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Announcing the 2024-2025 Barbour Scholars
Established more than a century ago by Regent Levi Barbour, the prestigious Barbour Scholarship funds exceptional women from Asia and the Middle East as they pursue their graduate education at the University of Michigan.
Driving Down Emissions
Rackham student Maxwell Woody measures how electric vehicles can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change.
Ph.D. Student Katya Gozman in Popular Science Magazine
Gozman explains how scientists use color to visualize space.
Advancing DEI Education in Grad School
Rackham Ph.D. candidate Jarett Haley and Ph.D. student Amber Williams share insights into grad student experiences with DEI education and engagement opportunities.
Rackham 2024 Honors and Awards
Each year, Rackham is proud to honor exceptional student research and outstanding instructors and faculty mentors. Browse the awards below to learn more and see this year’s recipients.
Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Faculty Mentoring Awards
The Faculty Mentoring Awards recognize faculty with records of excellence in mentoring master’s and doctoral students across the University of Michigan.
Announcing the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards
The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards recognize the efforts and accomplishments of GSIs who demonstrate extraordinary dedication and excellence as teachers.
What Advice Would You Give Your First-Year Self?
We asked graduating students and recent alums to share what they wish they would have known when they started graduate study.
Introducing the 2024 Bouchet Society Inductees
Named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States, the Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education.
Announcing the 2023 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
The Rackham Graduate School is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards.