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UM-Flint graduates state's first doctorally trained occupational therapists

Danielle Baker (front right) and her classmates celebrate their graduation from UM-Flint's Doctor of Occupational Therapy.

The 30 students who celebrated their graduation from the University of Michigan-Flint's Doctor of Occupational Therapy program Aug. 17 met a milestone in more than just their own education. They also made history as the first class to graduate with a doctorate in the field in the state of Michigan. The program itself made history[…]

UM-Flint computer science professor awarded NSF grant

Mark Allison, associate professor of computer science, has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research AI leadership strategies for robotic systems.

After several years of submitting proposals, Mark Allison, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology, has secured a research grant through the National Science Foundation. The grant will aid his work in the design of AI strategies and structures to support a leadership framework for dissimilar[…]

UM-Flint history student preserves Flint's past with Sloan Museum

The Sloan Museum in Flint boasts a collection of 35,000 historical photos, and UM-Flint senior history student Rachel Gonzalez got to work with them over them summer.

There was no cooler place for Rachelle Gonzalez to have worked this summer than in the archives department of the Sloan Museum of Discovery. In order to preserve the thousands of postcards, letters, photos, scrapbooks and other documents included in the museum's collection, they are housed in a climate-controlled room between 67 and 68 degrees[…]

UM-Flint surprised D'Asia Beard with Greater Flint Community Leadership Scholarship

In a workday surprise, D’Asia Beard was awarded UM-Flint’s Greater Flint Community Leadership Scholarship, which covers two years of tuition and mandatory fees.

Unless it's your birthday, most "surprises" at work are likely to ruin your day. That's especially true when you work for a health care organization and are pulled into a room to answer questions about a "serious investigation."  Such was the situation D'Asia Beard, an incoming MS in Health Care Management student from Flint, found[…]

UM-Flint research team establishes citywide weather sensor network

UM-Flint researchers are studying patterns of extreme heat in Flint and how to reduce its threats to residents.

A research project launched last December by the University of Michigan-Flint's Department of Natural Sciences and the Office of Economic Development's Geographic Information Systems Center is turning up the heat on its plan to examine heat-related risk in urban environments. Now partnering with the Mass Transportation Authority, the team, led by Martin Kaufman, UM-Flint professor[…]

UM-Flint will welcome back students with revitalized fall programming

While move-in day is a highlight for campus residents, UM-Flint has created a fall schedule that engages every kind of learner.

The fall 2022 semester at the University of Michigan-Flint is poised to be the most vibrant in recent memory, thanks to a diverse lineup of events that empower and welcome students while offering opportunities to engage with the larger Flint community. Programming kicks off Aug. 25 with student move-in at First Street Residence Hall and[…]