Graduate Programs Step Forward with Plans for Doctoral Student Completion
Rackham Graduate School provides an update on planning to allow for extended time to degree due to the disruption of the past year.
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Rackham Releases Report on Graduate Student Experiences with Disability Accommodations
The report calls on Rackham and U-M graduate programs to better support graduate students who request disability accommodations.
Open Mike: A Time of Challenge and Opportunity
Dean Solomon outlines resources and programming available to Rackham students in the winter 2021 term.
A Culture of Sustainability
In 2019, U-M launched a commission to help it achieve carbon neutrality. Rackham nursing graduate Megan Czerwinski used her expertise in sustainability and health education to help members of the U-M community understand the stakes and learn how they can contribute.
Coming Out
Chemistry Ph.D. student Bec Roldan shares their story of coming out as non-binary in graduate school, and the impact it has had on their personal journey.
A Sense of Place
It often conjures images of farms or forests, but what does it really mean for a place to be “rural”? Rackham student Surabhi Balachander is looking for a new definition that reflects people’s lived experiences.
Open Mike: Planning for the Winter 2021 Term
Dean Solomon addresses how the university’s recently announced plans will affect graduate students, including access to asymptomatic testing.
Rackham Student Receives Fulbright Award to Study Energy in Chile
School for Environment and Sustainability Ph.D. candidate Dominic Bednar will study energy poverty and efficiency in Chile.
Speaking Their Legacy
Over a century ago, groups of Afrikaans-speaking Boer settlers left war-torn South Africa for Argentina. Today, their descendants speak a unique blend of Afrikaans and Spanish, and a team of U-M researchers is working to document it before it disappears.
Improving Nuclear Security
New research published by Rackham student Felicia Sutanto helps researchers better understand and detect antineutrinos, particles produced during nuclear power generation.