Nearly half of rural Georgia pharmacists believe a prescription is needed for the life-saving drug naloxone, despite a standing order that none is required, a recent Mercer University study found.
The findings indicate those suffering from an opioid overdose could...
Three Mercer University researchers are working on new drug formulations that could more safely and effectively treat psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Through their company, DD Therapeutics, the researchers — Dr. Ajay Banga, Dr. Martin D’Souza and Dr. Kevin Murnane —...
Mercer University School of Law students achieved more success in competition during the last academic year than ever before.
For the first time, Mercer Law took home two national championships in the American Bar Association’s practical skills competitions. The wins...
Before Dr. Russ Hopper even applied to Mercer University’s School of Medicine, he knew he wanted to provide primary care to rural Georgians.
Growing up in the tiny town of Pitts, he saw firsthand the shortage of physicians in rural...
A Mercer University team exploring ways to reduce the release of toxic chemicals in artisanal and small-scale gold mining continued its work in Guyana this summer.
The graphic design exhibit, “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights,” is on display until Jan. 20 at the Plunkett Gallery in Hardman Fine Arts Hall on Mercer University’s Macon campus.
The exhibit, which highlights social justice issues surrounding gender-based violence, discrimination...
College of Nursing alumni Kia and Daniel Pascal have a holistic approach to health care, and those beliefs are the core of a business they’ve created to keep pets happy and healthy.
The Atlanta couple sells handmade cat toys and...
When the Air Force was looking to improve the safety and reliability of a rack that carries and releases bombs from aircraft, it turned to the Mercer Engineering Research Center for help.
Together, a small team of Air Force and MERC engineers...
Research by two Mercer University undergraduate engineering students resulted in 48 heads of billowing lettuce.
Students grew the Rex butterhead lettuce from seeds in hydroponic growth tents, which they built in a lab in the Engineering Building. Instead of soil,...
A Mercer University professor is wrapping up a successful teaching assignment in Azerbaijan, and she’s using her experiences to develop a new Mercer On Mission program that will immerse students in this country and culture in the future.
Dr. Jacqueline...
