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Cheryl Jacobs Smith

Cheryl Jacobs Smith

Ph.D. Student in Human Genetics
Rackham Merit Fellow
Danielle Schultz

Danielle Schultz

Ph.D. Student in Chemistry
Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Amanda Berhenke

Amanda Berhenke

Ph.D. Student in Education and Psychology
Susan Lipschutz Award
Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

Ph.D. Student in Philosophy
Rackham Outstanding
Graduate Student Instructor Award
Thomas Landvatter

Thomas Landvatter

Ph.D. Student in Classical Art and Archaeology
Rackham International Research Award

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Darshan Karwat
Darshan Karwat
Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering

Winter Memories in Ann Arbor—Sameer and I

January 27, 2012, Filed Under: Student to Student

Fresh from watching my first Truman Capote play, Holiday Memories, I too, would like to write about some memories I haven’t really thought about in a longtime. My freshman year of undergrad, I lived in the backwoods of the University in Baits II dorms on North Campus (“Where the hell are those?” many students ask.) with an eclectic bunch of undergrads, mostly music majors and engineers. My suitemate was a guy named Sameer…a big, portly…

Erin Cain
Erin Cain
Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

2012 Research Partnership Program

January 26, 2012, Filed Under: PLAN, Resources

Last month, Vice President for Research Stephen R. Forrest and Dean Janet A. Weiss announced the 2012 Research Partnership Program, which includes two funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program awards grants to faculty members who plan to work with doctoral students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. The grants will provide funding for a doctoral student with a 0.50 GSRA appointment for the spring/summer full…

Paula D. Wishart
Paula D. Wishart
Career Consultant, The Career Center

Building Professional Relationships: The Power of Community, Step 5 of 5

January 25, 2012, Filed Under: PLAN, Articles, Resources

This week, I’m going to introduce the fifth step to building your professional community. If you missed the first steps, visit my posts: Step 1: Determine What You Want to Know; Step 2: Identify Contacts; Step 3: Prepare What You Want To Say; and Step 4: Make Contact – Again and Again!  Step 5: Maintain the Relationship The basic way to maintain a relationship (and you know this) is to be kind and regular about your…

Jax Sanders
Jax Sanders
Ph.D. Student, Physics

Wintry Mix: A Long-time Michigander’s Guide to Surviving a Michigan Winter

January 25, 2012, Filed Under: Student to Student

“If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” It’s a common saying here in Michigan, and in winter, it needs a small edit: “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. It’ll probably be worse.” We might not have the icy wind of Chicago or the full lake-effect snow of Kalamazoo, but in Ann Arbor, winter weather has a uniquely annoying quality: capriciousness. Damp? Dry? Icy? Windy? Unseasonably warm? All are equally plausible,…

Wendy Ascione
Wendy Ascione
Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

2012: A Year to Celebrate

January 24, 2012, Filed Under: Graduate School News, Rackham Centennial

The University Record featured an article last week about the 100th anniversary of the founding of the graduate school at U-M in 1912. To mark the Graduate School’s 100th anniversary, Rackham has scheduled an array of activities that showcase the many facets of graduate education at Michigan. All events are free and open to the public. Tonight kicks off the festivities with an evening with Jorge Cham, the creator of PHDComics.com. He will screen his new…

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