by Kyah Dubay | Feb 21, 2022 | Alumni Spotlights, Barbour Scholars
A former engineer and Barbour Scholar alumna Preeti Bansal Kshirsagar (M.P.H. ‘15) has created space for herself in the healthcare field. Now a dietitian-nutritionist with extensive training in integrative and functional medicine, Preeti runs a successful wellness practice focused on research-based holistic health. She shares how her experience at Rackham and the support of her community helped with the transition.
by James Dau | Dec 20, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights, Barbour Scholars
The U.S. has set the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As part of the leadership of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Barbour Scholarship alumna Xin Sun is playing a key role in helping it get there.
by James Dau | Dec 16, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights, Barbour Scholars
Barbour Scholarship alumna Kapila Khandvala dedicated her life’s work to advocating for women’s rights and education in Indian society.
by Rackham Graduate School | Oct 21, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights
In a new study, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. alumnus Michael Grundler found evidence that snake species rapidly diversified in the wake of the extinction of the dinosaurs using secrets locked in the species’ genome.
by James Dau | Jun 22, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights, Program in Public Scholarship
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, Rackham alumna Meghan Forbes created a program that uses a retro strategy to encourage children to write: giving them access to typewriters.
by James Dau | Apr 12, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights, Program in Public Scholarship
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, anthropology alumnus Colin Quinn helped start a program that connects a Romanian community with its mining heritage.
by James Dau | Feb 24, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights, Program in Public Scholarship
Tribal radio stations are important sources of healthcare information in Native American communities, which have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19. Ph.D. alumna Jana Wilbricht studied this crucial role, and helped two stations better reach their audiences.
by James Dau | Jan 29, 2021 | Alumni Spotlights
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, U-M philosophy Ph.D. alum Zoë A. Johnson King co-founded the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl, helping high school students explore and apply moral philosophy to local issues.
by James Dau | Mar 12, 2020 | Alumni Spotlights, Barbour Scholars
Through a new program, Rackham alum and former Barbour scholar SeoHyun Bae is empowering local people in Ethiopia to help their own communities.
by Rackham Graduate School | Jan 23, 2020 | Alumni Spotlights
Rackham and Computer Science and Engineering alumnus Peter Wurman was recognized for his role in inventing the Kiva System, which has revolutionized how warehouses operate.