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UM-Flint's Svoboda named Michigan Academic Librarian of the Year
Picture this: Midterm exams are coming up and you've been putting in long study sessions to ace your tests before fall break. It's hard work, but thankfully, the Frances Willson Thompson Library is hosting the Mid-Michigan Therapy Dog Association. Rubbing a friendly pooch's belly during "Paws for Stress Relief" gives you a momentary escape from[…]
SQUASH-ING STRESS (Pumpkin smashing photo gallery)
Whether they used baseball bats or their bare hands, students and staff participated in the annual "Smashing Pumpkins" event hosted by Counseling and Psychological Services. The event, Oct. 24, took place on the First Street lawn and offered participants the opportunity to engage in a healthy and uniquely fun way of relieving midsemester stress by—you guessed[…]
UM-Flint Entrepreneurs Society opening membership to students at Mott Community College, other local universities
The University of Michigan-Flint Entrepreneurs Society is expanding to include students at Mott Community College. Its leaders also hope to affiliate with new or existing clubs at Kettering University in Flint and Northwood University in Midland. The Entrepreneurs Society has fostered creativity and innovation in Flint since 2008. With a stated mission to "act as[…]
A SPOOKTACULAR EVENT (Inclusive Halloween 2025 video)
The costumes. The candy. The laughter and the thrills. Together, it's what most of us have come to understand as Halloween. But for some, the holiday can look a little different and have its challenges. That's why UM-Flint's Inclusive Halloween continues to make the holiday accessible and fun for everyone. Promoted as a free community event for children and adults with[…]
NO TRICKS, JUST TOGETHERNESS (Inclusive Halloween photo gallery)
Now in its fifth year, Inclusive Halloween at UM-Flint continues to be one of the university's most beloved community traditions. Designed as a welcoming celebration for children and adults with special needs, their friends, families and allies, this year's event once again filled the Riverfront Conference Center with excitement. More than 1,200 guests enjoyed an evening of accessible[…]
UM-Flint psychology interns develop creative tools to help kids at Camp Hope
In 2025, eight UM-Flint psychology students interned for Camp Hope, a grief camp for children located near Frankenmuth, MI.
Fennell joins UM-Flint as director of exercise science program
Curt Fennell, associate professor of exercise science, has been named director of the exercise science program in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Michigan-Flint, bringing years of experience as both an educator and researcher to the campus. Fennell began his administrative role with the university remotely in June before[…]
Campus and community invited to UM-Flint Veterans Day programming, Nov. 11
The University of Michigan-Flint will honor U.S. service members with a campus tradition that has endured for a quarter century. The 25th annual Veterans Day Remembrance ceremony will take place Nov. 11 at the downtown campus. All members of the UM-Flint and broader communities are invited to take part in the day that honors the[…]
UM-Flint professors awarded $300K NSF grant for implementing cloud-based AI labs
Two computer science professors at the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology have secured a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to broaden student access to cybersecurity education. The two-year grant will enable Suleyman Uludag and Halil Bisgin to expand on their work converting peer-reviewed research papers on artificial intelligence usage in cybersecurity into[…]
UM-Flint library receives $600K gift from estate of retired librarian, Dorothy Gae Davis
In an institution as large and complex as a university campus, it can be easy to forget that the fundamental components of the varied departments, resources and programs are people. These dedicated individuals carve out their own lives and identities while supporting the university's mission and working toward the common good of educating students. Each[…]