Macon, Ga.- Mercer University sophomore Amanda Chappell of Tullahoma, Tenn., and engineering assistant professor Renee Rogge, Ph.D., are reaching for the stars -- literally. The student-professor team is working on a project that will benefit astronauts.
With a $16,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the team is creating a 3-D digital model of a human body. This will enable NASA researchers to better evaluate space suits and hardware used by astronauts.
It's the continuation of a project Rogge began this summer when she served as a NASA Faculty Fellow at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for 10 weeks. The new NASA grant will enable Rogge and Chappell to work on the project through August.
Once complete, the 3-D model should improve the quality of life for astronauts. According to Rogge, it is important in the strenuous atmosphere of outer space that astronauts are as comfortable as possible, and with the use of the 3-D model, researchers...
Elliot was recommended to the AAMC selection committee by students in Mercer University's School of Medicine for his compassionate and humanistic care of patients and for serving as a positive and caring role model. Only 50 nominees were accepted for consideration.
The Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University continues to advance in the national rankings due in good part to the opinions of the nation's judges and lawyers. In the 2007 U.S. News and World Report edition of America's Best Graduate Schools now hitting the stands, the school was rated an average of 3 out of a possible 5 by judges and lawyers across the nation, which accounts for 15 percent of a school's overall ranking.
MACON - The Board of Trustees of Mercer University, in its spring meeting, approved unanimously the establishment of the eleventh school of the University - a school of music. The action came after University President R. Kirby Godsey announced a significant gift from Carolyn Townsend McAfee and J. Thomas and Julie Crangle McAfee to endow the new school.
ATLANTA - Rachel L. Davenport
of Stone Mountain, Ga., received the prestigious Reuben C. Hood Award during the 2007 commencement of Mercer University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in May. Given in honor of a founder and longtime dean of the 103-year-old College, the award is presented annually to the student who has the highest scholastic average in the graduating class of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Dr. Davenport completed her four years of pharmacy studies at Mercer with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer University Athletics Department and Internet Consulting Services have teamed up to redesign and re-launch MercerBears.com (www.mercerbears.com), the official web site of Bears athletics. The redesigned web site contains news, features and dynamic applications that bring Mercer alumni and fans closer than ever to their favorite teams and student-athletes.
MACON - Because of inclement weather at the host site on Jan. 19, the Georgia Collegiate Wrestling Championships were postponed and moved to Mercer University. The event will now be held Saturday, Jan. 26 in the gymnasium of the Communication and Theater Arts on Mercer's Macon campus.
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Mercer's 14th annual "Big" Auction to benefit the athletic program will be held at the Grand Opera House Tuesday, May 21.
Silent items will be up for bid from 12 noon until 7 p.m., with the live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge. Texas Cattle Company restaurant will provide refreshments this year for those in attendance.
Many great items will be up for bid including trips to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Disney World and Hilton Head, as well as sports items like a Georgia-Florida football weekend; art work featuring the last four baseball players to win the Triple Crown, autographed by all four; a Willie Mays signed jersey; and many more items.
For more information, go to the Big Auction web page.
Make your plans now to attend this fun event. For more information, contact the Athletic Department at (478) 301-2994.
Atlanta, Ga.-Hewitt W. "Ted" Matthews, Ph.D., dean of Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy has received the prestigious Chauncey I. Cooper Award given by the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA). The presentation was made at the NPhA annual meeting held in Las Vegas, Nev.
The award, established to honor the founder of NPhA, is the highest award given by the organization. It recognizes an individual who has shown, sustained and distinguished service to the profession of pharmacy.
In addition to his role at the School of Pharmacy, which celebrates its centennial this year, Dean Matthews has contributed to the pharmacy profession through his leadership in numerous professional organizations. He is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, National Pharmaceutical Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Pharmaceutical Association, Rho Chi, Sigma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi.
He has served on the Board of Directors of the...
