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Clinical Director and Assistant Professor of Law Instruction Nicholas Schroeck shared his thoughts with WDET 101.9 FM on the proposed Detroit ordinance that would measure …

Professor of Philosophy David Koukal presented his paper, “General Education as Introduction to the World and Liberation from Ignorance,” at the Society for Values in …

Detroit Collaborative Design Center Co-Executive Director Ceara O’Leary presented on the topic, “Social Connectivity for Design,” at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019. Watch some …

Detroit Mercy Dental Dean Mert Aksu was awarded a Community Leadership Award by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services for his “unwavering …

Assistant Professor of Biology Nizar Ibrahim was recently interviewed by WDIV-TV Local 4 host Sandra Ali,discussing his mission to bring the excitement of science to …

Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology Jennifer Dean and Associate Librarian Julia Eisenstein participated in the panel discussion, “Pitfalls of Neutrality: What Inclusion Means for …

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski presented at the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) Meeting in Vancouver, June 19. Zarkowski spoke …

Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi was recently elected to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Board of Directors effective July 1. CHEA is …

The online political magazine Slate gathered four leading scholars — including Detroit Mercy’s Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine — to discuss the recent congressional …

Associate Professor of Health Administration Zigmond Kozicki was quoted in the Bridge magazine article, “More than a dozen hospitals in rural Michigan at ‘high risk’ …

Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi attended the first solemn Mass led by Adam Nowak ’13 at St. Cyprian Church in Riverview. Nowak was ordained …

Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine presented the paper, “Native Americans and the Underground Railroad: Evidence from the Midwest,” at the Midwestern History Conference in …

Professor of English Nicholas Rombes’ short story, “Le Palace,” appeared in the anthology, We’ll Never Have Paris, published by Repeater Books (London). His poem, “Our …

Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine gave the talk, “Fugitive Slaves in Indian Country,” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Saginaw Valley State University, …

Professor of History Greg Sumner was recently interviewed on an episode of “The Mind’s Eye” podcast, exploring the life and novels of Kurt Vonnegut on …

Professor of Philosophy David Koukal was the first guest on Detroit Mercy Faculty Beats, a new campus podcast where hosts interview Detroit Mercy faculty in an informal …

Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi discussed the College of Business Administration’s new Charlton Center for Responsible Investing in a recent interview with WJR-760 AM. Listen here.

McNichols Campus Library Associate Librarian Julia Eisenstein has been elected president-elect of the Michigan Library Association. Eisenstein will serve her term during 2020-21.

Associate Professor of Architecture Gilbert Sunghera, S.J. discussed with 101.9 FM WDET host Stephen Henderson how we mourn sacred spaces and historic buildings after they have been …

John Staudenmaier, S.J., University of Detroit Mercy’s assistant to the president for Mission and Identity, was quoted in The Detroit News article, “At ‘incredible price,’ …

Associate Professor of Architecture Gilbert Sunghera, S.J. discusses the meaning of #NotreDame in a recent SoundCloud podcast, produced in partnership with the Jesuits of Canada …

Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine was part of a panel, “Working for Freedom: The Often-Ignored Labors of the Underground Railroad and New Directions for Understanding,” at …

Assistant Professor of Biology Nizar Ibrahim discusses the world’s largest carnivorous dinosaur on “Stateside-Michigan Public Radio” on NPR. Listen to the interview online.  

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Nihad Dukhan’s most recent research dives into the application of metal foam into fuel cells. A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that …

Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine gave a talk on “The Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland” at the Baldwin House Senior Living Community in Birmingham, …

Associate Professor of English Mary-Catherine Harrison, presented “Teaching Race: Identities, Politics, Empire, Pedagogy,” at the 2019 Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies conference, hosted by Southern Methodist University. Harrison …

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski was one of four speakers at the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Rick Valachovic Festschrift, March 13. Zarkowski …

“All the Time in the World,” a short play by MarCom Communications Specialist Ron Bernas, was chosen to be performed as part of the Farmington Players’ …

Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi was interviewed by Chuck Stokes on WXYZ-TV’s “Spotlight on the News,” March 24. President Garibaldi talked about the graduate tuition realignment, …

Clinical Director and Assistant Professor of Law Nick Schroeck was interviewed on WDET 101.9 FM on Great Lakes restoration initiative funding, March 18. Listen to the interview online.

Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications Gary Erwin had two short stories accepted for publication in 3288 Review and Adelaide Literary Journal.

Assistant Professor of Counseling Elvita Kondili co-wrote the article “Investigating the Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Group on Academic Motivation,” published in the Journal of School Counseling.

Professor of Computer & Information Systems Daniel Shoemaker was published, with a co-author, in the second edition of CSSLP Certification Exam Guide.

Professor of Business Administration Michael Bernacchi was quoted in the Detroit Free Press article, “Buy Nothing lets you give, get free stuff in your city,” March 6.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski was the 2019 Mirmelstein Lecture speaker at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, March 1. Zarkowski presented …

Professor of History Greg Sumner was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press article, “Michigan history: State was home to 6,000 POWs during WWII,” March 3.

Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Mark Benvenuto was quoted in the Bankrate slideshow, “Sam’s Club do’s and don’ts: What to buy and what to avoid,” March 6.

Detroit Mercy Dental Dean Mert Aksu and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski co-presented the topic, “Dental Service Organizations: The Ethics of Corporate Dentistry,” at the …

Rx for Reading Detroit, the children’s literacy program directed by Associate Professor of English Mary-Catherine Harrison, was recognized at the Trailblazer Awards ceremony for DTE REACH. …

University Minister for Service and Social Justice Erin McDonald, CSJ, wrote a reflection, “Prophetic Love in the Public Sphere,” published on the Ignatian Solidarity Network, Feb. 25.

Professor of Philosophy Martin Leever discussed the results and history of the University’s Ethics Bowl in the article, “Ethics on Trial,” published in the March 2019 issue …

Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi was interviewed by 910 AM Superstation host Nolan Finley, Feb. 25. Garibaldi shared updates of the University and new information on …

Associate Professor of Education Isaiah “Ike” McKinnon gave the talk, “Faith in a violent society: an Ignatian perspective from a local guy,” to a gathering of …

Professor of History Greg Sumner’s article, “The ‘Blissfield 16,’” will be featured in the March/April issue of Chronicle, published by the Historical Society of Michigan.

Professor of Psychology Linda Slowik has been selected as a keynote speaker at the International Dental Forum 2019 this summer, July 15-17, in London. For …

Professors of Chemistry & Biochemistry Elizabeth Roberts-Kirchhoff and Mark Benvenuto co-edited a volume of the American Chemical Society publication, “Environmental Chemistry: Undergraduate and Graduate Classroom, …

The forthcoming book, Teaching and Designing in Detroit: 10 Women on Pedagogy and Practice, co-edited by Distinguished Professor of Architecture Stephen Vogel and Professor Emerita of Psychology Libby Balter …

Detroit Mercy Philosophy professors Elizabeth Oljar and David Koukal will make you think with their recent article, “How to Make Students Better Thinkers,” featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, …

Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine published the op-ed, “What Popular Histories Often Get Wrong about the Underground Railroad,” in the History News Network, Feb. 3.

Assistant Professor of Biology Nizar Ibrahim was recently interviewed on MPRS news about the “tale of the Spinosaurus,” Jan. 17. Listen to the full interview here. Ibrahim …