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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.
Nothing to Sneeze At: Forecasting Allergy Seasons Amid a Changing Climate
Pollen allergies affect nearly one third of the global population, and climate change is set to make it worse. Rackham student Yingxiao Zhang is developing a better way to forecast allergy season to help people better navigate its headaches.
SEAS Ph.D. and Master’s Students Lead Efforts to Support Native Hawaiians
Two SEAS master’s projects on Moloka’i are focused on supporting Land Back efforts and food sovereignty on the least developed and visited of the Hawaiian Islands.
Creating Home, for and with Each Other
Rackham Ph.D. candidate Irene Routté’s public scholarship focuses on how refugee-run organizations and youth councils foster a sense of home for Congolese newcomers to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Adapting Crops for People and the Planet
Rackham Ph.D. candidate Etienne Herrick-Sutton works with Great Lakes region farmers to identify strategies for improving the environmental and economic outcomes of cover cropping.
Mark Moldwin to Lead New Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
A space physicist and engineer, Moldwin will collaborate across U-M’s three campuses to provide support and infrastructure for postdoctoral fellows.
Lessons in Cooperation
Rackham Ph.D. candidate Rebecca Wai studies relationships between refugee communities and farmers in Uganda.
The Cost of a Mango in January
Alexa White, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, investigates sustainable agriculture and has earned recognition for her wider efforts in support of environmental justice.