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UM-Flint to host fifth annual Young Sharks/Junior Sharks entrepreneurship competition, May 28-29

Young Sharks/Junior Sharks challenges K-12 students to share entrepreneurial concepts they developed as part of an integrated classroom curriculum.

More than 400 K-12 students in grades three through eight will put their entrepreneurial concepts to the test during the University of Michigan-Flint's Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition. The event, now in its fifth year, will take place May 28-29 on campus. New for 2025, the competition's two-day duration will allow each age group more[…]

CAP-ITAL IDEAS! (Graduation cap photo gallery)

The University of Michigan-Flint's Winter 2025 Commencement ceremonies, May 3-4, at Riverfront Conference Center, provided a time for celebration and individual expression. The vast array of creatively decorated graduation caps was all the evidence anyone needed. Whether they displayed words of reflection or the classic "Wolverbear" character, the following examples serve to put a "cap" on the weekend's events.

UM-Flint students awarded $50,000 grant to improve diversity in Parkinson's exercise classes 

Zoey Humes (left) and Nia Ahart (right) will partner with the Michigan Parkinson Foundation to foster more diversity in Parkinson’s disease treatment providers.

A pair of physical therapy doctorate students at the University of Michigan-Flint have secured a $50,000 grant to bolster the diversity of providers offering critical Parkinson's disease treatment. Nia Ahart's and Zoey Humes' "Move to Represent" initiative will train 10 physical and occupational therapy professionals of color to implement PWR!Moves, an evidence-based exercise and physical[…]

Graduates encouraged to cultivate adaptability, lifelong learning during UM-Flint's Spring 2025 Commencement

University of Michigan-Flint Chancellor Laurence Alexander congratulates a new School of Nursing graduate during Spring 2025 Commencement.

During the University of Michigan-Flint's Spring 2025 Commencement, Chancellor Laurence B. Alexander described the moment as an intersection, a time when years of hard work and sacrifice turn to exciting possibilities and the opportunity to make an impact in a rapidly changing world.  Speaking during four ceremonies at the Riverfront Conference Center on May 3-4,[…]

THE WHITE COATS ARE COMING! (Physician assistant photo gallery)

The University of Michigan-Flint's Physician Assistant program celebrated the graduation of its third cohort, May 2. At a convocation ceremony at the Flint Institute of Arts, 48 graduates received long white coats to welcome them into the profession. The 28-month program includes 16 months of didactic curriculum, including professional development and public health, and 11 months of clinical rotations[…]