Faculty/Staff Spotlights
-
September 10, 2018
“As I’m getting older, it’s nice to be able to use my brain. Some guys do crosswords, I do woodworking. You’ve got to keep the brain active and sharp!”
Matt Thompson, fire alarm technician with hospital maintenance, and creator of Michigan-themed Adirondack chairs.
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
September 4, 2018
“I can’t separate who I am from the technologies that shaped me, and that’s when I realized I was a cyborg. We are all cyborgs, but most of us don’t realize it.”
Sophia Brueckner, assistant professor of art and design and of information
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
August 13, 2018
“To be able to come together and meet other people who support you … because they’ve walked that same path, is incredibly powerful.”
Barb Hiltz, clinical assistant professor of social work and director of the Master of Social Work program, and co-founder of The Brides Project in Ann Arbor.
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
July 23, 2018
“When I meet with a student who gets excited about their future, they inspire me as much as I hope I inspire them through conversation.”
Juliana Lew, artist and recruiting coordinator at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
July 2, 2018
“If you’re first-generation, education is a means to an end. But have you really thought about what that end is?”
Line van Nieuwstadt, associate professor of engineering practice at UM-Dearborn.
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
June 25, 2018
“We often tell young people that they’re the generation to build peace and democracy, but we’re not always providing them the tools (to do so).”
Michelle Bellino, assistant professor of educational studies, School of Education
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
June 11, 2018
“I was always taken by the difficulty in describing the powerful effect of background music and how it enhances your experience of a film.”
Caryl Flinn, professor of screen arts an cultures, and women’s studies, LSA
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
April 9, 2018
“In my free time I am very active in the maker movement. So I work with 3-D printers and maker spaces and in general, learning new skills.”
George Sprague, academic programs coordinator at the School of Information, maker-movement participant and part-time Ghostbuster.
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
March 26, 2018
“When I’m out there, I can feel the sun, feel the breeze, smell the plants, see the pollen. It connects you to nature.”
Brian Stork, assistant professor of urology, about the pleasures of beekeeping
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight -
March 19, 2018
“The data are there. It’s a matter of leveraging them and asking the right questions.”
Jenna Wiens, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, regarding the effort to develop machine learning to advance precision health
Read more about the Faculty/Staff Spotlight
