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.
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Student Spotlights
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.
No History Left Behind
Educational studies doctoral student Kimberly Ransom is bringing childhood voices back into the story of the historic Rosenwald school in Pickens County, Alabama.
Charging Ahead
Wireless charging is already taking hold. But imagine charging your home appliances or even your car without a single wire. Rackham electrical engineering student Xin Zan is working to make that—and more—a reality.
To Walk Again
Rackham mechanical engineering student Alejandro Azocar’s work blends artificial intelligence with high-torque motors to create the next generation of bionic prostheses.
Between Silence and Speech
Rackham English and education student Elizabeth Tacke explores the complex ways people communicate about disabilities and trauma.
To the Ends of the Earth
Through a Rackham International Research Award, biogeochemistry Ph.D. candidate Rebecca Dzombak is looking for insight into the future of Earth’s climate in the ancient soils of Iceland, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands.
Grass-Fed Fossils
2019 Barbour Scholar Bian Wang is uncovering the prehistoric ecology of the Great Plains through an unlikely source—fossilized teeth.
It Takes a Village—and an Engineer
Rackham student Sebastian Ojeda leads a team of Michigan engineers in developing a water-treatment system for earthquake-ravaged Olmedo, Ecuador.
Surveying Her Past
Archeology doctoral student Erina Baci uses her training to explore the history of her family’s homeland.