Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme...
by zmccomb91 on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @02:27PM
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I am from flint. In your fifth link, if you turn around and see the building with the bright blue painting, that is a medical marijuana dispensary called Michigan compassion care center or something. About 1 mile from that is Kettering university one of the top flight mechanical engineering schools in the country. Also Michigan flint, Mott community college, and baker college are all within 5 miles of each other. I lived in flint and the greater flint area for the first 22 years of my life. Such a sad, sad place. My family worked at the GM plants there now they are abandoned buildings.
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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme...
by schreiaj on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @02:50PM
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Not just Mechanical Engineering. Their EE and Management programs are incredibly solid too. I graduated with a CS degree there a couple years ago too, haven't had too many issues. They also had a fair bit of R&D coming through there and a startup incubator being built when I was graduating.
It's a sad place but there's some really cool stuff going on there between the universities.
Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme...
by billylindeman on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @07:48PM
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I actually worked in that building for ~1.5 years. Theres a ton of cool startup stuff happening right around there thanks to Kettering and UM-Flint. The water situation seems to have dealt a pretty big blow, but I'm sure progress is still happening. If you haven't been back, I definitely recommend grabbing a bite / drinks downtown if you're ever in the area. Saginaw street is a much different place than it was 5-6 years ago.