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UM-Flint Urban Alternatives House Awarded for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, commonly known as LEED, as a rating system to measure the quality and sustainability of buildings. UM-Flint's Urban Alternatives House was developed using LEED for guidelines.
The University of Michigan-Flint Opens New Intercultural Center
The University of Michigan-Flint has a new Intercultural Center (ICC) located in the former Ontario Room in the University Center. The ICC is under the direction of the Department of Student Involvement and Leadership.
Theatrical Production About the Flint Farmers' Market Brings Community Together
A theatrical production celebrating the Flint Farmers' Market kicks off Friday, October 17. It also signals a growing connection between the two major players who created the show. The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan-Flint and the Flint Youth Theatre (FYT) collaborated on the original play 9 x Nourished, which will be performed at the market itself.
UM-Flint Grad Using Fulbright Grant to Teach in Kosovo
Cassandra Ganzak is spending this current school year teaching English in Kosovo. She graduated last April with a master's degree in secondary education with a concentration in urban education.
Feral Swine Study Pairs MSU and UM-Flint Researchers on Statewide Impact Assessment
A new study will pair Michigan State University (MSU) researchers with researchers from the University of Michigan-Flint to learn more about one of the state's most potentially destructive invasive species: feral swine.
UM-Flint Sees Big Savings from Retrofitting Campus Lighting and Other Green Initiatives
While the cost was about $350,000, the savings in energy use has averaged $66,012 in annual savings.
Three UM-Flint Departments Will Join Effort to Improve Flint's University Corridor
Three University of Michigan-Flint departments will assist efforts to create a safe, walkable University Avenue corridor with the help of a $1 million federal grant to Kettering University that will support neighborhood revitalization efforts. UM-Flint's departments of Earth & Resource Science and Public Health & Health Sciences will share about $100,000 of the federal grant.
UM-Flint Nursing Celebrates 40th Anniversary with New Simulation Lab
The latest medical technology is part of the new Clinical Simulation Center (CSC) that was officially opened Wednesday, October 1 as part of the University of Michigan-Flint Department of Nursing's 40th Anniversary celebration.
New Agreement Creates Seamless Transition to UM-Flint for Mott Community College Early Childhood Education Students
The University of Michigan-Flint and Mott Community College (MCC) have created an Early Childhood Articulation Agreement between the two schools. It was recently signed at an October 1 ceremony. The agreement aims to ease the transfer from MCC's early childhood program to UM-Flint for students seeking an elementary teacher certification and a specialization endorsement in early childhood.
UM-Flint Pre-Med Student Uses Art to Overcome Health Issues and Help Others
Third-year biology student Melyssa Secor has created art throughout her life for enjoyment but also to ward off the stress from her medical challenges. Now, two of her paintings will be auctioned off this fall to help families of pediatric heart patients. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Center will showcase and sell artwork from patients and family members November 15, including two pieces by Secor.