Home About News News Stories illuminating the experiences of graduate life, recognizing student achievements, and highlighting the impact of research and scholarship from our students and alumni. All Stories Story Results No results found. Please adjust your search and try again. Cultivating a New Approach to Climate Science February 15, 2022 | Matt Nelson A class built around collaboration with local government represents a new way to train students for societally engaged work. How Rackham Helps News Net Zero Future December 20, 2021 | James Dau The U.S. has set the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As part of the leadership of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Barbour Scholarship alumna Xin Sun is playing a key role in helping it get there. Barbour Scholars Alumni Spotlights Woman of the People December 16, 2021 | James Dau Barbour Scholarship alumna Kapila Khandvala dedicated her life’s work to advocating for women’s rights and education in Indian society. Barbour Scholars Alumni Spotlights What Language Says About Race December 14, 2021 | James Dau Whether it’s housing access, media portrayals, or the professional sphere, people of color often face discrimination around the language they use. Linguistics Ph.D. candidate Kelly Wright is listening to their side of the story. How Rackham Helps Student Spotlights Rackham Associate Dean Discusses Bringing Collaboration to History Curricula December 9, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School Associate Dean Rita Chin helped develop a collaborative course for history graduate students with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, giving them practical experience working side-by-side with experts to improve the museum’s online exhibits. News Rackham Student Mobilized Hundreds to Care for Detroiters During COVID-19 November 23, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School Social work and sociology Ph.D. candidate Charles Williams II used his scholarly training, civil rights experience, and position as a Baptist pastor to connect the city’s most vulnerable to the care they needed. COVID-19 Student Spotlights The Fifth Force November 22, 2021 | James Dau For decades, the Standard Model of physics outlined four fundamental forces underlying every physical phenomenon. Now, nationwide research including Rackham students and alumni may change the way we understand our universe. How Rackham Helps Student Spotlights Rackham Alum Writes New Chapter in Snake Evolution October 21, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School In a new study, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. alumnus Michael Grundler found evidence that snake species rapidly diversified in the wake of the extinction of the dinosaurs using secrets locked in the species’ genome. Alumni Spotlights Load More Results First Previous 1 2 … 22 23 24 … 50 51 Next Last
Cultivating a New Approach to Climate Science February 15, 2022 | Matt Nelson A class built around collaboration with local government represents a new way to train students for societally engaged work. How Rackham Helps News
Net Zero Future December 20, 2021 | James Dau The U.S. has set the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As part of the leadership of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Barbour Scholarship alumna Xin Sun is playing a key role in helping it get there. Barbour Scholars Alumni Spotlights
Woman of the People December 16, 2021 | James Dau Barbour Scholarship alumna Kapila Khandvala dedicated her life’s work to advocating for women’s rights and education in Indian society. Barbour Scholars Alumni Spotlights
What Language Says About Race December 14, 2021 | James Dau Whether it’s housing access, media portrayals, or the professional sphere, people of color often face discrimination around the language they use. Linguistics Ph.D. candidate Kelly Wright is listening to their side of the story. How Rackham Helps Student Spotlights
Rackham Associate Dean Discusses Bringing Collaboration to History Curricula December 9, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School Associate Dean Rita Chin helped develop a collaborative course for history graduate students with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, giving them practical experience working side-by-side with experts to improve the museum’s online exhibits. News
Rackham Student Mobilized Hundreds to Care for Detroiters During COVID-19 November 23, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School Social work and sociology Ph.D. candidate Charles Williams II used his scholarly training, civil rights experience, and position as a Baptist pastor to connect the city’s most vulnerable to the care they needed. COVID-19 Student Spotlights
The Fifth Force November 22, 2021 | James Dau For decades, the Standard Model of physics outlined four fundamental forces underlying every physical phenomenon. Now, nationwide research including Rackham students and alumni may change the way we understand our universe. How Rackham Helps Student Spotlights
Rackham Alum Writes New Chapter in Snake Evolution October 21, 2021 | Rackham Graduate School In a new study, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. alumnus Michael Grundler found evidence that snake species rapidly diversified in the wake of the extinction of the dinosaurs using secrets locked in the species’ genome. Alumni Spotlights
