Monday, March 24, 2025
Roshni Shah has been a vegetarian all her life. So she had no special need to commemorate World Vegetarian Day earlier this month. A junior in the seven-year dental program, Shah practices Jainism, a religion that prohibits the eating of meet. “I don’t really believe in harming animals for food,” […]
The College of Engineering and Science is hosting its annual undergraduate and graduate student research symposium on Friday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Robotics, hissing cockroaches and chemistry experiments will be among the attractions. Everyone is welcome to stop by the High Bay in the Engineering Building to […]
Part-time adjunct professors teach just under half of the classes at the University of Detroit Mercy. Many of these professors teach one or two classes per week while still carrying on a full-time job elsewhere. In order to hold down both jobs, they have to balance their time carefully. Kathryn […]
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer will face each other in an election next month to decide who will lead the state for the next four years, and the decision has divided students and faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy. The 2014 gubernatorial election will be […]
Planning for the 15th Annual Ethics Bowl has already begun with two informational meetings being scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9 and Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 1-2 pm in Briggs 20. TV’s College Bowl inspired the Ethics Bowl, but the modified rules adapt the game to the subject of ethics, […]
Michael Bernacchi is a marketing professor at the University of Detroit Mercy who not only provides insights to students in his classes, but to journalists and local television media who often quote him in their stories. His frequent media appearances make him one of the university’s most visible representatives. And […]
Tonisha Baetiong is ecstatic. In April, the junior nursing student is going to Cuba as part of a UDM-sponsored trip. “People just can’t travel to Cuba (on their own), so this is a chance to see Cuba,” she said. “I also am very passionate about Spanish and I am excited […]
UDM offers 22 minors through the colleges of liberal arts and education, business and engineering. “A minor supplements whatever you might want to do in grad school or in your future,” said Dr. Victoria Mantzopoulos, associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Liberal Arts and Education (CLAE). […]
While in college, some University of Detroit Mercy students are hundreds of miles from home. How do they feel closer? Some doing it by decorating their dorm rooms. “I actually love decorating my room. It’s hard being away from home and not having that home-look you are used to seeing […]
The OU-UDM rivalry officially has a name. The “Metro Series,” presented by Trinity Transportation, was announced on Sept. 30 at the Somerset Collection in Troy. The university with the most head-to-head victories in the academic year will win the annual Metro Rivalry Cup. Oakland’s men’s soccer team drew first blood […]
