Tag Archives: COVID-19
UM-Flint Thompson Library launches Archiving the Pandemic and Protest Project
The University of Michigan-Flint Thompson Library is launching the Archiving the Pandemic and Protest Project to collect personal experiences of the Flint community during the COVID-19 pandemic and the politics and protests of 2020-2021. The responses will be archived at the Genesee Historical Collections Center at UM-Flint and later digitized, translated, and made accessible to[…]
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[…]
UM-Flint Students and Faculty Volunteer at GCHD Vaccination Clinics
As the United States is nearing one year since COVID-19 disrupted our everyday lives, more vaccines have been approved for rollout. In this next phase, University of Michigan-Flint health profession students and faculty have played a role of their own: volunteering at COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Hundreds of vaccinations have been administered since March 1 at[…]
UM-Flint maps resources for area residents amid COVID-19 pandemic
Outreach is mapping resources related to food, health, education, small business assistance, and more so that residents can easily find assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mukkamala unites students and Flint "makers" to craft surgical masks for local healthcare workers
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, Flint doctor and philanthropist, and his son, Nikhil, are using 3D printing technology to produce much-needed surgical masks for local healthcare workers.
How to talk with children about COVID-19
In an effort to help parents talk about the COVID-19 pandemic with their children, Dean Barnett recently engaged with several early childhood faculty members from the UM-Flint School of Education and Human Services to develop a few tips.
UM-Flint career experts share job searching advice during COVID-19
UM-Flint career experts share their advice on job searching during COVID-19.
How a UM-Flint professor is helping to combat COVID-19 internationally
Dr. Robert Buckingham, a professor of public health at the University of Michigan-Flint is helping inform decision makers worldwide on how to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.