Daba Coura Mbow Dr. Gergana Kodjebacheva’s research revolves around parental and child health, with a particular focus on understanding the effects of socioeconomic circumstances. Her journey into this field began during her time as a master’s student at UCLA, where she collaborated with mentors Leo Estrada and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris on a project aimed at improving
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Dr. Dawson: The revitalization of the Flint River
Daba Coura Mbow Heather Dawson, a Professor of Biology, has a special love for fisheries biology and considered becoming a marine biologist. Living in several other states and countries, Heather eventually settled down in her home state of Michigan. Following her passion for aquatic ecology, she went to Michigan State University for her Ph.D. After
Institute for Data Engineering, Analytics, and Science
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
Arts Initiative Award for festival, Dancing in the Streets
Emma Davis, theatre and dance lecturer, and Jason Kosnoski, associate professor of political science, recently received a $25,000 U-M Arts Initiative award to engage with Flint-native musical artist Tunde Olaniran for the creation of a public performance festival in Flint this Summer. The collaborators will work to bring together a variety of performance artists from
2023 Student Research Conference held at UM-Flint: a Recap
On May 12, 2023, the Riverfront Conference Center was a bustle of interdisciplinary conversations as UM-Flint hosted the return of an in-person annual Student Research Conference. Forty-six student researchers from UM-Flint, Kettering, and Mott Community College delivered oral and poster presentations to faculty, friends, and family. Opening Remarks Randall Duncan, veteran researcher and executive director
Center on Aging Research Cluster: Year in Review
Founded with generous support from the Ben Breyer Foundation and supported by Office of Research and Economic Development funds, the CoARC has made a strong case for interdisciplinary research to address challenges and opportunities associated with an aging population. The cluster is co-directed by Sheryl Groden and Allon Goldberg, who have facilitated a new conversation
UM-Flint to host Student Research Conference
This Friday, May 12, 2023 University of Michigan-Flint will host a return to an in-person student research symposium known as the Student Research Conference. Students from UM-Flint, Mott Community College, and Kettering University will showcase the research projects they’re working on at the Riverfront Conference Center. There will be 30 posters spread across two morning
Black Hole: A Mystery for Our Scientist
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
Center on Aging hosts alumnus for NIA grantmaking presentation
On Thursday, April 27th, 2023, University of Michigan-Flint alumnus, Dallas Anderson visited his Baccalaureate alma mater. It wasn’t just a trip down memory lane, though; Anderson came as a representative of the National Institute of Aging, a division of the National Institute of Health, where he works as a program director for the Division of
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