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Donk Racing and STEM Equity – CIT Professor researches Informal Learning pathways

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Shirl Donaldson sits behind a UM-Flint College of Innovation & Technology table loaded with T-shirts with a red Dodge Challenger GT behind her.

Shirl Donaldson is an assistant professor of project management, STEM education and entrepreneurship in the University of Michigan-Flint’s College of Innovation and Technology. She is researching Donk car racing and whether it can help change the way minoritized kids think about STEM subjects in relation to themselves.  “When it comes to racing, tons of money

Student Research Spotlight: Taylor Culinski

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Culinski poses on campus for a professional headshot. She is seated, in a sharp suit, and has shoulder length blonde hair surrounding a genuine smile.

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, Michigan, her first year was the perfect time to begin conducting research alongside her professors. And it was

Student Research Spotlight: Nathaniel Cordova

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Nathaniel Cordova poses in a blue chair with the UM-Flint Rec center behind him out the window. He has a black button up shirt on and is dapper in appearance.

Nathaniel Cordova is a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Michigan-Flint slated to graduate with a Bachelor’s in Psychology in December 2022. Shortly after he transferred from Youngstown State University in Ohio, he asked psychology professor Thomas Wrobel what he should do to better prepare for a PhD or Master’s program. Wrobel told him