The latest book by Regeneration Writers Press spotlights Macon’s Daybreak Center and the issues surrounding homelessness. “Daybreak: Radical Hospitality in Action” is the 10th published work from the press since its founding on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in...
A dozen countries, six months, 8,000 photos, countless memories. Mercer junior David Stokes spent the summer and fall 2018 semesters studying abroad and exploring locations halfway across the world.
“I had an interest in the Middle East and Arab world,...
MACON – Mercer University will hold its ninth annual Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts and Research (BEAR) Day and 18th annual Engineering Expo April 4-5 to showcase outstanding student research and special projects from the College of Liberal Arts, Stetson...
Some Mercer students can add working with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to their resumes.
For the past five years, students in Dr. Pam Brewer’s usability classes have assessed DHS websites. Dr. Brewer, technical communication professor in the School of...
MACON – Gretchen Bentz, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology in Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), recently received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) grant in the amount of $424,500.
The grant will provide training opportunities...
Mercer students were on the ground and immersed in the action when presidential primary season kicked off earlier this month.
As part of a special topics course on “Presidential Primaries, Communications and the Media,” 15 students traveled to Iowa for...
Three Mercerians have developed a spinal backboard that is more comfortable for patients while still providing the durability and strength needed to safely transport them.
The idea began as a senior design project and is now the first product of their startup company, KRS Medtech.
“We are a medical technologies company starting up with...
Dr. Charlie Thomas felt like something was missing from her Introduction to Ethics course. She had been teaching the class since joining the faculty at Mercer in 1994, but she had never been totally happy with it … until...
Four Mercerians will share their unique ideas and perspectives during the University’s first TEDx program. Faculty, staff and students are invited to the event at 6 p.m. April 23 in Willingham Auditorium.
The venue will be limited to 100 guests,...
Amber Byrd was in class one day when she sketched out an idea for a new product. Now, she’s brought her vision to life, and her product is in the final testing phases.
Byrd, who graduated with a marketing degree...
