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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...
Student Spotlight: Michael Parmelee
Michael performed in a dance company in Kalamazoo for two seasons after completing his undergraduate degree at Hope College, but it wasn’t fueling him in the ways he needed. He explains, “I felt I wasn’t satisfying my artistic desire and hunger.” Coming to U-M fixed...
‘Arts of Citizenship’ Becomes ‘Rackham Program in Public Scholarship’
The Rackham Graduate School is pleased to announce that the Arts of Citizenship program will be renamed the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship as of August 2016. Arts of Citizenship was founded in 1998 to promote sustainable campus-community collaborations in the...
Student Spotlight: Kennedy Turner
Kennedy Turner, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy, Rackham Merit Fellowship Kennedy first came to U-M the summer after her junior year at Howard University to spend seven weeks in the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Institute, a program...