Staff Spotlight
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June 23, 2014
Ross social media specialist cooks up a storm
Christopher Ankney can trace his lifelong love of cooking back to afternoons of after-school TV. “We didn’t have cable growing up, and when I got home from school the only thing to watch was cooking shows on PBS. Julia Child and I went through a lot of awkward years together,” he says.
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May 19, 2014
Orthotist and prosthetist personally relates to patients
Mark Taylor is no stranger to the symptoms he sees in his patients at the University of Michigan Orthotics and Prosthetics Center. As a post-polio patient, he knows what it’s like to live with them.
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April 28, 2014
Grant specialist stays active, gives back
When was the last time that you biked 50 miles? 100? 300 miles? For Brenda Phillips, U-M Health System grant specialist, long-distance bike rides are just a part of her routine — another way to stay healthy.
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April 14, 2014
Desktop support specialist volunteers in Honduras
As the resident IT guru among his friends and family, Rebi Varghese is often called in to address technology issues. “In the end, people always end up asking me computer questions,” says Varghese, who always tries to help.
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March 31, 2014
Video studio manager brings student projects to life
As the producing manager of the Digital Media Commons Video Studio in the Duderstadt Library, Jacques Mersereau spends his workday helping students and faculty with video projects of all kinds.
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March 17, 2014
Data analyst finds joy in making, sharing music
Ellen Woodard is an applications programmer/analyst for the Nephrology Division in Internal Medicine, but she hasn’t given up her love of musical performance.
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February 17, 2014
Chef assistant raises chickens, supports local, sustainable food
For Andrea Randolph, raising chickens doesn’t just mean fresh eggs — it means family bonding.
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February 3, 2014
Museum curator combines teaching, art
As the curator for Museum Teaching and Learning, Reister helps select, train and oversee U-M Museum of Art’s volunteer docents.
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January 20, 2014
Painter enjoys horses, Harleys at home
As he’s painting, John Sartori lets his mind drift. It usually goes to one of three places: Italy, his barn or the highway.
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October 7, 2013
Computer science professor helps students bring apps to life
Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. Jeff Ringenberg’s office is a technophile’s dream. Shelves full of printers, computer accessories, and neat stacks of new Macbooks share space with hefty books — everything from “Microelectronic Circuit Design” to “Essential Matlab.” As a lecturer IV for the Computer Science Engineering Division of the College of Engineering,…
