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Student Spotlight: Kelly Slay
“For me, the Ph.D. is so much more than a Ph.D. It has been a spiritual journey, and my Christian faith is central to it, it’s like everything to me. I feel like with different things, whether it’s just a test or assignment, I look at things differently. God is...
Student Spotlight: Chris Valdez
“I knew right away that I was really interested in doing research.” As an undergraduate at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Chris gravitated to the research spotlight sections at the end of his premed physiology textbook chapters, calling them a ‘healthy...
Student Spotlight: Trish Koman
Trish’s field is air pollution policy research. She served as an environmental scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for over two decades, developing federal policy focused on air pollution and most recently diesel emissions from marine ports. She...
Meet the Bloggers: Amy Yu
Kayaking with friends at the Rackham event last month and trying not to drop my phone while taking panoramic photos. Hello! I’m Amy and I’m a second year Ph.D. student in the Immunology program in the Program in Biomedical Sciences. Before Michigan, I’ve only ever...
Student Spotlight: Tissyana C. Camacho
“In terms of the community at U-M, I’m constantly inspired by everything we have going on here. There is so much interesting work being done all over campus, much of it interdisciplinary. That is unique to Michigan. It’s crazy how much innovation is happening at the...
Student Spotlight: David Mickey-Pabello
Some people just don’t want to leave Ann Arbor. That’s the case with David Mickey-Pabello: he’s been a Michigan student for the bulk of a decade. During that decade, he’s evolved from undergraduate to master’s student to Ph.D. candidate, and he’s picked up a few...
Student Spotlight: Amber Williams
“Sometimes I wish I could take U-M and plug it into a much warmer climate.” Many a graduate student has had the same sentiment, particularly during some of the cold winters we’ve experienced the last couple of years. Born and raised in Houston, Texas and a graduate of...
Explore Michigan: beach towns on the west coast that are closer than you think
A map of places to visit on Michigan's west coast. Graduate students, do you ever find yourself wondering what there is to do in this town or in the entire state of Michigan? Although a rare occurrence, some of you may find yourself with a little bit of free time...
Student Spotlight: Jacqueline Larios
Jacqueline has lived in France on and off for a few years and finds some interesting comparisons between Paris and Detroit. She notes, “In Paris, immigrants live on outskirts of the city, but in Detroit they concentrate in inner city landscapes. I try to incorporate...
Student Spotlight: Scott De Orio
As an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, Scott De Orio found his passion for studying sexuality during a yearlong study abroad program in Freiburg, Germany. “I had no idea what kind of a career I wanted for myself,” he explained, until he took a gender...