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  • A panel discussion takes place in a wood-paneled room with large windows; two speakers are seated at a table while a moderator stands at a podium. Audience members are seated facing them.

    Symposium Features Student Research on AI

    May 29, 2026 | Matt Nelson

    More than 100 graduate students and postdocs participated in a Rackham program to explore the benefits and risks of AI in research, academic writing, creative production, graduate education, and more.

  • A woman in a black and sheer dress smiles and laughs in front of a group of people, mostly children and women, at an outdoor event.

    Coming of Age in the Diaspora

    May 21, 2026 | Truly Render

    Rackham alumna, assistant professor, and sociologist Sadiyah Malcolm-Wallace shares her research on teenage milestones of the African Diaspora, from prom send-offs in Philadelphia to the experiences of Black teenage girls attending high school in Jamaica.

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    Funding the Final Frontier

    May 19, 2026 | James Dau

    Rackham history Ph.D. student Renny Hahamovitch considers how—and why—the American space program has changed, and what that can tell us about meeting today’s most urgent challenges.

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    Economics for a Better World

    May 6, 2026 | Truly Render

    Rackham Ph.D. candidate David Van Dijcke uses alternative data sets to help understand the impacts of some of the world's most complex problems, including internet shutdowns, air raid alert system functionality, and polarized American politics.

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    Rackham 2026 Honors and Awards

    April 21, 2026 | Rackham Graduate School

    Each year, Rackham is proud to honor exceptional student research and outstanding instructors and faculty mentors. Browse the awards below to learn more and see this year’s recipients.