University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) has hired Mark Montgomery as the program’s 23rd head coach in school history. Montgomery is a former assistant coach of UDM’s and Michigan State University’s men’s basketball team. Montgomery was chosen from a pool of more than 100 national candidates. The search process was conducted by …
The College of Health Professions has a new dean. Ahmed Radwan began his tenure March 1. Radwan joined the University from Utica University (New York) where he was a professor of physical therapy and dean for Health Professions and Education. Prior to that he served as an associate dean at …
Individually, Christa and Zach Funk are pretty impressive. But together, this couple is a force, shaping lives and the city of Detroit each in different ways. Christa ’12, ’14 is the executive director of Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars (DRDFS), a program that prepares students who might have thought a …
University of Detroit Mercy has recently received more than $2 million in grants to help educate students and their work in the community. The largest, a two-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will allow graduate students in Detroit Mercy’s counseling program to continue their work …
As humans work toward a more sustainable future on Earth, imagine having one material that can act like many of the plastics used in daily life. Now consider those same principles being used in outer space, where resources and capacity are precious commodities. University of Detroit Mercy alumnus Nicholas Boynton …
University of Detroit Mercy received a $497,080 award from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to sustain its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional cybersecurity consortium. This follows a $1.12-million award from the DoD in 2020 that the University used to establish the …
University of Detroit Mercy won a $3.79-million award from the Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Program’s (SCEP) Renew America’s Nonprofits grant program to support energy efficiency in the country’s nonprofit sector. This program will enlist scores of UDM students and faculty to help 13 nonprofits in …
Jerica Williams is a trailblazer and is now being honored prior to the first men’s basketball home game of the season. At the beginning of Detroit Mercy’s men’s basketball home opener Tuesday, Nov. 21, City Council Member Angela Calloway will present the prestigious Spirit of Detroit Award to Williams for her …
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) recently named nine leaders in healthcare, education, business, technology, architecture and mission work to its Board of Trustees, the University’s governing body. “These new members — many of whom are alumni — bring years of leadership experience to Detroit Mercy and will help move the …
During the last two weeks of May, I had the privilege of traveling to Ireland with students, faculty and staff representing University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Health Professions & McAuley School of Nursing. My role as the interim vice president for Mission Integration was to reflect upon how …
