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UM-Flint names 11 students as Maize and Blue Scholars
The University of Michigan-Flint has announced the summer and fall 2022 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 maturity and[…]
UM-Flint professor, team of writers create multimedia guide for Michigan exploration
In the fast-paced age of technology it can be difficult to slow down and get to know your surroundings, but one University of Michigan-Flint English professor with a team of 40 writers including alumni, are working to make it easier. Mary Jo Kietzman, associate professor of English, wanted to see if it was possible to[…]
UM-Flint Psychology Club debuts new career series panel
Psychology students got the chance to pick their professor's brains all in the name of researching professional development and choosing a potential career path. It was all part of the University of Michigan-Flint Psychology Club's new monthly career series panel held Oct. 27 that highlights different professions and graduate programs directly related to psychology and[…]
UM-Flint communication alums share advice, work experiences with soon-to-be grads
With fall commencement drawing near, graduating students have many things on their minds, including weighing the options for graduate programs or their imminent entries into the workforce. Fortunately, students enrolled in the University of Michigan-Flint's Communication 426 course are now more prepared to take their next steps, regardless of the path they chose, thanks to[…]
UM-Flint to host Oxford fellow, events during Sustainability Week
All it takes is a crisp morning hike through the vivid fall colors or a tranquil evening by the fire pit to know autumn in Michigan is the perfect time to reflect on the beauty and importance of our natural world. The University of Michigan-Flint will showcase the ways in which its community is preserving[…]
UM-Flint to celebrate National Chemistry Week with hands-on demonstrations
Chemistry is much more than equations and lab reports – it offers an opportunity to see science in action. And with that serving as a base, the University of Michigan-Flint Chemistry Club will act as the catalyst of STEM curiosity and exploration during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 16-22. The club, which officially became a student[…]
UM-Flint faculty receive $18,000 grant to support "Unlocking the Arts in Flint" program
An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County. The grant will support and strengthen a program titled "Unlocking the Arts in Flint," a joint venture between the Flint-area nonprofit Youth Arts: Unlocked and the UM-Flint Arts[…]
UM-Flint alum, history student work together in archive digitization project
A University of Michigan-Flint alum is diligently working to ensure that Hartland residents can easily access information from the past and is doing so with a current UM-Flint history student to make it happen. Clio resident Rachel Stock, a 2016 UM-Flint graduate with a bachelor's degree in history and two-time Wyatt Endowment scholar, works as[…]
UM-Flint history student preserves Flint's past with Sloan Museum
There was no cooler place for Rachelle Gonzalez to have worked this summer than in the archives department of the Sloan Museum of Discovery. In order to preserve the thousands of postcards, letters, photos, scrapbooks and other documents included in the museum's collection, they are housed in a climate-controlled room between 67 and 68 degrees[…]
Preservationists breathing life back into Flint cemeteries
Chances are you've heard of gravediggers, grave circumstances and even grave robbers. But have you ever heard of grave cleaners? Well, that's exactly what Thomas Henthorn, a University of Michigan-Flint associate professor of history, and a team of students and community volunteers are doing as the group works to breathe life back into Flint-area cemeteries. […]