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Alumni Spotlight: George Oser
George Oser didn’t have a plan. Most doctoral alums have a set of goals to accomplish or a career plan to embark upon, but George views things differently. “I’ve never had goals. I just look around and see what is the most interesting for me at the time. I’ve never...
Legacy of Levi Barbour
The Barbour Scholarships are among the oldest and most prestigious awards granted by the University of Michigan, offering funding to female students from Asia since 1917. They are named for their founder, Levi Barbour, who received both his undergraduate and law...
You Can Make Your Graduation Unique & Meaningful, Even if You’re Really Tired.
If you’re in grad school, chances are this ain’t your first rodeo. You’ve graduated before (maybe even a couple of times before) and under different circumstances. And, if you’ve been here for years and years, working at the “marathon-not-a-sprint” pace means that...
Non scholae sed vitae 3: What will I be when I grow up?
I have been writing about my experiences both in engaged pedagogy and non-profit internships as I simultaneously work on my dissertation and explore the world beyond academia. In my previous post, I promised to talk more about career exploration and resources in...
A Very Venomous Field Season, Part 2: Back in the Lab
In Summer 2016, Andrew Wood received the Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant to research fish-eating snails in Japan. He wrote about his experience, and is checking in now to share how his research has progressed in the months since he conducted his fieldwork. A...
Explore Michigan: Spring Fever in Southeast Michigan
Places to visit. Winter is over! I know, it's a bold statement in Michigan, but I'm going to make it. As much as I love winter (and I don't mean that sarcastically), there's nothing better than a Michigan spring. The grass is greener, the flowers...
Student Spotlight: Katherine Prater
After finishing her undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Scripps College, Katie worked in a neuroscience lab at Stanford for a few years. She recalls, “I developed my own ideas of what I wanted to do. I knew as I entered graduate school I needed faculty who would...
Announcing the 2016-2017 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Winners
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards granted by the Rackham Graduate School. Doctoral candidates who expect to graduate within six years since beginning their degrees are eligible to apply, and the strength and quality of their...
Alumni Spotlight: Alfredo Gutierrez
“Our favorite destination is always the next one,” Alfredo Gutierrez says of the extensive travel he and his wife Luz Maria undertake. One of the trips Alfredo frequently makes is back to his graduate alma mater in Ann Arbor. As a former member of the Rackham Board of...
ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
The ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes exceptional and unusually interesting work produced by doctoral students. Each year Rackham invites faculty to nominate the dissertations produced in their programs that were outstanding. The nomination dossiers...