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May 7, 2007
Julie Craves knows a thing or two about birds, including when it’s appropriate to “pish.” (Photo by Jennifer Sroka, U-M-Dearborn) Pishing is an acoustic method used to lure birds out of hiding, says Craves, supervisor of avian research at U-M-Dearborn’s Rouge River Bird Observatory. Craves extensively has studied Michigan birds since 1992. There’s a time…
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April 16, 2007
David Greenspan, coordinator of audio resources at the Digital Media Commons in the Duderstadt Center on North Campus, played a fundamental role in renovating the University’s audio resource center into a world-class recording studio, to give students unique opportunities to experiment with sounds. (Photo by Todd McKinney) “How many students can say they have mixed…
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April 9, 2007
Few who aspire to play in the NBA will make it, but counselor Brian Banks wants students to know that education is a slam dunk. School of Art & Design student Nathaniel Mullen, left, confers with Brian Banks. (Photo by Genevieve Mihalko) Banks, for seven years an academic programs assistant in the School of Art…
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April 2, 2007
Few people are able to exercise while they work. As the Michigan Healthy Community (MHC) Wellness Coordinator, Colleen Greene not only makes sure other employees reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle; she gives her own heart rate a boost at the same time. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) “I love getting to…
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March 26, 2007
As one of the 11 licensed mechanics at the Elevator Shop, Frank Seaburg is skilled in maintaining and servicing any of the 500-plus elevators on campus. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) Seaburg, who has worked in the Elevator Shop since 1996, loves the satisfaction he gets from fixing a building’s elevator. “The people…
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March 19, 2007
After 30 years, Sara Constant retired from the job of teaching public school students and began teaching teachers. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) Initially hired as a University field instructor with the School of Education, Constant’s responsibilities grew and she eventually was named the coordinator of elementary undergraduate teacher education. One of her…
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March 12, 2007
Last year, Myron Hepner found a way to combine his love for the NCAA college basketball tournament and his gratitude towards the U-M Kellogg Eye Center through a unique fundraiser that involves watching 32 straight games of basketball in order to raise money for eye research. (Photo by Karen Hepner) The Michigan Administrative Information Services…
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March 5, 2007
Years before Gregory McKinney became a jazz musician and a nurse aide with the U-M Health System, he got the nickname Super G “because everything I tried I was good at it,” he says. “The only thing is that I couldn’t fly.” (Photo courtesy Gregory McKinney) But even Superman—his childhood idol—would be put to the…
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February 19, 2007
Bargain shoppers can find everything from dental examination chairs to desks at U-M Property Disposition, dubbed by some as the “biggest garage sale in Michigan.” (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Almost anything that no longer is of use to departments can be found in the 15,000 square-foot warehouse on North Campus. Steve Sinelli,…
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February 12, 2007
Pickled birds, bird eggs, bird nests, bird tissue, bird skeletons and stuffed skins. No, these aren’t items on the menu at a French restaurant. They are the objects included in the research collection of the U-M Museum of Zoology Bird Division. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Janet Hinshaw, collection manager for the Bird…
