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Graduate Research Training Program

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Daba Coura Mbow Originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Emily Newberry went to college at the University Of Michigan-Flint for her undergraduate degree and the University of Michigan for her graduate degree, and focused on academic librarianship. After graduate school, she moved to Flint to pursue her professional career with the Thompson Library. Currently

Student Research Conference

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Daba Coura Mbow After canceling the event in 2020 and two years of holding the event virtually, the tri-campus Flint Student Research Conference (SRC) is back this year with an in-person event scheduled for  Friday, May 12, 2023, at the Riverfront Conference Center. The return of an in-person event offers an opportunity to student researchers

Racism, the psychology behind it: Jennifer LaCosse

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Daba Coura Mbow Dr. Jennifer LaCosse grew up in the small farming town of Fowlerville, Michigan. In a majority White community,  Dr. LaCosse, a White woman, witnessed how widespread prejudice toward Black people still is.  Seeing members of her community display such hostility sparked her interest in psychology and led her to pursue the study

Jeffrey Yackley: Active learning, a way for students to gain soft skills.

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By Daba Coura Mbow Originally from Farmington Hills, Michigan, Jeffrey Yackley graduated from the University of Michigan in Dearborn with a doctorate in Computer Science.  In the new College of Innovation and Technology, Yackley begins an academic career at the University of Michigan Flint with an opportunity to dig more into his passion for computer

Flint Community Engaged Research Program

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Daba Coura Mbow                As the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) celebrates its 20th anniversary, a new opportunity for student research is launching that includes community engagement.  Building trust between the university and the community is a major goal of any higher education institution.  Many community partners in Flint have been asking the university to

Understanding parenting across the world

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Daba Coura Mbow Children who witness aggressive behavior at home, from parents, are more likely to be aggressive in social situations later in life. Some parents use physical punishment when kids misbehave, while others take away privileges.  But do we know the consequences on children as they grow up? In 2016 the World Health Organization