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UM-Flint professor awarded patent for revolutionary climate control technology

Mihai Burzo, associate professor of engineering, has been awarded a patent thanks to his research on climate control technology.

Mihai Burzo, an associate professor of engineering in the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology began pursuing a more energy-efficient – and smarter – climate control system during his previous tenure at the University of North Texas, where he had the privilege of accessing UNT's Net Zero Energy Building for his research..

UM-Flint biology students track Flint River restoration efforts

Arianna Elkins (right) is tracking the health of the Flint River by monitoring its wildlife.

If you ever walk by the portion of the Flint River that runs through the University of Michigan-Flint's downtown campus, you may run into an interesting sight – a large group of UM-Flint biology students in waders, searching for fish. And chances are, Arianna Elkins will be among them. Elkins, a joint BS/MS Wildlife Biology[…]

UM-Flint budget increases institutional aid for students

The Regents of the University of Michigan approved UM-Flint's fiscal year 2023-24 budget during their June 15 meeting.

The budget for the 2024 fiscal year at the University of Michigan-Flint increases the amount of institutional financial aid available to students while allowing for continued curricular and support innovation as the university undergoes its Strategic Transformation.  The $113.75 million general fund budget was approved June 15 by the University of Michigan Board of Regents[…]

UM-Flint associate professor awarded NIH grant to research parental violence against children

Julie Ma, associate professor of social work, will examine the associations between physical abuse from parents and the social-emotional well-being and development of children in the context of gender inequality.

Whether its taking away privileges, grounding or spanking, there are probably as many opinions about how to discipline children as there are parents and kids across the country. But regardless of the means of punishment, the question remains: what are the consequences of this discipline for children as they grow up? One person working diligently[…]

UM-Flint partners with local school districts to provide direct admission program

UM-Flint Provost Sonja Feist-Price signs the UM-Flint Direct Admission Pathway agreements with participating GISD superintendents, allowing qualified students from six school districts to be admitted to UM-Flint without first applying.

The University of Michigan-Flint today announced the launch of a direct admission program for graduating area high school seniors. The program, dubbed the UM-Flint Direct Admission Pathway, allows qualified students from the six participating school districts – Beecher, Bendle, Carman-Ainsworth, Flint, Grand Blanc, and Westwood Heights – to be admitted to UM-Flint without first applying.[…]

UM-Flint announces launch of Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics, and Science

IDEAS serves as a campuswide data science resource center, including student support services, data analysis and management, and a point of contact for the campus with external partners.

The University of Michigan-Flint has announced the establishment of the Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics and Science, also known as IDEAS. Housed in the university's Murchie Science Building, IDEAS will coordinate the teaching, research and use of data-related concepts, pairing UM-Flint faculty expertise and student energy with community partners and industry needs. "We realized that[…]

UM-Flint CIT students build 'Techtopia' to teach kids urban safety

Students in the Innovators & Makers Club built a model city to help teach kids about safely navigating an urban environment.

Melissa Sreckovic, associate professor of education at the University of Michigan-Flint's School of Education and Human Services, reached out to the College of Innovation & Technology with an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of area youth. Sreckovic connected with faculty and students from CIT's Innovators & Makers Club to help build what[…]

UM-Flint associate professors named 2023 Global Health Commercialization Competition winners

A pair of associate professors from the University of Michigan-Flint, Lyn Behnke (left) and Marilyn Filter (right), have designed a new, patient-friendly device for use in cervical cancer screenings.

Editor's note: This article is reprinted partly courtesy of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. More than 70% of women worldwide have not been screened for cervical cancer, and part of the reason is access to, and comfort with, the current medical tools required for those screenings. Currently, the exam for[…]

UM-Flint student studying trauma-informed programming on campus

Maeko McGovern is conducting research that could have an impact on how students receive support services on campus.

A University of Michigan-Flint student is conducting research that could have an impact on how students receive support services on campus.  Maeko McGovern, a senior public health major and political science minor from Flint, has been working on a study titled "Trauma-Informed Programming to Support and Retain Academically and Economically Disadvantaged Students" along with John Girdwood,[…]