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A Sense of Place
It often conjures images of farms or forests, but what does it really mean for a place to be “rural”? Rackham student Surabhi Balachander is looking for a new definition that reflects people’s lived experiences.
Open Mike: Planning for the Winter 2021 Term
Dean Solomon addresses how the university’s recently announced plans will affect graduate students, including access to asymptomatic testing.
Rackham Student Receives Fulbright Award to Study Energy in Chile
School for Environment and Sustainability Ph.D. candidate Dominic Bednar will study energy poverty and efficiency in Chile.
Speaking Their Legacy
Over a century ago, groups of Afrikaans-speaking Boer settlers left war-torn South Africa for Argentina. Today, their descendants speak a unique blend of Afrikaans and Spanish, and a team of U-M researchers is working to document it before it disappears.
Improving Nuclear Security
New research published by Rackham student Felicia Sutanto helps researchers better understand and detect antineutrinos, particles produced during nuclear power generation.
Rackham Student Combats Faulty COVID-19 Information
Chemical Biology graduate student Amanda Peiffer found issues calling into question research that suggested COVID-19 was engineered and intentionally released by China.
Open Mike: Changes Related to Undergraduate Stay in Place Order
Dean Solomon discusses the effects of the order on the Rackham community.
Graduate Student Mental Health Task Force Releases First Year Report
The task force summarizes its first year’s findings and calls on Rackham and U-M graduate programs to prioritize graduate student mental health and well-being alongside academic success.
Centering Equity in Student Mental Health
Rackham Graduate Student Mental Health Task Force chair Meghan Duffy and members Sara Abelson and Janelle Goodwill identify eight ways universities can ensure no student population is left behind by efforts to improve mental health on campus.
2020 State of the Graduate School Address
Dean Mike Solomon’s remarks from the 2020 State of the Graduate School.