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Genesys Heart Institute and UM-Flint Partner on Health Education Video Project
University of Michigan-Flint students will get the chance to showcase healthy heart living. The university and Genesys Heart Institute have teamed up on a new project in which students will create health education videos for the community.
Blakely Gift Provides Scholarships and Emergency Funding for UM-Flint Students
The University of Michigan-Flint announced today the first phase of funding from a gift bequeathed by Associate Professor Everett Jordon Blakely. Blakely taught in the Social Work Department for twenty-three years prior to his death in 2013.
UM-Flint Alumni Elected to Flint's Charter Review Commission
The city of Flint elected a nine member charter review commission May 5 and the UM-Flint alumni connection runs deep. Four members attended the university. The commission was elected to review and recommend changes to the charter, which has been described as the constitution for the city.
First UM-Flint Faculty Member Selected for ACE Fellows Program
The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected UM-Flint Associate Professor of Computer Science Stephen Turner as one of 47 emerging college and university leaders for the 2015-16 class of the ACE Fellows Program.
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.