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One Giant Leap for UM-Flint: Students compete in NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC)

The UM-Flint NASA HERC team members include (Left to Right): Logan Minuado, Jeffrey Reid, Cameron Hall, Bethany Priest, Evan Rudziensky, Erin Stiers, Paul Beiswenger, Robert Jackson, Samantha Hunsinger, Austin Graham, Jacob Moore, and Genevieve Heydt .

You've probably heard the phrase "teamwork makes the dream work." But what happens when three cross-dimensional teams from UM-Flint Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics work together? That dream gets even bigger. Starting in the Fall 2021 semester, students formed the UM-Flint NASA HERC Team to compete in NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC). The HERC[…]

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

Automatic chopsticks are just one of the incredible final projects created by students in the first CIT 100 class.

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: 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[…]