by Truly Render | Nov 7, 2023 | Student Spotlights
U-M Department of Psychology Ph.D. student Janae Sayler discusses her experiences as a Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) participant and how the program’s commitment to mentorship and community building helped her get into grad school.
by Truly Render | Oct 25, 2023 | Student Spotlights
U-M Department of Political Science Ph.D. student Caroline Lindey discusses her experiences as a Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) participant and how the program creates powerful change for individuals and for academia.
by James Dau | Oct 24, 2023 | Student Spotlights
Each year during Halloween, children dress up as some of the movies’ iconic villains. New research from Rackham developmental psychology Ph.D. student Valerie Umscheid reveals that they are capable of looking past these characters’ wicked deeds to the moral complexity beneath the surface.
by Truly Render | Sep 19, 2023 | Student Spotlights
Rackham students Kelsi Caywood and Elena Rosario offer their perspectives on co-creating curricula with public school teachers in Puerto Rico through an annual initiative with the University of Puerto Rico and the U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
by Truly Render | Sep 7, 2023 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Spotlights
Rackham alum Rebeca Villegas applies skills learned during Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program to her work advancing environmental justice at the National Wildlife Federation.
by Truly Render | Jun 12, 2023 | Professional Development, Resources, Student Spotlights
Two Rackham students, Samuel Kerk and Aya Halabi, and their faculty mentors share how they’ve fostered positive and productive mentorship experiences—and how Rackham’s mentorship workshops have helped.
by Rackham Graduate School | May 17, 2023 | News, Student Spotlights
Nada Lachtar and Dania Ammar, both Ph.D. candidates in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, received the award in recognition of their high profile research on ransomware attacks and autonomous vehicles, respectively.
by James Dau | May 17, 2023 | Student Spotlights
A ubiquitous, environmentally toxic modern plastic, PVC was once considered unrecyclable. New research from a U-M team, including Rackham alumna Sofia Camarero, has found a way to not only recycle it, but to turn its toxic components into useful products.
by Rackham Graduate School | May 12, 2023 | Student Spotlights
Sociology doctoral candidate Aya Waller-Bey discussed trauma narratives and why we glorify hardship.
by Truly Render | Apr 18, 2023 | Student Spotlights
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design M.F.A. alumnus and filmmaker Razi Jafri’s documentary raises awareness about the everyday struggles of refugees around the world.