Wright State Headlines
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May 17
Hosting the 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament a university-wide effort
Three years ago, Wright State committed to hosting the 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament. The effort involved meticulous planning, entailed thousands of man hours… Continue reading
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May 16
Wright State Orthopaedics will offer educational session about painful disorders of muscles, bones, joints and nerves
Wright State Orthopaedics will offer an educational session about the common problems of the musculoskeletal system on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Continue reading
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May 15
Boonshoft School of Medicine student selected president-elect of Student National Medical Association
Topaz Sampson, a second-year medical student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has been selected the 2013-2014 president-elect… Continue reading
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May 15
Student Support Services director earns Greene County Community Service Award
Katie Deedrick, Wright State’s Office of Student Support Services director, is often the first person in line to help a student who has been victimized. Continue reading
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May 14
Wright State community invited to participate in historic cancer study
Researchers believe the findings will allow them to better understand how lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors cause cancer. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Wright State hosts 12th Trebuchet Competition
Hundreds of high school hurlers lay siege to Nutter Center Arena
Wright State held its 12th annual Trebuchet Competition today for high school teams from around Ohio. More than 200 students from 36 teams converged on the Wright State University Nutter Center to set up miniature hurling machines that they designed … Continue reading
Peter K. Lauf, M.D., professor emeritus, physiology & biophysics, pathology, has been selected by the American Physiological Society to participate in its “Living Legends in Physiology History” project. The Society encourages its members to interview senior physiologists at their institutions … Continue reading
BioSTAR steers undergraduate toward research
On his way to a career in biomedical sciences, Orly Leiva is following a starPart of the series: Opening Doors
On his way to a career in biomedical sciences, Orly Leiva is following a star. Continue reading
Wright State students march, rally in memory of Trayvon Martin
About 80 people, mostly students, gathered in front of the Wright State University Student Union around lunch to march and rally to stop violence Friday, March 30. Continue reading
Wright State students coordinating blue hue for autism
The Wright State University Nutter Center typically glows green and gold at night but in April it will be bathed in blue in support of Autism Speaks’ national campaign, Light It Up Blue. Continue reading
Personal income grows at fatest rate during recession
((Excerpt)) Personal incomes in Ohio grew last year at a faster rate than at any time since the recession. Income for all people from all sources, including wages, investments, even welfare and unemployment benefits, rose by 4.6 percent in 2011 … Continue reading
Allergy-proof your home
((Excerpt)) Your home should be a haven away from allergy triggers. And fortunately, it can be. There are plenty of things you can do inside your home to reduce allergen levels, from cleaning and vacuuming regularly to keeping humidity levels … Continue reading
World-renowned percussionist to perform April 2
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the newly renovated Schuster Hall of the Creative Arts Center on Wright State’s Dayton campus. Continue reading
Take 5 campaign kicks off at Wright State
Wright State University students returning from Spring Break were greeted with huge window graphics across campus promoting “Take 5.” Continue reading
“Sister M.D.” to speak at the Boonshoft School of Medicine March 30
Sister Mary Diana Dreger, O.P., M.D., will discuss the practice of virtue in the practice of medicine
Sister Mary Diana Dreger will show how a return to Judeo-Christian virtues in medical practice is essential if medicine is to retain its historic spirit of life-affirmation and healing. Continue reading
