May 3, 2019 | Student Voices
We asked graduating students to share what they wish they would have known when they started graduate study.
Feb 8, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Voices
Ph.D. student Jallicia Jolly explores why, despite biomedical developments that aim to reduce the spread of HIV transmission, the pandemic continues to disproportionately impact the poorest and socioeconomically disadvantaged sectors of our population.
Nov 16, 2018 | Student Voices
We are alive in amazing times. Times in which the lives we live are demanding more from our academic training. Where the intense political upheaval and social strife of our daily lives invite us to critically apply our knowledge and skills beyond elite institutions....Nov 14, 2018 | Student Voices
Cheewit nay Israel (“Life in Israel” in Thai) is a web series produced by Israeli workers’ rights organization Kav La’oved, Louiz Green of GLV Productions, and myself, for the benefit of farmworkers from Thailand who are working in Israel. These workers—who number...Nov 1, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Voices
When I first sought out to apply to Ph.D. programs I was of the mindset, and still am, that I needed to work with communities. I was very critical of academics who only did work within the academy or “ivory tower” without any tangible ways of connecting it back to...Oct 30, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Voices
This quote is one of my favorites because it paints a picture of legacy. We often misconstrue sentiments like this one by making them conditional. Success is a constantly advancing target, and so it can feel like we’re not yet successful, and thus don’t yet focus on...