Career Pathways Research Brief No. 3
Published May 2026
Beyond Academia Is Not a Backup Plan: What the Research Says About PhD Careers
2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Winners
Celebrating clarity in graduate research communication
This month’s Research Café session features two thoughtful and timely graduate research projects that tackle big, real-world questions from very different but equally compelling angles.
Join us for December’s Research Café, where we’ll explore how creative and scientific innovation intersect from graffiti and street art in the algorithmic economy to machine learning models that help us better understand brain white matter and traumatic injury. This virtual session will feature presentations by Ph.D.
We’re excited to invite you to this month’s Research Café featuring two graduate researchers whose work spans environmental stewardship and cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Joshua Kover will share his innovative approach to urban forestry management, redefining how communities can help shape sustainable, resilient urban ecosystems.
Payton Harmon’s research brings a remarkable combination of compassion, curiosity, and scientific rigor to one of the most urgent global health challenges facing children today. As a Ph.D. candidate in Nutritional Sciences at SGS, she is working to improve the effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy, a lifesaving treatment for pediatric diarrhea that has saved millions of lives but still leaves too many children vulnerable. Her work in Dr.
Career Pathways Research Brief No. 2
Published September 2025
Join us as we spotlight two cutting-edge projects: Aijia Yao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Hamilton Lab, is investigating how cultural backgrounds influence the expression of mental health symptoms among marginalized youth, and Soham Chakraborty, a fourth-year Ph.D.
The School of Graduate Studies at Rutgers University will host its April Research Café on Wednesday, April 23, at 3 PM, spotlighting two graduate students addressing vastly different but equally impactful challenges from cancer biology to how students navigate complex information ecosystems. This month’s presentations will offer