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UM-Flint grad Culinski awarded 2024 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation

Thanks to her extensive research experience as an undergraduate, the National Science Foundation has awarded Taylor Culinski a Graduate Research Fellowship.

Taylor Culinski wasted no time stacking up accomplishments so early in her academic and professional careers. The April 2024 graduate, who majored in psychology, was part of the University of Michigan-Flint's Honors program and Urban Institute of Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice. She immersed herself in research that delves into the resources and support available[…]

True (Maize and) Blue graduates (Spring 2024 Commencement photo gallery)

Graduates from throughout the University of Michigan-Flint's five schools and colleges gathered at the Riverfront Conference Center, April 27-28, for the Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies. More than a 1,000 students were eligible to participate with undergraduate and graduate students being awarded degrees during four ceremonies. A reception for graduates and their guests immediately followed each[…]

Graduates look toward meaningful, engaged futures during UM-Flint's Spring 2024 Commencement

UM-Flint hosted four commencement ceremonies, April 27-28, celebrating graduates from the university’s five schools and colleges.

Commencement is a day of celebration – for graduating students first and foremost – but also for friends and family who supported learners throughout their journey, and for faculty and staff who worked alongside scholars to create an environment that fosters curiosity, growth and resilience in the face of a myriad of challenges. It's a[…]

White coats in effect (Physician Assistant photo gallery)

Students graduating from UM-Flint's Physician Assistant program were welcomed into the profession during a special ceremony, April 26.

The University of Michigan-Flint's Physician Assistant program celebrated the graduation of its second cohort, April 26. Forty-five graduates received long white coats to welcome them into the profession at a convocation in the UM-Flint Theatre. The 28-month program includes 16 months of didactic curriculum, including professional development and public health, and 11 months of clinical rotations in eight specialties with additional[…]

UM-Flint's Albin overcomes traumatic brain injury to earn Maize & Blue Scholar Award

Eleven days before Nicole Albin, a senior University of Michigan-Flint elementary education major, was set to graduate from Chesaning Union High School, she was involved in a severe car accident. She sustained a traumatic brain injury, among other life-threatening injuries. Albin had previously been accepted to Wayne State University, had merit scholarships lined up, and[…]

UM-Flint archive collaborates to digitize Flint's historical Black newspapers

UM-Flint has partnered with the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library and UM-Ann Arbor’s Digital Collections Services team to preserve an integral part of Flint’s history.

Newspapers are notoriously difficult documents to preserve. Newsprint is, by definition, a low-cost and non-archival paper. That means it's all too easy for the history contained in those newspapers – particularly smaller publications without the resources to house a dedicated archive – to be lost.  "Unless they were microfilmed or someone digitized them, chances are[…]

UM-Flint's University Center summer renovations begin April 29

The University of Michigan-Flint's Harding S. Mott University Center will begin a planned closure, April 29, for scheduled upgrades and improvements to the building. The summer maintenance will include space renovations on the building's first floor, upgrades to HVAC systems and window replacements throughout the building. In preparation for the closure, the following offices, housed[…]

UM-Flint's Officer Friendly Day promotes positive interactions between autistic people and law enforcement, May 4

Staff, student volunteers, and law enforcement officers who took part in Officer Friendly Day 2023.

Free food, police vehicle tours, story time with officers and the opportunity to build an understanding community between individuals with autism, their families, and law enforcement – not a bad way to spend a Saturday.   Now in its third year, Officer Friendly Day will offer local law enforcement officers yet another opportunity to enhance their[…]

UM-Flint nursing student champions community health

A group of UM-Flint nursing students recently shared their health care journeys on the Spanish-language program, “Radio Centro Multicultural.” The group included, from left, Tessa Goslin, Perlita Irish, Selena Alvarado, Fernanda Ryan, Brooke Steingold and Isabella Pacheco. Not pictured is Samuel Gutierrez.

Patients often depend on nursing professionals to care for them on the worst days of their lives. At times like these, you want a nurse who is caring, competent, and an advocate for your needs, no matter your background. Perlita Irish, a senior Bachelor of Science in Nursing student from Grand Blanc, is prepared to[…]

Beating the odds: UM-Flint graduate's journey from foster care to commencement

Alizia Hamilton (right) graduated from UM-Flint’s AODC programs in April 2023. Here she is pictured with Roy Barnes, professor emeritus of sociology and former AODC director.

According to the National Foster Youth Institute, less than 5% of youth raised in foster care obtain a college degree. So when Alizia Hamilton, who spent a portion of her adolescence in foster care, earned an associate degree while working and raising her own children, it was cause for celebration. And after taking an extended[…]