Meet Michael from URAP! | OURS Student Spotlight
Michael Brand (he/him) | Environment Economics & Policy, Legal Studies | Spring ‘27 For his URAP apprenticeship, Michael assessed the sustainability of the global subsea telecommunications network and the environmental impact of transoceanic internet cables. Over the past year and a half, he has researched a wide array of interdisciplinary issues surrounding the hidden environmental costs of the internet, further developing his skills in writing and critical thinking. Although initially planning to apply his degrees in environment economics and policy and legal studies to attend law school, his experience with […]
Meet Adrian from SURF! | OURS Student Spotlight
Adrian Enrique Caceres (he/him/el) | Spring ‘25 | Sociology Adrian (he/him/el) is one of our SURF L&S participants and is currently studying sociology. For his SURF L&S project, he researched how formerly incarcerated students experience social and academic stigma at higher education institutions such as UC Berkeley. Drawing on his lived experience as formerly incarcerated, Adrian advocates for breaking down the stigma and barriers attached to formerly incarcerated people. What was your research question and how is it personal to you? My question was: how do formerly incarcerated students experience social […]