by James Dau | Jun 30, 2020 | Student Spotlights
In 1985, the Minority Organization of Rackham was formed. Now called Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR), the group continues to expand support and advocacy for the academic, professional, and social needs of graduate students of color.
by James Dau | Jun 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Student Spotlights
School of Public Health Ph.D. candidate Sarah Rozenblum looks at what lessons the United States can learn from how European countries have approached reopening their economies in the wake of COVID-19.
by James Dau | May 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Student Spotlights
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen great reductions in travel, a major source of the carbon emissions that drive climate change. Sustainable systems master’s student Nate Hua is working to help the university reduce its own travel impact in the future.
by Rackham Graduate School | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Student Spotlights
Our recent Ph.D. graduates share their experiences with defending their dissertations remotely, and how they might advise future Ph.D. candidates to prepare for it.
by James Dau | May 5, 2020 | Student Spotlights
In addition to Earth Day, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ecology Center. Rackham English language and literature Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Harlow is helping them commemorate the occasion through online storytelling.
by James Dau | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Student Spotlights
Since March, Rackham biostatistics student Rupam Bhattacharyya has been working with a team of researchers to help population-dense India manage its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Matt Nelson | Apr 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Student Spotlights
Ph.D. Candidate Sara Stein is working with a team to connect COVID-19 frontline workers with supports for their mental health.
by Mike Solomon | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19, News
Dean Solomon shares resources and guidance for the graduate student community in light of U-M’s recent COVID-19 announcement.
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Resources, Uncategorized
A mentor and a graduate student offer their perspectives on maintaining mental health—and a healthy degree of productivity—amid our current challenges.
by Matt Nelson | Mar 10, 2020 | Student Spotlights
Linguistics Ph.D. candidate Emily Sabo hopes to advance our understanding of how multilinguals produce and process language. She also really wants to crack you up.