Tag Archives: Research

UM-Flint professors receive $468K NIH grant to research pediatric telehealth

UM-Flint faculty members Gergana Kodjebacheva and Charlotte Tang have received a $468,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to research telehealth usage in teens.

Faculty in the disciplines of public health and computer science at the University of Michigan-Flint are teaming up to enhance telehealth services for adolescents.  The groundbreaking research of Gergana Kodjebacheva, associate professor of public health, in collaboration with Charlotte Tang, associate professor of computer science, has recently received significant recognition and support through a Research[…]

UM-Flint CIT Welcomes Cohort of International Research Scholars

Thanks to new international agreements and partnerships, nine graduate students from top universities in Tunisia will finalize their thesis work with CIT faculty this year.

As College of Innovation & Technology research funding grows, the college has welcomed a cohort of international research scholars to collaborate on faculty funded projects. Thanks to new international agreements and partnerships in the Middle East and North Africa region, nine graduate students from top universities in Tunisia will finalize their thesis work with CIT[…]

CIT awarded MTRAC grant from MEDC for commercialization of research

Marouane Kessentini presents his work at a meeting on Pervasive Personalized Intelligence, part of an NSF-funded Industry-University Collaborative Research Center.

As technology continues to drive the automotive industry forward, there appear to be as many challenges as there are opportunities.  While the industry shifts toward autonomous vehicles that connect to an increasing number of internet-connected smart sensors and devices, a balance must be struck between consumer priorities and technical constraints. For example, how can massive[…]

UM-Flint occupational therapy alum working to make sailing more accessible

Shanna Haver, '23, spent her summer conducting research at Baltimore, Maryland’s Downtown Sailing Center developing a barrier-free dock for wheelchair users who participate in adaptive sailing.

Shanna Haver is incredibly passionate about two things in particular: giving back to others and spending time on the water. A 2023 graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint's occupational therapy doctoral program, she is using her chosen career field to combine her passions in a rather unique way. When it came time for the Ypsilanti[…]

UM-Flint hosts industry, researchers for Pervasive Personalized Intelligence conference

Marouane Kessentini, CIT associate dean, presents a research project to the PPI advisory board.

Customers are increasingly expecting companies to be able to anticipate and meet their needs and expectations automatically, without prompting or effort on their part. Brands are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to understand and meet those needs seamlessly with the help of emerging technology such as the Internet of Things. To help bridge the[…]

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 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 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[…]