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Saturday, April 13, 2013  UM Flint hosted an early Earth Day celebration with live animals and more.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  $85 billion in cross-the-board federal spending cuts – known as sequestration – are on the horizon, but there's no compromise in sight on Capitol Hill.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The scorecards show how Michigan Universities compare nationally

Friday, January 11, 2013  A group of UM-Flint students are trying to bring some much needed health services to the underserved in our community.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  A Saginaw-area artist is the focal point of a new art exhibit at Mott Community College. "Rubber-necking universals" features the work of Alaina Plowdrey.

Monday, October 15, 2012  A month ago, UM-Flint's School of Management was also honored as one of the "Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the Midwest" by U.S. News.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Big event will honor Flint's golden girl

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The Crim Festival of Races is just around the corner. If you are coming with your family, especially the kids, the Family Fun Zon is a great place to stop!

Friday, June 22, 2012  The three-point-six percent increase for undergraduate students and two-point-eight percent increase for graduate students takes effect for the 2012-13 academic year.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  The Flint Children's Museum stops by NBC25 to teach viewers how to make marshmallow launchers for the kids. Kimberly Roddy launches marshmallows in the NBC25 studio.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  The first of six houses to be rehabilitated in Flint by college students was opened Saturday.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  UM-Flint will receive an 8% budget increase, the second largest increase among Michigan's 15 public universities.

Friday, March 23, 2012  UM Flint students are drafting a set of guidelines to put in curb cuts, widen the bike lanes and fix the sidewalks in the neighborhood around Durant Turi Mott Elementary School.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  It was a packed house at Freeman Elementary School on Flint's south side, where the public got to speak with Mike Brown for the first time since Governor Snyder put him in charge.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A new study released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget show that young adults were not leaving Michigan at quite the same rate as they were in 2008-2009.  In those years the migration rate of 18-19 year olds out of Michigan was 5.5 percent in 2008 and 2009 compared with about 4 percent the following year.  20-24 year olds left the state at a rate of 5.5 percent in 2008-2009 and was down to 4.5 percent in 2009-2010.  The state agency credits the addition of jobs.