Tag Archives: Biology
UM-Flint's Tonietto part of $1.7M study on the impact of native plant lawns
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have announced a $1.76 million grant to Rebecca Tonietto, associate professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Flint, and her collaborators, to study the effects of converting turfgrass lawns into native plant species. The project, titled "Conservation potential of converting urban turf lawns[…]
UM-Flint biology students track Flint River restoration efforts
If you ever walk by the portion of the Flint River that runs through the University of Michigan-Flint's downtown campus, you may run into an interesting sight – a large group of UM-Flint biology students in waders, searching for fish. And chances are, Arianna Elkins will be among them. Elkins, a joint BS/MS Wildlife Biology[…]
UM-Flint student associations team up for medical training event
Two student organizations at the University of Michigan-Flint have formed a partnership based on steady hands and a desire to care for others. It's all part of a combined effort between UM-Flint's Pre-Veterinary Medical Association and Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students for an event titled "Start the Actual Training," that focuses on teaching students how[…]
UM-Flint professor, high school students to share water quality research discoveries
What do you call it when students from a trio of area high schools are paired with a biology lecturer from a local university to study water quality of a nearby body of water? Well, whatever it is, it's certainly not your average high school science class. Instead, the collaboration between students from Hartland, Fowlerville[…]
UM-Flint Biology teams up with For-Mar for School Day Bioblitz
This fall, a "blitz" won't just happen on the football field as For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum will host its annual School Day Bioblitz Sept. 29. The event, now in its sixth year, originally began as a partnership between the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission and the University of Michigan-Flint in 2014. The event[…]
Work, research continues on Flint's Hamilton Dam removal
Imagine wildlife quietly making its way along the shoreline of the Flint River as kayakers paddle past the William S. White Building and anglers excitedly discuss their days' catch. Those visions could soon become reality when the last remaining pieces of the century-old Hamilton Dam, located in the heart of the UM-Flint campus between Harrison[…]
UM-Flint Common Read connects community with nature
Every year, the University of Michigan-Flint Common Read invites the campus community to read a common book early in the year. This shared experience allows for conversations and connections to form based on the collective reading experience, and integrates the campus into national and global culture and discussions. The 2021-22 Common Read selection was Dr.[…]
12 Students Named Maize & Blue Scholars
The University of Michigan-Flint is proud to announce the summer and fall 2021 Maize and Blue Distinguished Scholar Award recipients. The Maize & Blue Award is the highest academic recognition given to undergraduate students during commencement season. The award is presented to no more than 26 students per year who excel academically and exemplify intellectual[…]
UM-Flint student promotes COVID vaccines to "Save Summer 2021"
Students have big ideas at UM-Flint—and find the support to turn those ideas into reality. Freshman Biology major Christina El Zarka's big idea came after a conversation with friends. Many of them weren't planning on being vaccinated for COVID-19. She found that surprising (and upsetting), so she created an Instagram poll to survey more people[…]
Maize & Blue Distinguished Scholars
The Maize and Blue Distinguished Scholar Award is the highest academic award bestowed upon undergraduates of the University of Michigan-Flint. Below are the Maize and Blue recipients for Winter 2021. Of the students below, Jasmin Cambri, Lilian Farrehi, and Angela Longbucco have been selected as virtual commencement speakers. Jordyn R. AlgerBachelor of Arts in English[…]