL & IMMUNOLOGY II

Open only to microbiology students. Students doing dissertation research register for this course, as well as students who are rotating through laboratories of staff members.

• Department: Microbiology
• Instructor: Nicholas Arpaia
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• 4-12 points

Guided Study in Research

GUIDED STUDY IN RESEARCH

Using the format of a research seminar highlighting research “challenges” of the DNSc faculty , this course is designed to strengthen the student’s ability to integrate and synthesize knowledge in statistics and nursing research methodologies, and to apply this integrated knowledge to common problems in study design and data analysis.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Gregory Alexander
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• Instructor: Suzanne Bakken
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• Instructor: Veronica Barcelona
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• Instructor: Melissa P Beauchemin
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• Instructor: Veronica Barcelona
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• Instructor: Walter O Bockting
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• Instructor: Ulf G Bronas
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• Instructor: Jean-Marie Bruzzese
  h-index: 22 Info
• Instructor: Billy A Caceres
  h-index: 15 Info
• Instructor: Lorraine Frazier
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• Instructor: Maureen George
  h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Amanda J Hessels
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• Instructor: Judy Honig
  h-index: 13 Info
• Instructor: Tonda Hughes
  Wikipedia h-index: 52 Info
• Instructor: Kasey B Jackman
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• Instructor: Haomiao Jia
  h-index: 36 Info
• Instructor: Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger
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• Instructor: Jianfang Liu
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• Instructor: Ruth M Masterson
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• Instructor: Phoenix Matthews
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• 2-3 points