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A Message from Dean Mike Solomon Regarding COVID-19
Dean Solomon shares resources and guidance for the graduate student community in light of U-M’s recent COVID-19 announcement.
Driving Toward Sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen great reductions in travel, a major source of the carbon emissions that drive climate change. Sustainable systems master’s student Nate Hua is working to help the university reduce its own travel impact in the future.
Rackham 2020 Honors and Awards
Each year, Rackham is proud to honor exceptional student research and outstanding instructors. Browse the awards below to learn more and see this year’s recipients.
Going the Distance
Our recent Ph.D. graduates share their experiences with defending their dissertations remotely, and how they might advise future Ph.D. candidates to prepare for it.
Every Year a Story
In addition to Earth Day, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ecology Center. Rackham English language and literature Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Harlow is helping them commemorate the occasion through online storytelling.
Remarks by Dean Mike Solomon to 2020 Rackham Graduates
“Even though we are separated, there is a sense in which the importance of your accomplishment unites us right now more strongly than ever before.”
Ahead of the Curve
Since March, Rackham biostatistics student Rupam Bhattacharyya has been working with a team of researchers to help population-dense India manage its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dredging Up the Past
The Hudson River has been the focus of a major pollution cleanup effort since 2002. But Rackham alumnus Jacob Kvasnicka found the cleanup itself poses risks.
Caring for Those Who Serve Others
Ph.D. Candidate Sara Stein is working with a team to connect COVID-19 frontline workers with supports for their mental health.
Heaven and Earth
For as long as there has been human civilization, it has been shaped in part by the climate. Rackham history Ph.D. candidate David Patterson is exploring how medieval Europeans thought about the world around them.