Faculty Spotlight

  1. March 20, 2023

    Lecturer combines love of computing, creating

    Creating pieces of art — and the trial and error that comes with it — drives and inspires Mark Meier, lecturer II in architecture in the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

  2. March 13, 2023

    Homemade syrup a sweet upgrade to family tradition

    Frank Marsik, lecturer IV in climate and space sciences and engineering in the College of Engineering, and his wife began collecting sap and making their own maple syrup in 2018. 

  3. March 6, 2023

    Ford School fellow finds outlet in music

    Kaj Althaus, a Michigan Data and Policy Fellow with the Ford School’s Youth Policy Lab, performs in a band called Toed in the Ann Arbor and metro Detroit areas.

  4. February 13, 2023

    Lecturer brings personal touch to cherry farm

    Attia Qureshi, a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, helps operate a cherry and apple orchard at Wunsch Farms in northern Michigan.

  5. February 6, 2023

    Voice professor finds joy and solace in saltwater swimming

    Despite growing up in landlocked Colorado, Ann Evans Watson always felt drawn to the water and takes part in long-distance saltwater swims.

  6. January 23, 2023

    Professor embraces disability through movement

    Petra Kuppers, the Anita Gonzalez Collegiate Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture in LSA, and her wife launched Turtle Disco, weekly group sessions that incorporated writing and movement.

  7. October 24, 2022

    Water is a fundamental part of Aaron Dworkin’s life

    Aaron Dworkin finds inspiration in water, which figures into many important events in his life.

  8. September 26, 2022

    Egypt’s mysteries, surprises provide powerful pull

    Richard Redding, associate research scientist in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, has spent nearly every winter in Egypt for about 30 years uncovering the mysteries of the Old Kingdom.

  9. September 12, 2022

    U-M doctor and former army medic offers care in Ukraine

    Florian Schmitzberger, an emergency physician at U-M Health, works with Global Response Management and provided care and training in Ukraine after Russia invaded.

  10. September 6, 2022

    Librarian combines loves of comics, games

    David Carter serves as video game archivist for the Computer and Video Game Archive and comics librarian, combining two of his early childhood loves.