Tag Archives: College of Arts & Sciences

Work, research continues on Flint's Hamilton Dam removal

Shannon Estenoz, assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks visited the UM-Flint campus Thursday.

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 online student wins Raphelson Prize for psychology writing

2022 Raphelson Prize winner and senior psychology major Jennifer Musk. Photo Credit: Gregerson Photography, Kalamazoo, MI.

It's often been said that you should write what you know. For Jennifer Musk, what she knows is ADHD and how it can affect not only afflicted persons but those around them. And because of that knowledge, people will now know Musk as the 2022 Raphelson Prize award winner. The prize, a faculty-selected award that[…]

U-M researchers explore autonomous vehicles for people with Parkinson's

Professors from UM-Flint and UM-Dearborn are working on a project titled "Inclusive Design in Shared Autonomous Vehicles for People with Parkinson's Disease."

A joint University of Michigan research team is in the early stages of developing an autonomous vehicle prototype specially designed to better suit the needs of people living with Parkinson's disease. Nathaniel Miller, a University of Michigan-Flint associate professor of psychology, Charlotte Tang, a UM-Flint associate professor of computer science, and Shan Bao, a UM-Dearborn[…]

A win-win: Working together to increase the impact

UM-Dearborn student Jacques Jones cuts down small trees and trims overgrown brush in the alley way. Photo by Sarah Tuxbury

A jointly sponsored UM-Dearborn – UM-Flint Collaborative Research Funding Program awarded up to $160,000 for four collaborative research projects. Detroit residents are reclaiming and repurposing underused spaces for neighborhood use. They've removed tires and trash from alleyways, organized meetings to discuss community space needs, helped install rain barrels in alley-facing garage downspouts and more. And[…]

Research and engineering converge at UM-Flint to help Parkinson's diagnoses

Track My PD is a mobile application designed to track Parkinson's Symptoms.

University of Michigan-Flint professors Nathan Miller, Linda Zhu, and Charlotte Tang utilized their research in cognitive neuroscience, bioengineering, and computer engineering to develop a mobile application that can help Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients and doctors measure the severity of tremors and other symptoms remotely. The app guides patients through measurements of tremors in a variety[…]

Green Chemistry's creative approach turns hard science into social impact

Associate Professor of Chemistry Jessica Tischler works with students Kelly Crowley and Ben Wood to conduct a demonstration in McKinnon Plaza.

Now in its fourth year, UM-Flint's Green Chemistry program is helping students prepare for cutting-edge careers in rapidly changing industries like pharmaceutical and plastics manufacturing, hazardous waste management, and environmental remediation. Nick Wills (Green Chemistry BS '20) was one of the program's first graduates. Now a chemistry Ph.D. student at Michigan State University, Wills is[…]