A statue depicting Mary holding Jesus’ body after his crucifixion is getting a new life after being tucked away for decades in University of Detroit Mercy’s School of Law. The Pieta, which depicts Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha during the “Sixth Sorrow” of the Virgin Mary, will become the focal point of a new reflection room on the Riverfront Campus. The Phoenix Project, as it is called, …
The Chemical Engineering Class of 1968 was a tight knit group. Small in number, many of the 21 graduates have remained friends for the nearly six decades since they graduated from University of Detroit. Their careers have taken them around the world and into positions that didn’t even exist when …
Three University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) students captivated international artists, professional medalists and mint engravers at a global art medal convention in Munich, Germany, in October, where they stood out as the only undergraduate presenters in attendance. In two standing-room-only talks at this prestigious art medal gathering, Roxana Nistor ’25, Hazel Song and Jewels Haisha explained how curiosity and a little imagination in a UDM chemistry lab led to new ideas. Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d’Art, more …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) received several honors and a pair of grants this fall for its work in the community. The organization, which fosters student and community collaboration for a more food-sovereign Detroit, was recognized with a Spirit of Detroit Award by Detroit City Councilmembers Coleman …
When Meena Hanna and Malena Gjorgjevski left their first microbiology lab of the Winter 2025 semester, neither imagined where Hanna’s armpit would lead them over the next few months. The University of Detroit Mercy students were partners for an experiment in Associate Professor Jim Graves’ lab that focused on bacteria …
It didn’t take Jim Harrington long to get to work helping others after graduating from University of Detroit’s School of Law in 1973. In fact, he started what would become his life’s work just 36 hours later in rural Texas. “I absolutely knew what I wanted to do,” Harrington said. …
University of Detroit Mercy has named two new members to its Board of Trustees and named a new chair and vice chair. The new trustees are Christopher Kouza ’02, chairman and founder of Koucar and Kouza Capital, and creative brand consultant Marlena Peleo-Lazar ’72. Both were approved at the Board’s …
Over the past decade, Tina Castleberry’s love of gardening has blossomed into a career as a Detroit business owner. Castleberry ’92 is the owner of The Garden Bug, a seasonal garden center that sells various indoor and outdoor gardening supplies and unique yard fixtures. She opened the business in 2014 …
University of Detroit Mercy recently announced a set of refreshed core values created through a collaborative effort involving students, faculty, staff and alumni. Using language that is easy to understand, the newly articulated values will guide the University’s mission and future. The launch and dissemination of these core values come …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program was recently recognized as the top PA program in the United States. The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) honored the UDM PA Program with its 2025 Excellence in PA Education Award. It is one of the highest national recognitions in the field. …
