Faculty Spotlight
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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July 25, 2022
Associate professor carries on mentor’s legacy
John Ellis, associate professor of piano and piano pedagogy in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, helps administer two community engagement programs that teach piano to young people.
