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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Student Spotlights
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Her Degree
Linguistics Ph.D. candidate Emily Sabo hopes to advance our understanding of how multilinguals produce and process language. She also really wants to crack you up.
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.
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.
The Mental Game
As a former Michigan athlete and current Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Health, Traci Carson brings a unique perspective to issues of mental health in college sports.
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.
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.