Tag Archives: CIT
U.S. Senator Gary Peters highlights cybersecurity at UM-Flint
On February 14, U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, visited the Cybersecurity Training Center (CTC) at UM-Flint in his tour of cyber hubs in Michigan. The visit included a roundtable discussion regarding cybersecurity and workforce development, a cybersecurity training demonstration, and a presentation to highlight the importance of[…]
10 highlights from UM-Flint in 2021
As 2021 quickly comes to a close, it is plain to see that the UM-Flint community has done some truly amazing things this year. Students, faculty, and staff made it their mission to embrace innovation, achieving in ways we couldn't have imagined in years past. From life-saving inventions to much-needed campus celebrations, the work of[…]
Meet the CIT Faculty: Yasser Aboelkassem
It might sound unlikely, but a childhood aversion to swimming sparked an interest in technology for Yasser Aboelkassem, assistant professor in the College of Innovation & Technology. Growing up in Cairo, Egypt, Aboelkassem was hesitant to join in during family trips to the community pool. To help him see that swimming was fun, his parents[…]
Meet the CIT Faculty: Shirl Donaldson
Assistant Professor Shirl Donaldson is in the business of problem-solving. As a new professor in the College of Innovation and Technology, Donaldson is "focused on getting things done well, and done in a way that benefits everyone involved." Read on to learn more about Donaldson, and the story of her path to CIT and the[…]
Meet the CIT Faculty: Thiago Ferreira
Thiago Ferreira is beginning his first year as an Assistant Professor of Information Technology & Informatics in UM-Flint's College of Innovation and Technology. Ferreira has most recently held academic appointments (postdoctoral fellow and intermittent lecturer) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He investigates software refactoring, which is the restructuring of source code for the purpose of[…]
EDA Grant Supports New Innovation and Technology Center at the University of Michigan-Flint
A building designed for teaching, collaborating, and inspiring the innovators of the 21st century will be built at the University of Michigan-Flint. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to build the Innovation and Technology Center at UM-Flint. The grant will be matched with $4.9 million in additional[…]
UM-Flint introduces four new learning communities for Fall 2021
The Residential Learning Communities are the Promise Scholar program and Global Learning Community, and the theme communities are Innovation & Technology and Gender & Sexuality.
UM-Flint student engineers compete in global competition
The University of Michigan-Flint American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) team is looking to improve on their runner-up finish at a global competition.
"Going All the Way to the Top": Samantha Hunsinger's Journey as a UM-Flint Mechanical Engineering Student
At age 4, Samantha Hunsinger rode beside her Grampie in his Cessna 152 airplane and fell in love with aircraft, rockets, space, and mechanics. Now, Hunsinger is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Michigan-Flint, making these passions a reality. "I am always wanting to learn about the universe," Hunsinger said. "Engineering just seemed[…]
In Pictures: The Murchie Science Building Expansion
The Murchie Science Building Expansion ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this Thursday, adding 61,000 sq. ft. of collaborative spaces, flexible classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories, and student-centered design to a campus building that originally opened its doors in 1988.