Staff Spotlight
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June 10, 2019
Spotlight: Leukemia patient returns to cancer unit as a nurse tech
Working as a nurse technician on the 7 East unit of C.S. Moth Children’s Hospital has brought Shannon Spicer full circle. Nineteen years ago, she was on the other side of care in the same place, battling leukemia.
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March 18, 2019
School of Education staffer works to revive music for Flint students
From searching for abandoned instruments to collaborating with community partners and foundations, Victoria Bigelow has made it her mission to bring music back to Flint students.
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February 25, 2019
U-M biomedical photographer helps families heal
Every day at Michigan Medicine’s University Hospital, Lisa Belanger Neal uses a camera to demystify death. A biomedical photographer for Autopsy & Forensic Services under the Department of Pathology, Neal provides photographic documentation during autopsies for hospitals.
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February 18, 2019
MICHR employee finds activism through running, animal rescue
Janine Leah Capsouras had never run before participating in her first half-marathon a year ago. On Oct. 20, she finished the Detroit Marathon as a freedom fighter for victims of human trafficking.
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February 4, 2019
Ginsberg Center staff member shares passion for politics
From listening to her parents chat around the dinner table to winning her own seat on the Dearborn City Council, politics has always been an important part of Erin Byrnes’ life.
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December 10, 2018
New disabilities services coordinator ‘Chips’ in to help students
Armed with more than a decade of experience in disability and accessibility support services, a contagious smile and a fierce desire to help students, Harvey “Chip” Evans has hit the ground running as the new disability services coordinator at UM-Flint.
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September 10, 2018
Woodworker’s viral creations support humanitarian organization
Matt Thompson was not looking for fame or fortune when he crafted a state of Michigan-themed chair that dispenses beer, but he found himself in the middle of a social media storm after he published two videos that went viral earlier this year.
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July 23, 2018
Recruiting coordinator’s artistic inspirations intertwine with work
As an artist and recruiting coordinator at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, U-M alumna Juliana Lew says working with prospective U-M students to determine their dreams helps fulfill her own, as their conversations inspire the pieces she creates.
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April 9, 2018
Academic program coordinator is a charitable Ghostbuster
When George Sprague joined the maker movement, it was not anywhere near where it is today. Sprague’s involvement in the do-it-yourself community that incorporates technology in inventions started way before maker culture even had a name.
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February 5, 2018
SEAS graphic artist spent time ‘off the grid’ at Pictured Rocks
While spending three weeks alone in a secluded cabin may seem daunting to some, for Todd Marsee it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
