Mercer University announces faculty and staff notables for April 2024, including grants, awards and presentations.
MACON — Mercer University junior Sarah Boyer and sophomore Mia Jastrzembski were recently selected as Amgen Scholars.
Boyer will spend 10 weeks this summer conducting research at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) in Dallas as part of a highly...
One of our Mercer University “peeps” got the surprise of a lifetime recently. Carly Jessup, research services librarian at Tarver Library and longtime collector of Peeps candy merchandise, said “yes” to boyfriend Matt Rivera during a Peeps-themed proposal on...
MACON — Lt. Gary Mills, who has been serving as interim chief of Mercer Police since January, has been appointed chief, effective immediately.
Mills, who will oversee Mercer Police on both the Macon and Atlanta campuses, succeeds longtime Mercer Police...
Smartphones, laptops and other devices have become an integral part of our daily lives. But as technology continues to advance, so do cybercriminals and the digital crimes they inflict on unsuspecting users.
Mercer University computer science associate professor Dr. Johnathan...
Riddhi Patel, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
MACON — Mercer University Junior Alana Murray was recently accepted to the prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
The PPIA is a national fellowship program that prepares students...
MACON/COLUMBUS/SAVANNAH — Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Jean R. Sumner, M.D., FACP, received the Lighthouse Award from the Georgia Commission on Women during the group’s annual Champions for Change Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Feb. 22.
Several awards...
Bill Yoast, the assistant football coach portrayed in the movie “Remember the Titans,” was a 1949 graduate of Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The 2000 film tells the story of the T.C. Williams High School football team’s...
Alumnus Altaf Panjwani used the strong educational foundation he received at Mercer University to launch a successful career as a perfusionist, playing a critical role in the operating room during heart surgery.
Perfusionists operate the heart-lung machine during surgeries that...
