STPP career development grants

By Ember McCoy, PhD Candidate, Environmental Policy & JusticeIn July, I attended the joint meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) in Amsterdam, thanks in...

By Olivia David, PhD Candidate at SEASIn July, I attended the joint conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology and the Society for Social Studies of Science (EASST-4S) in Amsterdam, with support from STPP’s...

By Emily Costa, PhD Candidate, Pratt Research Group, Department of ChemistryThis past June, I was selected to attend the American Meteorological Society’s Summer Policy Colloquium. This annual event brings together graduate students and...

By Margarita Maria Rodriguez Morales, PhD student in Public Policy and SociologyThanks to the support of the STPP student development grant, I could attend the 2024 4S/EASST meeting, that is the quadrennial joint meeting of the European Association...

By Allison Cale, PhD Candidate in Genetics and Genomics As someone who is interested in a career focused on the ethical, social, and legal implications (ELSI) of advancements in genetics and genomics, I enjoyed the immense privilege of attending...

By Christina Del Greco, PhD Student in Genetics and Genomics The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)’s annual Policy Summit is a two-day event in Washington, D.C. (September 18-19, 2023) that brings together academic, government,...

Thanks to the STPP career development grant, I was able to attend the 2023 ASU Winter School, hosted by School for the Future of Innovation in Society in Mesa, Arizona. The event spanned one week and was held at the beautiful Saguaro Lake Ranch set...

By Laura Grier, MS in Environmental Justice and Policy and STPP Graduate Certificate alum On any given day of the past winter semester, I got to work as a policy researcher, data tracker, event planner, team builder, and climate advocate. It is...

By Stephanie Sandoval-Pistorius, M.S., Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate and STPP certificate student This year, I took the Politics of Public Policy and Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis by Shobita Parthasarathy and Joy Rhode,...

by Lucca Henrion, Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate and STPP Certificate Student On May 8th, a coalition of 20 University of Michigan graduate students from Rackham Student Government, Graduate Rackham International, and Engaging Scientists...

by Nocona Sanders, Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D. Candidate and STPP Certificate Student Across Michigan and throughout Washtenaw County, issues related to water safety, access, and usage have become prominent topics of public discussion....

by Selene Ceja, MPP and STPP certificate student I am not a scientist. I am a first-generation, low-income Latina from South Central Los Angeles, and a policymaker-in-training, who seeks to understand how the ever-accelerating changes in science...

by Elizabeth A. Ronan, Molecular and Integrative Physiology Ph.D. Candidate and STPP certificate student Political lobbying is not an activity I would have initially thought to associate with a STEM career. Yet this past October I found myself, a...

by Akin Olumoroti, MPP and STPP certificate student Thanks to the STPP career development grant, I was able to attend the student-led MIT Energy Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Attending the conference was a very useful experience, since the...