Mark Rivett posted May 3, 2018
Rackham Student Government holds a day of advocacy luncheon.
The successful day resulted in nine meetings with Michigan legislature representatives and staff.
The Rackham Student Government strives to improve the graduate student experience at the University of Michigan through academic and professional programs, extracurricular engagement, community service, and multi-level advocacy.
From left to right: Tom Jurkiw, Lucca Henrion, Angela Kimber, Sarah Bork, Nocona Sanders, Ayesha Wahid
Rackham students pose with Senator Steve Bieda from Macomb County
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Mark Rivett posted April 30, 2018
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School for Environment and Sustainability Assistant Professor Tony Reames
Tony Reames, assistant professor of environment and sustainability, is no stranger to community-based research while he focuses his studies on energy justice.
But most of his collaborations have been in southeast Michigan, and that’s a big reason why he’s embarking on the 2018 Michigan Road Scholars Tour, which rolls out of Ann Arbor today.
“I’m working on a statewide research project so I really want to learn about the rest of the state when it comes to energy issues,” Reames said. “I want to see other parts of the state outside the southeastern portion so I can understand people’s perspectives on government policy and the environment.”
This year’s tour will visit Detroit, Midland, Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, Hessel, East Jordan, Traverse City, Grand Rapids and Lansing. The group will meet with large and small manufacturers, school districts, nonprofits, community organizations, Native American tribal leaders, city officials, economic development groups and state government. It also will visit the Sault Tribe Youth Facility and with the Kent County Human Trafficking Task Force.
Author: Terrence Kosdrosky
terrykos@umich.edu
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Mark Rivett posted April 24, 2018
April 17 Wolverine Caucus
Professor Jessy Grizzle, and fellow robotics faculty and students visited Lansing with Cassie Blue
View WILX TV-10 coverage of the visit
From left to right: Adarash Mishra, Zach Poszar, and Cedric Bernard who are part of the IGV student team. Damen Provost (Managing Director of the Robotics Institute), Cassie Blue, Ross Hartley (Robotics Ph.D. candidate), Kimberly Mann (Unit Administrator of the Robotics Institute), Professor Ella Atkins (Robotics Graduate Chair), and Professor Jessy Grizzle (Director of the Robotics Institute).
Director of the Robotics Institute Professor Jessy Grizzle, District 84 Representative Ed Canfield, and District 53 Representative Yousef Rabhi watch Cassie Blue under the control of Ross Hartley.
District 15 Representative Abdullah Hammoud poses with Cassie Blue
From left to right; Ross Hartley, Cassie Blue, Jessy Grizzle, District 73 Representative Chris Afendoulis, and Damen Provost
Jessy Grizzle speaks with WILX-TV-10 about Michigan Robotics
Veronica Johnson, Director of the Lansing Service Center poses with Cassie Blue.
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