Home About News Rackham Associate Dean Valeria Bertacco Receives 2019 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award Rackham Associate Dean Valeria Bertacco Receives 2019 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award Valeria Bertacco, Rackham Associate Dean for Physical Sciences and Engineering, is among six recipients of this year's Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award. April 29, 2019 | Rackham Graduate School Categories: News Valeria Bertacco, Rackham Associate Dean for Physical Sciences and Engineering, is among six recipients of this year’s Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award. As an associate dean at Rackham, Bertacco organized U-M’s participation in the California Alliance Research Exchange Program, which promotes research exchanges by doctoral students from underrepresented groups. She also piloted the ReBoot Initiative, which organizes boot camp-style workshops to boost diversity in programs’ graduate applicant pools. Read the full story in The University Record. Tags: In the News
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