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Inclusion of Grads and Post-Docs in Student Training Programs subject of NIH Diversity Program Consortium annual conference. A key aspect of the ReBUILDetroit Program is the formation of dynamic learning communities which span across the three Consortium institutions, disciplines, and faculty ranks. ReBUILDetroit participants undergraduate ReBUILDetroit Scholars, Graduate Learning Community Advisors (GLCAs), postdoctoral teaching fellows Read More …

More than twenty ReBUILDetroit scholars attended in the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) which is one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in November.  Three of the scholars were recognized for their outstanding presentations in the categories: cancer biology, biomedical physics and physiology. For Read More …

Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Abraham, associate professor of psychology at University of Detroit Mercy, who won the Faculty Achievement Award and was recognized at the annual faculty recognition dinner on November 10. Abraham is actively involved with ReBUILDetroit teaching the health disparities course at Detroit Mercy and mentoring scholars. Congratulations Dr. Abraham!  

Sixteen undergraduate students who discovered and identified new bacteriophage participated in the authentic course-based research project, SEA-PHAGE.  Now, they are published authors. Their research, “Complete Genome Sequences of Cluster A Mycobacteriophages BobSwaget, Fred313, KADY, Lokk, MyraDee, Stagni, and StepMih” was published in the Genome Announcements, American Society for Microbiology, October 26, 2017. “The experience of Read More …

University of Detroit Mercy prides itself on offering hands-on, authentic research to undergraduate students. In a new collaboration with Ball State University, Detroit Mercy ReBUILDetroit students are learning about the peer-reviewed process of publishing and about the kinds of research published in the international microbiology journal, Fine Focus. In a one-year outreach grant with Ball Read More …

ReBUILDetroit scholars from University of Detroit Mercy attending the STEM Research and Career Symposium at Emory University reflect on their experiences and preparation for the future. Faculty advisors and students from diverse backgrounds shared their research presentations while having time for networking, mentoring, and recruitment earlier this month. The symposium provided an opportunity for scholars Read More …

The ReBUILDetroit program provides opportunities for scholars to attend and present their research at regional and national conferences.  For Tierra Modock, she gained confidence in her presentation skills and established a network of mentors at the Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence (LSMCE) conference earlier this month. “Presenting has become easier because I now know Read More …

Postdoctorial teaching fellow, Irfana Muqbil, shares her experience as a Graduate Learning Community Advisor (GLCA) in the ReBUILDetroit program. The ReBUILDetroit postdoctoral teaching fellowship is like a career dream come true thanks to my GLCA experience earlier this year.  The teaching experience was extremely valuable and so were my interactions with the ReBUILDetroit faculty and Read More …

ReBUILDetroit is pleased to announce the second round of NIH Pilot Project Funding for faculty members at consortium institutions and is seeking Request for Applications. The goals of the Pilot Projects are to stimulate grants for participating faculty and students, to provide opportunities for faculty and students to gain experience in writing an NIH application, Read More …

ReBUILDetroit is partnering with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to offer the Course in Effective Teaching Practices this fall and spring. ACUE’s course is based on more than three decades of research which identifies specific teaching practices that improve learning for all students. Faculty who complete the program are awarded a nationally-recognized Read More …