Mert N. Aksu, dean and professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, has been named a recipient of the 2021 American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Gies Award for Vision – Dental Educator. The William J. Gies Awards are the most coveted honors in oral health and dental …
University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit Mercy) recently appointed six industry and religious leaders to the institution’s Board of Trustees. These individuals have made global contributions to their professions and represented the Jesuit and Mercy traditions in those fields and in their communities. Their terms of service are effective immediately. University …
For Timmy Nelson ’11, playing video games for 24 consecutive hours is all about positively impacting sick and injured children in southeast Michigan. Nelson is among the thousands of gamers worldwide who participate in Extra Life’s Game Day, an annual charity event where people marathon video games to raise money …
Community leaders, members of the Detroit Mercy community and news media joined President Antoine M. Garibaldi on Monday, Nov. 16, for the official groundbreaking celebration of the expansive McNichols Campus Renovation Project announced in February. Garibaldi welcomed the small crowd that had gathered for this event and explained that the renovation …
Unless the public cooperates with public health agencies and hospitals to prevent the spread of COVID-19, hospitals will run out of beds, resources and staff. These are the findings of an extensive study of Michigan hospitals and public health agencies examining the impact COVID-19 has had on organizational operations done …
Last month, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law alumnus Dan Egeler ’86 completed a seemingly impossible challenge, running four marathons in a 24-hour span Oct. 24-25. Detroit Mercy’s Marketing & Communications department spoke to Egeler ahead of the Waggin’ Bark Race, an event he created to provide himself with …
University of Detroit Mercy junior star guard Antoine Davis is no stranger to national recognition and he added to his collection of awards by being named to the Jerry West Award watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch …
Jeffry Bauer ’80 originally took a class with the American Red Cross to get a tenant to stop pestering him. That led to volunteering with the Red Cross for 37 years and recently, the University of Detroit Law graduate was named the Chief Operating Officer for the Michigan Region. “Never,” …
For Kath Usitalo ’76, summer vacation as a child growing up in metro Detroit meant one thing: Making the trip north to spend time with family in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where her parents were born. “We actually didn’t do a lot of touristy things,” Usitalo said. “We had picnics and beach …
Scott Haas ’82 is a writer and clinical psychologist based in Boston. He writes a monthly jazz column for The Bay State Banner, a weekly publication that reports on Boston’s Black community, and is the author of a new book, “Why Be Happy? The Japanese Way of Acceptance,” released July. …
