Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity
The 4th Annual Lab Coat Ceremony took place May 16, 2019, at the University of Detroit Mercy Ballroom. More than 40 ReBUILDetroit scholars were presented with their first lab coats prior to their Summer Research Experience. Following the first-year and for the remaining semesters scholars participate in the Summer Research Experience (SRE), a faculty-mentored laboratory Read More …
Through Detroit Mercy’s ReBUILDetroit program, 2019 graduate Relicious Eboh says she learned about research, public health, serving others and, most important, a lot about herself. A member of the program’s first cohort, Eboh has discovered a passion for serving the community’s health needs that she says has altered the trajectory of her life. Now, she’s Read More …
Graduating ReBUILDetroit scholars had lunch with Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson M.D., M.S. The scholars also unveiled the ReBUILDetroit Legacy Award created in honor of President Wilson that will be awarded to a non-BUILD scholar each academic year beginning fall of 2019
ReBUILDetroit students attended a lecture from Amina Wofford, Ph.D., on Wayne State University’s campus. Dr. Wofford’s research is aimed at understanding regulators of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) envelopment and egress to identify potential novel targets useful for antiviral development and improving clinical outcomes.
There are many ways to engage administration, faculty, and staff in topics around diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and inclusive pedagogy, both structured and unstructured. One such strategy is the concept of the Little Library. Little Libraries have sprung up all across the country in the last couple of years and we decided to try this Read More …
University of Detroit Mercy students of Biology 3510 presented their semester-long research posters Dec. 4, in the Fountain Lounge in the Student Union. Thanks to an NIH Pilot Grant, Professor of Biology, Gregory Grabowski and Associate Professor of Biology, Rachelle Belanger were able to transform the traditional Histology Lab into an inquiry-based Histotechnology Lab. Read More …
The 2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) was held November 14-17 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the 18th iteration of the conference and its purpose is to increase representation of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. During the four-day conference, students that attend have the opportunity to present their academic Read More …
The 2018 ANACHEM / Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) Detroit Symposium was held Thursday, Nov. 1 at Burton Manor in Livonia. The conference is devoted to analytical chemistry. ReBUILDetroit Scholar, Victoria Torres, along with several other University Detroit Mercy students (Kaitlin Lambert, Kayla Marshall, and Danielle Maxwell) presented their research poster, “Development and Validation of Read More …
Nearly 100 poster abstracts were submitted in the sixth annual Research Symposium in the College of Engineering & Science October 12, 2018. Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering & Science hosts an annual symposium to highlight the research by undergraduate and graduate students. Each year, the College invites hundreds of local high school students and alumni to Read More …
