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The Hidden Disparities of School Discipline
Sociology Ph.D. student Aunrika Tucker-Shabazz explores the unseen costs of discrimination in the way black girls are punished in public schools.
What Don’t We Get About Getting the Flu?
Epidemiology Ph.D. candidate Hannah Segaloff is aiming to develop a better understanding of predictors for influenza and to assess the effectiveness of vaccines.
Refined Tastes: Are Some Foods Addictive?
Clinical psychology Ph.D. candidate Erica Schulte looks into not only the underlying mechanisms that are similar between eating-related problems and addiction, but also the types of foods that might be especially rewarding or addictive.
The Benefits of Coaching Conversations
Rackham professional development and academic development program manager Deborah S. Willis gives advice on how to incorporate coaching conversations into your graduate school or postdoctoral experience.
Developed to fund initiatives that help all graduate students feel welcome and thrive in their studies at the University of Michigan, these grants aim to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within graduate programs across the U-M campus.
Creating Space for Herself and Others in Mathematics
Karen E. Smith reflects on the gender and class challenges she faced in the pursuit of her dream of becoming a mathematician—and on the challenges women in STEM still face.
Graduate Education Reform, Starting with Advising
In a new article from Inside Higher Ed, Rackham Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives Rita Chin discussed how to reform graduate education, particularly the advising process, to best serve students and their careers.
Take Advantage of Important Rackham Resources
Rackham Dean Mike Solomon welcomes students to the winter term and highlights a few upcoming Rackham initiatives along with broader resources Rackham offers to support students in their work and studies.
A Scholar and a Trailblazer
Forty-two years passed between the first and second black men to earn a Ph.D. in physics. Edward Bouchet became the first, completing his doctoral degree at Yale University in 1876. The second was the University of Michigan’s own Elmer Imes in 1918. Now,...
Getting to the Root of Bipolar Disorder
Andrew Nelson uses a translational approach to connect science with the human side of research. In Nelson’s case, this means learning more about the underlying causes of psychiatric diseases.