As a new secondary school English teacher, Dr. Matt Sroka wanted to improve his teaching. He asked others for advice but was frustrated with responses that weren’t backed by research.
As he began to pursue his Doctor of Education, he...
A Mercer University professor is working to save a rare plant from extinction.
For the past decade, Dr. Heather Bowman Cutway, professor of biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been researching the fringed campion. A federally...
Mercer University campus safety resources are just a finger tap away with a new app. Developed for a senior engineering design project, MU Safe connects users with Mercer Police Department services.
Taiyah Lockett came up with the idea for the...
For two weeks this summer, 70 vulnerable and marginalized children escaped the difficult realities of their lives in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to attend an enrichment camp taught by Mercer University students as part of Mercer On Mission.
Students taught classes on...
Dr. Brittany Prioleau is passionate about helping others achieve wellness through holistic and multicultural approaches. With her ongoing research, the Mercer University faculty member is working to incorporate innovative and integrative practices into the field of mental health counseling,...
When Dr. Clara Mengolini came to Mercer University in 2015, she had the opportunity to teach a class in Great Books or Integrative Curriculum, commonly called INT.
"I went directly to Great Books because I couldn’t understand what was INT,”...
Mercer University’s Dr. Zipangani Vokhiwa, professor of science in the College of Professional Advancement, has been approved to establish a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) center at Malawi University of Science and Technology in Southeast Africa. Named...
A Mercer University team of engineering students will launch a high-altitude balloon into near space during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse, as part of a nationwide NASA mission. In an annular solar eclipse, the sun’s outer edges can...
Last fall, Mercer University’s College of Education was awarded the largest federal grant in its history: $9.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a three-year project. A year later, the College is supporting the career advancement of...
Construction is underway on a transitional school for children with dyslexia that is adjacent to Mercer's Macon campus. Roberts Academy at Mercer University, which was announced last November, is being constructed, equipped and endowed through a major gift commitment...
