By Lily Gerlach Thank You!! Hey everyone! Food Group here! Thank you to everyone who attended our event, “Beyond Ramen,” and supported our journey through the BLI Leadership Seminar! Our event featured free healthy MDining catering (including dietary options) and an interactive Q&A with a university nutritionist to promote proper nutrition. To measure success, we […]
By Nancy Xugf The Healthcare x Healthtech conference was with the goal of bridging the gap betweenhealthcare and technology. In the organization’s own words: “Healthcare x Healthtech creates anenvironment for healthcare and tech professionals to learn, network, and innovate together”.Prior to the event, I had noted down the panels which involved access and rehabilitation in
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By Yeyang Zhang The world can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to managing health in today’sfast-paced life. At a time when many face challenges in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, wefounded GreenPlatter with a simple goal in mind: to empower diabetic patients to take control oftheir diets in a convenient, data-driven way. At first, it
By Sylvia Rodriguez, Amanda Gebre, and Gabriela Gaytan-Aguirre Gaby: From the start, we all put forth skills we deemed necessary to navigate the journey we setourselves on. In gaining the funding from BLI, it allowed us to curate events to cater tobroadening student experiences and perspectives. Through our experience in creating eventscentered around creating connections,
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By Sadie Esch Laurent The BLI grant helped pay for a summer studying and working in Dublin. I interned at a hotel andtook two classes during my two months in Ireland. My main challenge was that my internshipwas not as it was initially described. Before starting, I was told certain tasks that I would bedoing
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By Sadia Rahman As members of the Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Michigan, ourcommitment to serving the community extends beyond our campus borders. This year, ourgroup embarked on a transformative service trip to Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the MichiganActive Citizens: Alternative Spring Break (MAC-ASB) program. From February 25th to March3rd, we immersed
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By Natasha Norman Those who are familiar with Malaysia or consider it their home would envision its rich culture,art, food, and the comforting sense of belonging and community. That’s what the MichiganMalaysian Students Association (MiMSA) aims to bring forward with Malaysian Cultural Night(MCN) – to evoke that familiar sense of thought that draws you in,
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By Sierra Schneidt I did not grow up with wealth in a monetary sense, but in other areas, I felt quite affluent.For one, I remember having many family dinners. My mother was a cook, and she would makegrand meals out of few ingredients. Even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich tasted better whenshe made it,
During my time in India, I worked with a nonprofit called MANN, which was a workforce training center for disabled adults. I was able to work directly with the CEO and COO on-site and implement a ground-up marketing strategy. It was awesome to see the organization’s growth in just a few short weeks I was
The Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP) is a student-run organization founded in 2008 at Harvard and has since spread to over twenty universities, including the University of Michigan. Our chapter’s main goals are the professional development of student members and community outreach. We provide opportunities for pre-health students to learn from healthcare professionals
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