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What is Industry 4.0? | UM-Flint NOW

What is Industry 4.0 and What Does It Mean to You?  Have you heard of Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Essentially, Industry 4.0 refers to the new digital era in which technologies transform the way we design, manufacture, and deliver products. Industry 4.0 leverages machine learning, IoT, and more to drive manufacturing smarter,[…]

Research and engineering converge at UM-Flint to help Parkinson's diagnoses

Track My PD is a mobile application designed to track Parkinson's Symptoms.

University of Michigan-Flint professors Nathan Miller, Linda Zhu, and Charlotte Tang utilized their research in cognitive neuroscience, bioengineering, and computer engineering to develop a mobile application that can help Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients and doctors measure the severity of tremors and other symptoms remotely. The app guides patients through measurements of tremors in a variety[…]

Alumni Spotlight: Nicole-Kristine Smith

Nicole-Kristine Smith, a 2022 Biology graduate, is headed to the Yale School of Public Health to pursue a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences. At UM-Flint, Nicole discovered a passion for public health and climate change—making this next step an opportunity to change the world.  Nicole's experience with UM-Flint began when she was[…]

Make the most of summer break with these camps from UM-Flint

Attendees of the Summer Vocal Academy of Music, a multi-week camp.

Future doctor? Entrepreneur? Tech innovator? The University of Michigan-Flint offers a camp for that and more. Summer camps for K12 students are hosted on the UM-Flint campus and led by our world-renowned faculty. Attendees from first through 12th grade (depending on the camp) will gain transformational skills, explore career opportunities, and develop their passions while[…]

"Borders and Crossings" courses give students off-campus, immersive opportunities

Associate Professor of Urban Sociology Jacob Lederman leads students through Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit on a walking tour of the city.

First Year Experience (FYE) courses are part of the curriculum for students entering UM-Flint with less than 25 credits. They are designed to help students become acquainted with the university and learn the skills and expectations needed to successfully engage in college-level work. This year, a series of special First Year Experience courses, funded by[…]

UM-Flint Occupational Therapy Doctorate is first fully accredited program in Michigan

UM-Flint occupational therapy students using their program's lab space.

The University of Michigan-Flint Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has been granted full accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). This makes the UM-Flint OT program the first fully accredited doctoral program for occupational therapy in the state of Michigan. Granted the maximum seven-year initial accreditation,[…]

How Stacey Guigear brings her UM-Flint experience to the classroom

Stacey Guigear at Kikaku-Ji, a Zen Buddhist Temple in Kyoto on the Wyatt Travel Expedition.

Stacey Guigear, a 2014 University of Michigan-Flint history graduate and social studies teacher at Swartz Creek Middle School, is getting ready to teach her seventh graders about Buddhism. Her students are in for quite the immersive experience.  In her time at UM-Flint, Guigear participated in the Wyatt Travel Expedition. The Wyatt Travel Expedition allows for[…]