Tag Archives: undergraduate research
UM-Flint student uses technology to build a better future for herself and others
The old science fiction trope of futuristic humans working alongside robots – before the mechanical menaces eventually turn on their creators – is as old as the genre itself. However, for Jamiah McQuiller, minoring in computer science isn't about whether she can build her own personal R2-D2 to pal around with, or develop the next[…]
UM-Flint professor uses GIS to research foraging in Detroit
If the Earth's population exceeds its carrying capacity during the next 100 years, one of the most important questions will be how to support the food needs of the planet. Greg Rybarczyk, associate professor of geography at the University of Michigan-Flint, is currently investigating that query by researching an often overlooked food resource: edible natural[…]
Student Research Spotlight: Matthew Thelen
Matthew Thelen likes to get right to the core of a problem. And as a molecular biology major, that shouldn't come as a surprise. Why deal with things on the surface when the truth lies beneath? It's that curiosity to reveal the origin of an issue that has led the junior from Metamora to pursue[…]
Student Research Spotlight: Taylor Culinski
Most students use their first year in college to take care of the basics, like exploring student clubs or learning how to find their way around campus. For Taylor Culinski, a junior psychology major from Swartz Creek, her first year was the perfect time to begin conducting research alongside her professors. And it was that[…]
Student research spotlight: Nathaniel Cordova
While his December 2022 graduation from the University of Michigan-Flint may be getting ever closer, Nathaniel Cordova, a senior psychology major from Davison, is focused on his future. A future that includes pursuing master's–and potentially–doctoral degrees. With that in mind, Cordova asked Thomas Wrobel, professor of psychology, what he could do to become a more[…]
Flint Community Engaged Research Program enables community, student connection
The University of Michigan-Flint Office of Research has launched an innovative, collaborative new research program. The Flint Community Engaged Research Program (FCERP) enables local nonprofit community organizations to hire students to help with community research projects at $15 an hour up to $1000 per research cycle. This program allows students to become change-makers in the[…]
UM-Flint Students Join "Pedaling for Parkinson's" Research
The central idea of Pedaling for Parkinson's is that physical activity, if increased beyond a patient's normal routine, can add to quality of life and reduce some motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's Disease.
New Electron Microscope Will Boost UM-Flint Research of Material Properties
The instrument will be utilized to offer undergraduate research experience for both engineering and physics students.
How UM-Flint Fights Cancer: From Research to Fundraising
In many cases, UM-Flint undergraduate students assist faculty conducting cancer research.
First UM-Flint Student Presents at SACNAS National Scientific Conference
Waites is the first UM-Flint student to ever present a poster at the conference, and this year, was the only representative from any University of Michigan campus.