Faculty Spotlight
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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.
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April 20, 2015
Professor and curator brings ancient Egypt to Ann Arbor
The significance and history of the ancient Egyptian jackal gods is the topic of Terry Wilfong’s new exhibit at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, titled “Death Dogs: The Jackal Gods of Ancient Egypt.” The exhibit will run until May 3.
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April 6, 2015
Kinesiology professor works with NASA to study the brain in space
When astronauts go into space, their bodies are affected by the change in gravity. Their bones lose mass, their muscles weaken, their body fluid shifts, and their balance destabilizes. But what happens to their brains? Rachael Seidler is trying to answer that question.
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March 23, 2015
Professor explores international law in Iraq and beyond
In 2004, Monica Hakimi, professor of law and associate dean for academic programming in the Law School, had a unique opportunity as an attorney-adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State: She worked with local authorities in Iraq to set up a property claims commission.
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March 9, 2015
Accounting professor makes advances in fraud detection, effective teaching
When Brian Green was a Ph.D. student of accounting and finance, he placed a bet with his colleague. If he could effectively conduct his research and dissertation on fraud detection, he would win his friend’s Al Kaline rookie baseball card.
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February 16, 2015
SMTD, Stamps professor films musical with satirical twist
Although U-M faculty member Andy Kirshner filmed his movie “Liberty’s Secret: The 100% All-American Musical” in Ann Arbor in late 2014, Liberty Smith has been Kirshner’s brainchild for the past six years.
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February 2, 2015
Foundations, grants librarian promotes learning across differences
Darlene Nichols is working at the grassroots level to encourage productive conversations about a vitally important topic: race.
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January 19, 2015
Health and human services professor tackles climate change in Detroit
How can we shape society in a way that makes it easier to be healthy? This is the question that drives Michigan alumna Natalie Sampson’s passion for public health.
