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Alumni Gift Helps Send UM-Flint Students to New Orleans for Alternative Summer Break
A crew from UM-Flint, including 21 students, will work on a home-and-property-renovating project in New Orleans in May as part of the university's first Alternative Summer Break.
UM-Flint's 9th Annual Super Science Friday to Feature NASA Astronaut
On Friday, May 1, more than 800 middle school students from 25 schools in the Genesee County area will participate in hands-on science activities on the University of Michigan-Flint campus. This is the largest group of students to ever attend Super Science Friday.
Chancellor's Editorial Pledges to Recommit UM-Flint to City's Revitalization
Chancellor Susan E. Borrego writes that the University of Michigan-Flint is ready to play a role in the resurgence of Flint and the region. In an opinion editorial published online in The Flint Journal, Chancellor Borrego describes the transformational impact of education on her own life as well as the lives of others.
Chancellor Emphasizes Community and Student Success in Inauguration Speech
Chancellor Susan E. Borrego, in her official investiture ceremony April 17, called for bold action in further building University of Michigan-Flint community connections and student achievement.
UM-Flint Remembers Tendaji W. Ganges
Tendaji Ganges, the former Executive Director of Educational Opportunity Initiatives (EOI) at the University of Michigan-Flint, passed away on Friday, April 17.
UM-Flint Inauguration Celebration Gives Tribute to Campus and Community
The 2015 Inauguration Celebration at the University of Michigan-Flint, a week-long tribute to the campus and community, begins Monday, April 13.
Earth Day and Earth Week Activities at UM-Flint
UM-Flint will host the annual Earth Day celebration on April 11, in partnership with Mott Community College and Kettering University. A separate series of events coined Earth Week, organized by the UM-Flint student group Future Urban & Environmental Leaders (FUEL), starts April 4.
Q & A: UM-Flint Associate Professor of Theatre William Irwin Talks Comedy
William Irwin—a University of Michigan-Flint associate professor of theatre and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance—has been drawn to comedy since childhood. In this interview he explains why "the ability to make someone laugh is truly a noble skill."
UM-Flint Nursing Students Help Send "Miracle Boxes" to U.S. Troops
UM-Flint nursing students have prepared 70 "Miracle Boxes," filled with special treats and necessities to be sent to American military personnel still stationed in remote areas of Afghanistan.
UM-Flint Mourns the Loss of Associate Professor Ananthakrishnan Aiyer
Ananthakrishnan Aiyer, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Department Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences, passed away last night after a brief illness.