Rackham Student Discusses the Impact of Trauma Narratives at TEDxDetroit
Sociology doctoral candidate Aya Waller-Bey discussed trauma narratives and why we glorify hardship.
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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.
Piping Hot Bowl of History: The Story of Phở’
Every dish has a story to tell. Rackham student and food historian Khánh Linh Trinh studies the evolution and legacy of the Vietnamese noodle soup phở’.
Reviving the Lost Work of a Groundbreaking Black Composer
Doctor of Musical Arts candidate Bryan Ijames followed his ear, his heart, and some scholarly detective work to resurrect a forgotten piece by composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Internship Connections: Exploring Medical Affairs
Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate Loyda Morales leveraged her U-M education and launched a new career trajectory during her experience as a medical affairs intern at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, supported by the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program.
Patterns of Force: Preserving Memories and Finding Justice in the Shadow of the Ukraine War
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, sociology Ph.D. candidate Kristin Foringer and a team of U-M researchers are working with the Reckoning Project to collect eyewitness testimonies of the violence—and use them to gather evidence of war crimes.
A New Chapter in English Graduate Education
Faculty members and students in the Department of English Language and Literature are working together on initiatives to better prepare students for a wider range of career possibilities.
Recentering Place, Community, and Crisis Through Indigenous Studies
Erin Leary is in the second year of her Ph.D. in the Department of American Culture, researching the intersection of Indigenous studies and climate change. Leary’s (Re)mapping project seeks to recenter Indigenous knowledge through placemaking.
Creative Choice: Deciding to Acknowledge and Heal From Shame
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design graduate student Emerson Granillo’s durational performance art and installations invite curiosity, investigate shame, and require an unwavering commitment to their creative choices to succeed.
Decisive Differences in Healthcare AI
When decisions about your healthcare are informed by AI, bias in machine learning can have dire consequences. Ph.D. student Trenton Chang researches how inequities in healthcare delivery impact machine learning and AI.