Mercer On Mission
Mercer Team Among Finalists in Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge Global Competition
MACON – A team of researchers involved in Mercer University’s Mercer On Mission program focused on reducing mercury pollution and human exposure to mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has been named a finalist for the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge, a global competition that awards $750,000 in prize money. The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge, which received applications from 42 ...
Mercer Announces Establishment of Cecil Day Family Center for International Groundwater Innovation
MACON – Mercer University today announced the establishment of the Cecil Day Family Center for International Groundwater Innovation. The new center, ...Mercer On Mission team helps make history during trip to South Korea
More than two dozen Mercer Bears participated in a history-making moment this summer in South Korea. The fifth annual Mercer ...Mercer students connect with children, community during Guinea internship
A Guinea orphanage made such a positive impression on Sarah Harris and Carrie Bezanson last summer that they jumped at the chance ...Internship program immerses Mercer students in Cape Town culture
Julia Nazerian and Thomas Bridgewater fell in love with the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in summer 2017. The ...Mission offers new perspectives for Rwandans, Mercer students
Mercer University students and faculty got down to business in Rwanda this summer, but they also put a lot of ...Mercer project helps Tanzanian children find brighter futures
“It’s actually kind of amazing what you can accomplish in three weeks,” said Dr. Amy Nichols-Belo, assistant professor of global ...Changing lives, one mission at a time
Two separate groups of Mercer University students and faculty traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, this summer. While their missions ...Trip to India ‘Eye-Opening’ for Mercer students
Summer travels to India helped Mercer University students see the world through new eyes. A Mercer On Mission (MOM) group ...Mercer On Mission Trip Brings Hope, Health Care to Honduran Villagers
Mercer University students and faculty made a big impact during a medical mission trip to Honduras this summer. Over the course of nine ...‘If We Can Help Even a Little Bit, Then It’s Worth It’
They were told to stay away from those neighborhoods. They went anyway because they wanted to be advocates and make ...Peru Trip Provides Students With ‘Out-Of-This-World’ Experience
They set out for Peru with plans to earn a few course credits while immersed in a new culture. They ...
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