Discover Rackham
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...
Meet the Bloggers: Jeff Lowe
Hello blog readers! I’m Jeff Lowe, one of the newest student bloggers. I’m eager to provide some new and exciting posts to this already vibrant blog. Before I do so, I would like to introduce myself. I am what my friends refer to as a “Michigan Man,” but not in the...
Student Spotlight: Chen Feng
For his first two years in grad school, Chen joked with his advisor Professor Vineet Kamat that he only went to three places: his apartment, his lab, and Kroger. That was before his girlfriend, Shasha Li, a junior high school classmate who he’s been dating since their...
Alumni Profile: Caren Deming
Caren Deming spent a significant amount of time in Rackham when she was a student and finds that 40 years later she’s still here often, albeit with much less writing to do. She has been frequenting the building most recently as a member of the Rackham Dean Search...