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An Alumnus Says Asking for Help and Collaborating Is a Sign of Strength
Towards the end of finishing my doctoral work I needed to complete a thermal analysis to help validate my research results. With my degree being in computational electromagnetics, this was far from easy. I had to learn how to use new software in addition to learning a...
Postcard from the Field: Tijuana
Ryan Firebee drone | "Todos somos migrantes" ("We're all migrants") mural by Teak and Adrián Juárez Omet in Pasaje Rodríguez, Tijuana | Colonia Postal, Tijuana What is a drone? What does it do and how does it work? What political goals are pursued in drone design...
Public Scholarship in the Age of the Internets
I’ve been having a lot of conversations with fellow graduate students, both at Michigan and elsewhere, fellow classicists and non-classicists, and there’s been a topic of conversation that comes up a lot: in one form or another, many of us want to grow up to be some...
Postcard from the Field: Rio
Me in Escadaria Selarón in Rio! I got the Rackham Conference Travel Grant, and I am on my way to attend a conference in Buenos Aires and took 3 day stop in Rio to see the Olympic 2016 preparations! - Sahil Chhabra, Ph.D. Candidate, ChemistryTags: student...
Welcoming Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman as Associate Dean
Rackham welcomed Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Professor in the departments of Afroamerican and African Studies and Communication Studies, as the new Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives on August 1, 2016. Dr. Means Coleman has worked with Rackham in the...
Postcard from the Field: Alaska
Sampling iron rich river water to study the role of iron in the Alaskan Arctic. I am a graduate student working with Rose Cory (EES) to determine the role of iron in carbon cycling in the Alaskan Arctic. With ongoing climate change, previously frozen soils rich in...
Student Spotlight: Sophie Hunt
“I remember college being a life changing time, so I’m excited to teach at a college and give other students the same experience. My experiences drew me to humanities and social science classes because they made me think in new ways about my place in my country and...
Postcard from the Field: Houston, TX
The Campus of Rice University I study the evolutionary dynamics of the strains of bacteria that compete with each other. Under the supervision of Professor Matthew Bennett, in the department of the Biosciences at Rice University, I am creating novel mathematical...
30 Years of Supporting Diversity and Graduate Excellence: The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
2016 SROP participants on the front steps of Rackham. This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), one of the University of Michigan’s most dynamic recruitment efforts intended to prepare students from underrepresented...
Postcard from the Field: Delhi, India
Roza in Delhi, India. After a hard day's work in sweltering Delhi, the faithful are excited and well prepared to open one of the last Roza (fasts) of Ramazaan with their families, inside the historic Jama Masjid of Delhi, India. - Taha Abdul Rauf, Doctoral...