Education Beat: Shake-ups at highest level of government may put research funding at risk for local universities
Apr17

Education Beat: Shake-ups at highest level of government may put research funding at risk for local universities

By Nathan Waters Given a recent funding freeze and layoffs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), millions in grant money may be in limbo for the University of Flint-Michigan (UM-Flint) and Kettering University. Since its creation in 1950 to “promote the progress of science,” “advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare,” and “secure the national defense,” the NSF has supported the work of 262 Nobel Prize winners and...

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The East Village Magazine – April 2025
Apr15

The East Village Magazine – April 2025

The April 2025 issue of #EastVillageMagazine is available bellow for download and viewing.. Happy reading: View...

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Village Life: East Village Magazine, an old friend made new
Apr07

Village Life: East Village Magazine, an old friend made new

By Nic Custer In the 1990s, one afternoon each month, my father would pick me up from school in his Plymouth minivan and instead of heading home, I’d help distribute this magazine.  Dwarfed by seats stacked high with rubber-banded East Village Magazine issues – counted earlier that day by volunteers who’d batched them into the exact numbers needed for each neighborhood drop – we would drive across the city, listening to “Science...

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Education Beat: COVID-relief confusion for Flint schools after announcement by Trump administration
Apr03

Education Beat: COVID-relief confusion for Flint schools after announcement by Trump administration

By Harold C. Ford Flint Community Schools (FCS) finds itself in increased fiscal uncertainty after U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced on March 28, 2025, that the deadline on federal reimbursement for COVID-related projects was changed to that very day at 5 p.m.  Prior to McMahon’s announcement, the deadline had been one year later – March 28, 2026 – for reimbursement of pre-approved projects.  The amount in question...

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