Staff Spotlight
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August 15, 2022
Weekend getaway helps launch baby box business
When Kate Compton Barr met a bunch of girlfriends in Sedona, Arizona, seven years ago, she never imagined emerging from the weekend getaway as a co-founder of a company that manufactures cardboard baby boxes.
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June 20, 2022
Media designer has filmed more than 1,000 sporting events
Sam Baldwin, media designer for the Center for Academic Innovation, has filmed more than a thousand live sporting events around the Midwest.
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May 23, 2022
Video, board games keep research technician connected
Christine Kitchens, a research technician with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, enjoys spending time outdoors but says her favorite pastime involves playing video and board games.
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May 2, 2022
Raising and showing horses a labor of love
Esme Gregory, human resources assistant at the Institute for Social Research, is the defending ladies cart champion at the Haflinger and Hitch Pony Championship Series finals in Massachusetts.
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April 18, 2022
Rotary Club provides impactful experiences
Joanne Pierson serves as the project manager for DyslexiaHelp, a donor-funded, web-based information and resource center through the School of Education.
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April 11, 2022
Ph.D. dissertations provide inspiration for artist
Alison Rivett, associate director of the Arts Initiative, has created several paintings inspired by Ph.D. dissertations, including one based on a Greek-language papyrus letter from a man to his wife.
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April 4, 2022
Police officer timing retirement with canine partner
Officer Joseph Dunny is one of two K-9 patrol units within the Division of Public Safety and Security. He has worked with Taser and Tank and currently patrols with Columbo, a Belgian Malinois.
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March 28, 2022
CIGLR staff member feels at home on the water
Holly Kelchner, an aquatic ecology research analyst with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, lists scuba diving and sailing among her passions.
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March 7, 2022
Staffer has amassed solid Captain America collection
Devin Berghorst, senior case manager for student support services in the Dean of Students Office, estimates among the couple thousand comics he’s obtained over the years, between 400-500 are Captain America.
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January 10, 2022
Staffer’s musical dreams fulfilled while living in L.A.
Before she joined U-M a decade ago, Anne Kadrovich rubbed elbows with the likes of Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Michael Jackson.
