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Precision Health connects health data and analytics

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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.

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

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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

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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

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

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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

Mapping the Health of Flint River: Bridging Data and Ecology for Ecosystem Preservation

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Daba Coura Mbow A key project for IDEAS (the Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics, and Science) this fall, explains its Director Cam Mcleman, associate professor of mathematics, connects UM-Flint’s wildlife biology faculty with scientists at the Flint River Watershed Coalition (FRWC). Joining ongoing efforts to monitor the river’s health, looking at organisms inhabiting the watershed,

UROP Student Uses Algorithms to Improve Benchmark Query Runtimes

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Dylan Binu is an international student from India and has been in the United States since January of 2020, pursuing his bachelor’s degree in computer science. He graduates this December, after completing his studies during the Fall 2023 semester. He works as a research assistant with one of his professors, Murali Mani, and the assistantship

UROP PROJECT: Bone treatment for aging people.

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Daba Coura Mbow Part of the UROP program since 2022, Brianna Rivera is a student at the University of Michigan Flint. She’s majoring in molecular biology, with a strong focus on research. Going into her senior year, she hopes to pursue a Ph.D. program in neuroscience. Currently focusing on bones and joints, Brianna and her

Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics, and Science

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Daba Coura Mbow Cam Mcleman, associate professor of mathematics, is the incoming director of the new Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics, and Science (IDEAS) at the University of Michigan-Flint.  As an undergrad at Harvey Mudd College, McLeman’s interests varied widely and he alternatingly pursued computer science, math, and physics. Dr. McLeman’s love of mathematics eventually