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UM-Flint Nursing creates Team Micaela to support student battling breast cancer

Nursing student Micaela Trevino is battling breast cancer a second time with the help of a supportive UM-Flint community.

Fighting cancer is something no one should have to do alone. So to help one of their own, the University of Michigan-Flint's School of Nursing created Team Micaela to support a student facing the toughest battle of her life. The team shared financial donations and ensured Micaela Trevino felt their love, Oct. 22, at the Making[…]

UM-Flint Music program hosting area high school choirs at upcoming invitational

The 46th annual Chamber Choir Invitational will be held on Oct. 24.

Live music is inspiring for performers and audiences alike and the vocalists participating in the 46th annual Chamber Choir Invitational are ready to put on a great show, both for themselves and those in attendance.  Hosted by the UM-Flint Chamber Singers, a select ensemble of 12 students, including music and nonmusic majors, this year's event[…]

UM-Flint professor researches equitable STEM access through donk racing

Shirl Donaldson, UM-Flint assistant professor, is traeling to donk car races across the country to research how the sport could provide a STEM pathway to underrepresented minorities.

Big rims. Low profile tires. Modified suspension. Lots of chrome. Decked-out or classically refinished interiors. Lots of horsepower. This may seem like a misplaced Back to the Bricks article, but it's not. This is a story about research, informal learning and access to STEM for underrepresented minorities. Shirl Donaldson is an assistant professor at the[…]

UM-Flint School of Nursing selected for national initiative in delivering diverse, equitable education

The School of Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint has been selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to pilot a culture and climate survey in building inclusive educational environments.

Creating an inclusive future in health care requires a diverse group of individuals entering the profession who are prepared to make a difference. The School of Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint will help to lead in creating this future as SON has been selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for a[…]

UM-Flint professor researching the future of transportation in metro Detroit

E-bike spotted by UM-Flint Associate Professor Greg Rybarczyk during his sabbatical in Germany.

Traversing metro Detroit on electric bikes could provide an easier and greener way of getting around the Motor City and a joint University of Michigan research team will work to prove that and more during the coming year. Led by Greg Rybarczyk, associate professor of geography at the University of Michigan-Flint, and Fred Feng, assistant[…]

Summer Vocal Music Academy returns to UM-Flint

Attendees of the Summer Vocal Music Academy work with UM-Flint students, faculty, and alumni to advance their musical abilities.

The University of Michigan-Flint Summer Vocal Academy of Music returned to the downtown campus beginning July 11, continuing to offer instruction in music with an emphasis on choral and solo singing.  Students in grades seven through 12 work with experienced music instructors in an effort to grow musically and artistically. Students are immersed in music[…]

UM-Flint "Crip Camp" screening sparks live conversation with advocate Judy Heumann

Judy Heumann as featured in "Crip Camp"| HolLynn D’Lil / Netflix

When Associate Professors of Education Christine Kenney and Melissa Sreckovic showed the documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" in their classrooms, they were met with shocked reactions. Their students could not believe that they had not heard about the disability rights movement prior to viewing the documentary. On March 23, Kenney and Sreckovic hosted a[…]