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The annual Exploring Your Future event, a collaboration between Detroit Mercy, Wayne State University, Michigan State University and University of Michigan, has been featured in …

Fr. Justin Kelly, S.J., newly retired after 52 years of service at the University, presented a talk titled “Could Jesus Be Wrong? A Theological Thesis …

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski was named to the Joint Commission of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Jesuit …

Writing Program Director and Assistant Professor of English Elena Garcia and her father were interviewed for the podcast 10-Minute Tech Comm, a technical writing-focused academic …

Professor of History and Department co-chair Roy Finkenbine had an article, “When the First Freedom Seekers Came to Fort Wayne,” published in the Fall 2024 …

Diane M. Praet, recently retired associate vice president and university registrar and current senior director for special projects for Academic Affairs, has been awarded honorary …

Director of Professional Engineering Programs Paul Spadafora delivered a presentation on vehicle cyber threats at the fifth annual Homeland Security Symposium, hosted by Oakland Community …

Detroit Mercy alumni Alex Yahkind ’88 was named AkzoNobel’s Scientist of the Year for 2024. Yahkind graduated from UDM with a degree in Chemistry. In …

Associate Professor Nutrena Tate has been named the 2024 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) of the Year by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Michigan …

Assistant Professor Ashlee Barnes and Associate Professor Arthur Ko presented their research study titled, “Innovative Mental and Physical Interventions in Preparing Students for Educational Activities,” …

Professor of History Greg Sumner reflected on the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter on WJR-AM radio with host Kevin Dietz on the occasion of …

College of Health Professions Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki ’15 presented Sept. 26 at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy …

Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Law Nicholas Schroeck was named to the 2024 Class of Michigan State Bar Foundation Fellows. He is the only …

Professor of Psychology Steven Huprich was a guest Sept. 29 on WXYZ-TV Channel 7’s Spotlight on the News. Show host Chuck Stokes interviewed Huprich on …

On Sept. 21, Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy E. Finkenbine presented the paper “The North Star and the Barber Pole: Black Barbers and the …

Gary Maveal, emeritus professor of Detroit Mercy’s Law School, is the winner of the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award and will be recognized …

University of Detroit Mercy recently earned a No. 11 ranking on the social media channel, TikTok, after the 2024 Higher Education Social Media Engagement Report …

Professor of History and Department Co-chair Roy Finkenbine‘s essay “Caesar (November 1774)” was published online in Freedom Seekers: Stories of Black Liberation in the American …

Chair and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Matthew Mio has been elected Chair of American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Examinations Institute Board of …

Associate Professor and Chair of English Mary-Catherine Harrison published “The Koh-i-Noor Diamond and Dinah Mulock Craik’s Fantasy of Consensual Colonization” in the Nineteenth Century Gender …

CETL’s Assistant Director for Educational Development Erin Bell presented at the 20th annual Teaching and Learning Conference Program Divergent Teaching: Empathy, Rigor, and Beyond at …

Professor of Philosophy David Koukal presented his paper, “Abortion and Worldhood,” to the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture at McGill University in …

Professor of English Nick Rombes was interviewed about his new novel, “The Rachel Condition,” and its connection to Michigan by Vol. 1 Brooklyn. It was …

College of Health Professions Dean Ahmed Radwan was recently featured on the APTA-Michigan Oncology Rehab SIG (Special Interest Group) Podcast. He discussed a recent publication …

Associate Professor of English and Department Chair Mary-Catherine Harrison published a review of Annette Federico’s Charles Dickens: But for You, Dear Stranger in Victoriographies: A …

Assistant Professor of English Elena Garcia has recently had two writing pieces published at the same time. The first, “Considering the Factory Floor” is an …

Executive Associate Dean of Optometry and Associate Professor Sulman Hans has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan State Board of Optometry. Hans …

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski was a panelist at one of the symposiums at the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care …

Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy Finkenbine presented a paper at the Midwestern History Conference on May 30 in Grand Rapids titled, “Strange Bedfellows: …

Professor of English Nicholas Rombes appeared on Stateside at Michigan Public Radio on May 31 to talk about his new novel, “The Rachel Condition,” and …

Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy E. Finkenbine gave a talk on “What Caused the Civil War?” to the Michigan Regimental Round Table at …

College of Health Professors and McAuley School of Nursing Assistant Professor Ashlee Barnes was selected as the winner for the Distinguished Alumni Nightingale Awards for …

Assistant Director for Educational Development at the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Erin Bell has published a reflection of her study abroad trip …

Detroit Mercy and its No. 52 ranking in 2023 The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse survey was recently featured in Conversations Jesuit Higher Education Magazine. The …

Phillip Olla, associate professor in the College of Health Professions, served as moderator of a panel at the April 16 MedHealth Summit at Ford Field. …

Department of Performing Arts staff and adjunct professor Sarah Hawkins Rusk directs Detroit Opera Youth Chorus’ production of “The Odyssey” by Ben Moore and Kelley …

Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy E. Finkenbine gave a talk to the Metro Detroit Area Historians Collegium on “Strange Bedfellows: A Diverse Underground Railroad …

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Nihad Dukhan was awarded the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education – North Central Section Outstanding Teaching Award. The award was …

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., spoke about “Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good” at the Jesuits Friends and Alumni luncheon …

College of Health Professions Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki ’15 presented at the Michigan Academy of Arts, Letter and Science Conference in Detroit …

Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy E. Finkenbine gave a talk on “The Underground Railroad in ‘Indian Country’: Northwest Ohio, 1795-1843” at the River …

Professor of Physics Prasad Venugopal was featured on Detroit Evening Report Weekends, talking about race, gender and science and how he brings it into the …

Gary Erwin, associate vice president of the Marketing & Communications Department, recently had an excerpt from his novel in progress titled Cut River Redemption published …

Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences Terry Howard was elected to the board of directors for a three-year term (2024-27) at the Association of College Honor …

Detroit Mercy was recently named one of the top-5 colleges/universities with the most engaged officials on ZeeMee in 2023. The list featured the colleges/universities with …

Professor of Architecture and Community Development Claudia Bernasconi and Emerita Professor of Psychology Libby Balter Blume recently published two journal articles in December 2023. The …

Professor of Religious Studies J. Todd Hibbard recently published, “Prophets and Prophecy: Ancient Israel and Judah,” by Paulist Press. The book examines the phenomenon of …

Associate Professors Mary-Catherine Harrison and Arthur Ko, and Library Professor Jill Turner co-published a new article in Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, titled “Faculty Formation …

College of Health Professions Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and UDM alumna Stephanie Baiyasi Kozicki ’15 recently co-chaired the fourth International Conference of Environment in Sapporo, …

Professor of Psychology Harold Greene, along with a Wayne State University professor, received a $25,000 National Institutes of Health grant to identify eye movement dysfunction …