Squirrels and the City
Few mammals are as ubiquitous as the squirrel, but what makes them act the way they do? Rackham student Amy-Charlotte Devitz takes us into the mind of the bushy tailed rodent.
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Animating Public Health
Through a new program, Rackham alum and former Barbour scholar SeoHyun Bae is empowering local people in Ethiopia to help their own communities.
Exploring New Careers for Ph.D. Graduates
Kirsten Elling, Rackham’s new embedded career counselor, talks about resources available to doctoral students, their job-search priorities, and the upcoming Ph.D. Connections conference.
Frosty Reception
There’s no mistaking when it’s cold outside, but how our bodies know that has been an open question. Molecular and integrative physiology Ph.D. student Elizabeth Ronan is working to understand where that chilly feeling comes from.
Rackham Hosts National Symposium to Reimagine Graduate Education
Leaders from top universities, foundations, and research organizations convened at Rackham to exchange ideas on the future of the graduate student experience.
Big Fish Story
Asian carp are poised to enter Lake Michigan, but to what extent is a matter of debate. Rackham alumnus Peter Alsip’s research sheds light on the watery invaders’ potential whereabouts.
Supporting Healthier Minds
Half of all graduate students experience psychological distress. Rackham students Sara Abelson and Janelle Goodwill are leveraging their public health and social work expertise to help their fellow peers across U-M.
Virtual Buildings, Real Emotions
Rackham architecture student Alaa Algargoosh uses virtual reality technology to recreate historic buildings and better understand the experience of being in them.
Among the Laureates
The 2019 Nobel Prizes were recently announced. This summer, Rackham physics student Grace Chesmore joined past winners and a select group of students from around the world at the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
The Measure of a “Man”
Rackham psychology and women’s and gender studies student Erick Aguinaldo explores male identity and the cultural forces that create it.