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12 Students Named Maize & Blue Scholars

The University of Michigan-Flint is proud to announce the summer and fall 2021 Maize and Blue Distinguished Scholar Award recipients.  The Maize & Blue Award is the highest academic recognition given to undergraduate students during commencement season. The award is presented to no more than 26 students per year who excel academically and exemplify intellectual[…]

Professors offer autism spectrum disorder training for police

Assistant Professors Melissa Sreckovic (left) and Christine Kenney (right) worked with Director of Public Safety Ray Hall (center) to conduct a pilot training session with the UM-Flint Department of Public Safety.

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD, is a neurodevelopmental disability that affects communication, social interaction, and behavior. The CDC estimates there are over 5 million adults living in the United States who have ASD and a 2016 study shows that 1 in every 54 children aged eight has autism. Autistic people often[…]

UM-Flint faculty awarded Golden Apples

UM-Flint Golden Apples are “designed to acknowledge faculty for their good teaching, advising, and supervising.” Awardees are nominated by students.

The university has honored this year's recipients of the Golden Apple. This recognition is "designed to acknowledge faculty for their good teaching, advising, and supervising." Awardees are nominated by students.

ECDC celebrates preschool graduation

ECDC children celebrate their preschool graduation. (Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Cozart.)

The little Wolverines of UM-Flint's Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) are now little UM-Flint graduates! Students, teachers, and parents celebrated preschool graduation on Thursday, May 7, with a drive-through ceremony.

How to talk with children about COVID-19

Dean Barnett and faculty from the School of Education and Human Services offer some practical guidance for talking to children about the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an effort to help parents talk about the COVID-19 pandemic with their children, Dean Barnett recently engaged with several early childhood faculty members from the UM-Flint School of Education and Human Services to develop a few tips.