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University of Detroit Mercy’s School of Engineering & Science and ReBUILDetroit Program will host Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society. This special event takes place Friday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.in the Student Ballroom located in the Student Center on the McNichols Campus. Dr. Brawley is Read More …

Rising sophomore and ReBUILDetroit scholar from Wayne State University, Xavier Walker, is spending his summer digging through pond muck and dissecting water mites. Walker is a research assistant in WSU School of Medicine professor Dr. Jeffery Ram’s aquatic research lab, located in Belle Isle’s historic aquarium. It’s here that he’ll spend much of his summer, Read More …

Alex Jones, a ReBUILDetroit scholar, and Griffin Craig both from University of Detroit Mercy presented their freshman year SEA-PHAGE research project at the 9th Annual SEA-PHAGE Symposium held on the Janelia Research Campus of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Ashburn, VA. on June 10. The title of their poster was “Isolation and Characterization of Read More …

ReBUILDetroit scholars in cohort 2016 received their lab coats from the faculty-mentors and peer-to-peer mentors during a ceremony at Marygrove on May 19. The annual ReBUILDetroit Lab Coat Ceremony capped a week of orientation as scholars begin their summer research experience at labs across Detroit on Monday, May 22. The ceremony celebrates a successful first-year Read More …

ReBUILDetroit scholars from University of Detroit Mercy were special invited guests of Dr. Lonnie Jones, Jr., Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Specialist and Board Member, and the Detroit Medical Society at their April meeting. Scholars shared their educational and research experiences while speaking about the ReBUILDetroit program. The setting provided an excellent opportunity for scholars to network Read More …

Psychology ReBUILDetroit scholar, Jace Paupert from University of Detroit Mercy presented “Socioeconomic status as a potential moderator for the relationship between coping and social support” at the 30th Annual Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference held at Hillsdale College earlier this month. Paupert was joined with fellow Health Disparities Detroit Mercy ReBUILDetroit scholars, Yuyi Li, Vanessa Read More …

ReBUILDetroit funded five pilot, collaborative and course development projects submitted by investigators across partner institutions as part of a competitive granting process this month.  Pilot awards totaled nearly $125,000, and are part of the five-year, $21MM ReBUILDetroit grant funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A team comprised of faculty and administrators from University Read More …

Anthony Croft, second-year ReBUILDetroit scholar, credits research for helping him become a team player, time management and leadership skills. “The biggest thing that research has helped me do is organize myself as a person, learning those good time management skills,” said Croft.  “Research skyrockets my confidence.  I know that I am a good speaker.  I Read More …

Arren Simpson, first-year ReBUILDetroit scholar, sums up her first-year research experience during the poster presentation at Detroit Mercy’s annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement. “To be able to do undergraduate research, really puts your foot in the door,” said Simpson.  “It can be very intimidating at first, but they teach you how to do everything.  [ReBUILDetroit] Read More …

First-year Biology ReBUILDetroit Scholar, Jada Nelson, shares her experience during Detroit Mercy’s annual Celebration of Scholarly Achievement. What does it mean to conduct research during your freshman year? “It gives you experience to go through failures in the lab to get a more realistic experience of what real research is like,” said Nelson. See what Read More …