Research for Public Understanding
Anan Ghrayeb wins 2023 3MT® competition with his presentation on origami-inspired robots.
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student spotlight
SROP Perspectives: Mentorship and Community
U-M Department of Psychology Ph.D. student Janae Sayler discusses her experiences as a Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) participant and how the program’s commitment to mentorship and community building helped her get into grad school.
SROP Perspectives: Transforming the Academy
U-M Department of Political Science Ph.D. student Caroline Lindey discusses her experiences as a Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) participant and how the program creates powerful change for individuals and for academia.
Sympathy for the Devil: How Children See Villains
Each year during Halloween, children dress up as some of the movies’ iconic villains. New research from Rackham developmental psychology Ph.D. student Valerie Umscheid reveals that they are capable of looking past these characters’ wicked deeds to the moral complexity beneath the surface.
Collaborative Curricula in Puerto Rico
Rackham students Kelsi Caywood and Elena Rosario offer their perspectives on co-creating curricula with public school teachers in Puerto Rico through an annual initiative with the University of Puerto Rico and the U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Environmental Justice and DEI
Rackham alum Rebeca Villegas applies skills learned during Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program to her work advancing environmental justice at the National Wildlife Federation.
Mentorship Matters: How to Get the Mentoring You Want
Two Rackham students, Samuel Kerk and Aya Halabi, and their faculty mentors share how they’ve fostered positive and productive mentorship experiences—and how Rackham’s mentorship workshops have helped.
Rethinking PVC Recycling
A ubiquitous, environmentally toxic modern plastic, PVC was once considered unrecyclable. New research from a U-M team, including Rackham alumna Sofia Camarero, has found a way to not only recycle it, but to turn its toxic components into useful products.
Rackham Student Discusses the Impact of Trauma Narratives at TEDxDetroit
Sociology doctoral candidate Aya Waller-Bey discussed trauma narratives and why we glorify hardship.
The Yemeni Refugee Crisis Through a Documentary Lens
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design M.F.A. alumnus and filmmaker Razi Jafri’s documentary raises awareness about the everyday struggles of refugees around the world.