Faculty Spotlight
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November 9, 2015
Associate professor studies extreme poverty in America
When living in extreme poverty, people make use of whatever assets they have as a means of survival, whether it means selling plasma, junk yard scrapping, food stamps or sex just to get by. “It’s both depressing and uplifting,” Luke Shaefer says of witnessing these efforts firsthand through his research.
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November 2, 2015
Stamps professor has designs on visual storytelling
On any given day, we halt for stoplights, yield to passing cars and follow street signs. Every day, we follow the rules set forth by society. This unconscious interaction between people and the built environment is what attracted Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo to the world of design and what ultimately brought him to the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.
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October 26, 2015
Theatre professor introduces students to arts entrepreneurship
In 1990, Gregory Poggi was working with the Dallas Theater Center on a production of “All My Sons” — by U-M alumnus and renowned American playwright Arthur Miller — when Miller and his wife, Inge Morath, attended the show. “‘I really liked the show, kiddo,’” Poggi recalls Miller saying.
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October 12, 2015
Deaf pioneer’s parents demonstrated the value of asserting one’s self
Dr. Philip Zazove is the George A. Dean M.D. Chair of the U-M Health System’s Department of Family Medicine, and the third known deaf doctor in the United States.
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October 5, 2015
Spectrum Center coordinator combines education and social justice
Holding a uniquely rounded ceramic mug, hand-painted with strokes of brown hues, Tynishia Walker reflects on spending a great deal of time at the Portland Saturday Market during her undergraduate experience. She compares it to the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, but on a much grander scale with many artisanal crafts for sale.
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September 28, 2015
Doctor intrigued by diabetes treatment challenges heads online journal
Dr. Meng Tan is professor of internal medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes at the U-M Health System. His mission is to promote better care for people with diabetes and endocrine diseases.
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September 14, 2015
Information professor’s documentary premieres at Venice Film Festival
When Assistant Professor of Information Joyojeet Pal studied the use of computers in a rural school in southern India, he noticed something odd — most of the children he met wanted to be computer engineers, because they were fans of popular Indian actor Rajnikanth, who played the role of a computer engineer in one of his blockbuster action films.
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August 17, 2015
Ross professor advocates for entrepreneurship, venture capital in Michigan
Stop by Yost Ice Arena on a Friday afternoon during the school year, and you’ll see an unconventional hockey team consisting of Master’s of Business Administration students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. One of the team’s biggest supporters is Nova Scotia native and hockey player David Brophy, professor of finance and director of the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance.
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July 13, 2015
Information, education professor structures class like a well-designed game
Thousands of students use the learning management system GradeCraft in courses across campus. it was co-created by Barry Fishman, professor of information and education.
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May 4, 2015
Ross School professor studies how to drive numbers
Is it possible to get your front-line staff to see every transaction like the CEO would? It seems so, and it has huge benefits. Stephen M. Ross School of Business professor Wayne Baker has studied how employees at some top companies understand how their jobs drive the numbers — an awareness that brings a clear sense of mission and produces better results.
