Office of Research & Economic Development

Stories of support, collaboration, research and community engagement

2024 Student Research Conference hosted by University of Michigan-Flint

Posted by & filed under Flint community, Research Matters, Student Research Spotlight, UM-Flint Research, Uncategorized.

On May 17th, the University of Michigan-Flint hosted the Student Research Conference at the Riverfront Conference Center. This conference was held in collaboration with Mott Community College and Kettering University to allow students the opportunity to present their research. In the remarks offered by the Office of Research, on behalf of the partners, Andre Louis

Precision Health connects health data and analytics

Posted by & filed under Data science, Demography, Research Matters, Technology, UM-Flint Research, Uncategorized.

The University of Michigan has created an initiative to connect health related data resources and state-of-the art analytic tools known as Precision Health. Precision Health aims to advance medical research at the University of Michigan. They use a number of different data sets to conduct this research, and combine these to better inform patient care.

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s keynote speaker presentation at the 3rd annual Spring Symposium

Posted by & filed under Justice, Societal.

On April 11 2024, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion partnered with the Urban Institute for Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan-Flint for the third annual DEI/UIREEJ Spring Symposium. This symposium featured presentations from UIREEJ interns and keynote speaker Eduardo Bonilla-Silva.  Bonilla-Silva is a well-known figure in the sociology profession,

Meredith Broussard’s presentation for her book relating to AI and bias

Posted by & filed under Artificial Intelligence, Data science, Research Matters, Societal, Technology, Uncategorized.

On March 27, 2024, Meredith Broussard, data journalist and associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, gave a presentation at the University of Michigan-Flint regarding the focus of her recent book More Than A Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech (2024). The book focuses on the

Elizabeth Heger Boyle’s seminar on IPUMS MICS and physical discipline against orphans

Posted by & filed under Data science, Research Matters, Societal, UM-Flint Research.

Sociologist Elizabeth Heger Boyle presented at a recent campus seminar on March 12, 2024.  Boyle was invited to give the talk by UM-Flint’s Julie Ma, associate professor of social work. Ma is hosting a series of seminars funded by her recent research grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development known as

Jacob Lederman awarded fellowship at the Institute for the Humanities in Ann Arbor

Posted by & filed under Art, Faculty Profiles, Research Matters, Societal, Spotlights, UM-Flint Research.

Jacob Lederman, associate professor of sociology, has been awarded a much sought after fellowship at the UM-Ann Arbor’s Institute for the Humanities for the 2024-2025 academic year. Lederman will use this opportunity to work on his next book manuscript. The Institute for the Humanities, located in the U-M’s college of Literature, Sciences and the Arts (LSA), examines

The HEART clinic has moved to a new location

Posted by & filed under Flint community, Research Matters, UM-Flint Research.

Recently, the University of Michigan- Flint’s HEART clinic took up a new residence at the Insight Health Center. The HEART clinic, which stands for health, equity, action, research, and teaching, is part of the physical therapy and occupational therapy program. The clinic gives students hands-on experience working in a professional environment. At no cost, clients

Upcoming seminar on IPUMS-MICS hosted by Dr. Julie Ma

Posted by & filed under Data science, Demography, Research Matters, UM-Flint Research.

Coming March 12, 2024, Julie Ma, associate professor and director of social work here at the University of Michigan-Flint, will be hosting a seminar with guest speaker Elizabeth Heger Boyle from the University of Minnesota. The seminar will focus on the IPUMS-MICS survey data system which Boyle and Ma use to research the impact of