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Mercyhurst pre-med student Kara Hill takes top honors at PA science conference Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Mercyhurst University junior Kara Hill, a Biology major from Erie, won first place in oral presentations at the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences (PAS) conference held March 17-19 in Erie. Hill presented her research on the discovery of bacteria colonizing a coral mushroom in the Allegheny National Forest. Her results suggest that the bacteria could be opportunistic pathogens capable of…
Brad McGarry Autism Appreciation Panel planned for April Friday, March 24, 2023 The Mercyhurst University Council for Exceptional Children will host a panel discussion on autism appreciation while honoring the former director of the Autism Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM), Brad McGarry, on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Mercy Heritage Room. The event will also be livestreamed. McGarry led AIM for eight years until he was forced to step down in 2022 after a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral…
Fashion Merchandising students PAWS-itively thrilled to work Mutt Gala Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Mercyhurst University Fashion Merchandising students will escort canine models down the pink carpet as they strut their stuff at the Erie Humane Society’s (EHS) Mutt Gala. The second annual fundraiser, the EHS’s take on the Met Gala, is Saturday, April 29, from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Bayfront Convention Center. “We are so excited to be working this event,” said Kirsten Whitaker, Fashion…
Student creates ‘worst-case scenario’ for cyberattack exercise Friday, March 04, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: See relate d story: Ridge College joins DOD-sanctioned large-scale cyberattack exercise) The old CBS espionage drama, “Mission Impossible,” always began with a scene in which the team leader would receive a tape describing the next dangerous assignment. The tape began, "Your mission, should you choose to accept it..." Mercyhurst University senior Jacob Maynard recently got the chance to craft…
Students visit Puerto Rico for service-learning immersion trip Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Seven Mercyhurst University students spent the latter part of May in Puerto Rico on a service-learning immersion trip, where they worked through Techos Pa' Mi Gente, an organization helping to rebuild after the island's devastating hurricanes. “The goal of this trip was to provide students with the opportunity to do community service while also being immersed in a new culture,” said faculty leader Dr. Sherez…
Hurst version of Amazing Race challenges students on spectrum Thursday, July 07, 2022 Pre-college students on the autism spectrum who are enrolled in Mercyhurst University’s CREATE* summer program will step outside their comfort zones as they navigate downtown Erie through a series of challenges reminiscent of the CBS reality series, The Amazing Race. During July, Mercyhurst is home to 21 young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are testing the waters of college life.…
Mercyhurst student designs new logo for MCRC Friday, July 08, 2022 Mercyhurst University Graphic Design major Jessica Clark has designed a new logo for the Multicultural Community Resource Center (MCRC) that will be unveiled as part of the center’s rebranding campaign on Monday, July 11, at its headquarters, 554 E. 10th St. The 11 a.m. event will reveal Clark’s logo, commissioned as part of a contest in Art Department Chair Jodi Staniunas Hopper’s Typographic Foundations course last spring. It…
NSA lauds research of Mercyhurst student intelligence analysts Monday, July 11, 2022 (EDITOR’S NOTE: This story and accompanying image were published by the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, a U.S. Department of Defense combat support agency and member of the U.S. Intelligence Community.) FORT MEADE, Md. — Partnerships are vital to the National Security Agency (NSA), and an academic relationship forged with Mercyhurst University last year is already paying dividends for both…
Mercy Ministry funds to strengthen Hurst’s sustainability efforts Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Building upon decades of environmental initiatives and uniting behind Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ Action Plan to care for the Earth, “our common home,” Mercyhurst University today announced receipt of a $40,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy that will be used to strengthen its sustainability efforts. “As an outgrowth of their ‘Journey to Oneness,’ the Sisters recently consolidated funds to create the Mercy…
DOD seeks Mercyhurst cyber security expert for training exercise Monday, August 01, 2022 Dr. Christopher Mansour, assistant professor of Cyber Security at Mercyhurst, was in Philadelphia on July 26 to lend his expertise to the topic of “Securing Critical Infrastructure for Urban and Smart Cities.” The speaking engagement was part of the Dense Urban Terrain Philadelphia Exercise, organized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), specifically the US Northern Command's Task Force 46 and Control…