Daba Coura Mbow Born in California and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Rajib Ganguly did his undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona, earning a double major in astronomy and physics. His love for physics and astronomy continued to grow and he decided to pursue a PhD at Penn State University. After earning his doctorate degree
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Robotics and AI: A new era of technology
Daba Coura Mbow Mark Allison, associate professor of computer science, earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in computer science at CUNY in New York. After working in industry, he opted to return to graduate school at Florida International University to pursue a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and software engineering. Recently, after years of teaching and
Informational Benefits of Social Media in our community
Daba Coura Mbow Jeyoung Oh, assistant professor of communication at the University of Michigan Flint, first moved to the United States during her high school years. During her undergraduate years at college, working as public relations and marketing assistant in a student organization, she became interested in the relationship between social media and the public.
Graduate Research Training Program
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
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
Student Research Spotlight: Luis Martinez
How do rational people discuss the economy, inflation, de-industrialization, labor unions, and profits today? “While we can each form our own opinions from reading and consuming the literature from the experts, it seems there are many experts defending positions that are unique and contradict one another,” according to UM-Flint undergraduate student Luís Martinez. They are
Khalil Khanafer is in the 2%
The phrase ‘Publish or Perish’ is commonly used by researchers, and their work greatly impacts their evaluations. Stanford University professor John Ionnaidis has worked diligently for years to improve the system used to standardize the evaluation process by looking at how often researchers’ work is used as a reference, cited by other researchers. He has
Racism, the psychology behind it: Jennifer LaCosse
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.
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
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