Faculty/Staff Spotlights
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June 7, 2021
“My goal with running and life is to inspire, and I feel like running has provided me that platform to motivate and inspire.”
— Joshua Burd, building facilities manager with Student Life Housing Facilities
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May 24, 2021
“The horses and the dogs and the chickens have been the keystone to my sanity in COVID.”
— Margaret Wooldridge, professor of mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, who has four horses, nine hens, one rooster, three cats and two dogs
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May 11, 2021
Among those graduating from U-M this spring were (clockwise from upper left) Olivia Mathiesen from LSA, Alyxandra Ciale Charfauros from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Tiffany Harris from LSA, and David Schapiro from the College of Pharmacy.
— Each year, the Record highlights the range of experiences and people who attend U-M by profiling selected graduates about their time at the university and their plans for life afterward.
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May 2, 2021
David Schapiro received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, and Tiffany Harris received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and African American studies.
— Each year, the Record highlights the range of experiences and people who attend U-M by profiling selected graduates about their time at the university and their plans for life afterward.
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April 26, 2021
Olivia Mathiesen will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in earth and environmental sciences, and Alyxandra Ciale Charfauros, known as ciale, will graduate with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in theatre performance.
— Each year, the Record highlights the range of experiences and people who attend U-M by profiling selected graduates about their time at the university and their plans for life afterward.
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April 19, 2021
“I like birds. I’ve always had a birdfeeder and a birdhouse, and I’ve always liked picking up pretty little stones off of Lake Michigan. It makes a good combination.”
— Sally Sivrais, research administrator senior manager at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in the Medical School, who builds, paints and decorates birdhouses with stones she finds on beaches
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April 12, 2021
“I want to make sure I’m contributing and not just creating this additional piece of shiny trash that sits on the internet.”
— Joe Coeling, human resource generalist associate in LSA who has been documenting his fitness journey on Instagram and also streams gaming sessions on Twitch
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March 29, 2021
“It’s been nice and is one of those things that’s translated well to the pandemic, just to be able to get together and learn a new skill.”
— Kate Wroblewski, lecturer III in history and assistant director of undergraduate studies who has taken virtual bartending classes during the pandemic
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March 22, 2021
“I love when I give them away to people to just make their day, because who doesn’t love flowers?”
Kasie Meszaros, business administrator for Mcity, who recently started growing flowers at her Brighton home and sells and gives them away
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March 15, 2021
“As life expectancy is starting to decline in part as a function of obesity, our children are the ones being affected by it the most.”
Rebecca Hasson, associate professor of movement science in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory
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