Faculty/Staff Spotlights
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February 23, 2026
“I was just building it because I wanted to. I figured people would like seeing it, but the reaction was far more than anything I could have expected.”
— Adam Mael, Ph.D. program coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Academic Services Office who builds impressive LEGO creations
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February 16, 2026
“I had previously made a temperature blanket at home during COVID. I thought, why not do something like that?”
— Candice Everett, the academic program manager at the University of Michigan Biological Station who uses data to create crocheted blankets
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February 9, 2026
“Adopting 3D printing and machine learning will elevate the built environment, and the lives of people and other species, by expanding what we can design and build.”
—Mania Aghaei Meibodi, assistant professor of architecture at Taubman College
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February 2, 2026
“I encourage [all my students]; some of them have conservative views. I welcome those, and we talk about them.”
—Randy Tessier, a lecturer II in comprehensive studies and in English language and literature in LSA
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January 26, 2026
“I could see improvement. I would practice one skill and see it improve. And from that skill, I could advance to the next.”
— HoWon Kim, a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Kinesiology’s (PRIME) Lab
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January 19, 2026
“We believe in the right to have a firearm, but we also believe that you need to be educated and capable.”
— Denise Wieck, an administrative specialist in the Department of Emergency Medicine who advocates for gun safety after her son lost his eye after being shot by a ‘ghost gun’
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January 12, 2026
“I had a perfect GPA. I was getting papers published. I was going to conferences. I earned teaching awards. Everything looked fine on paper, but I couldn’t go to bed without drinking.”
— Meg Stowe, an instructional consultant at the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
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December 8, 2025
“I’ve always loved flying and traveling. You learn so much when you step out of your comfort zone and experience other cultures.”
— Jacob Sierocki, project manager for hospital services in the Department of Psychiatry who took up flying a couple years ago
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November 24, 2025
“Critical reflection is not just about despair. It’s about possibility. When people begin to see themselves as part of the story, they can imagine writing a new one.”
—Rogério M. Pinto, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor and Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Work
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November 17, 2025
“One of the phrases that we started using early on, and still use to this day is, ‘we want to keep people safe, and for them to feel safe.’”
— Margie Pillsbury, member of DPSS SVU
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