Monthly Archives: July 2015

Boonshoft School of Medicine professor honored as Family Medicine Educator of the Year

John Donnelly headshot

John F. Donnelly, professor of family medicine in the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, was named the 2015 Family Medicine Educator of the Year by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Family Medicine, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News |

Boonshoft School of Medicine welcomes the class of 2019 at convocation ceremony on July 26

Boonshoft School of Medicine students at convocation

The speaker at this year’s Convocation and White Coat Ceremony is Evangeline Andarsio, a 1984 graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and clinical associate professor at the medical school. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

John C. Duby named professor and chair of pediatrics at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

John Duby previously worked the Boonshoft School of Medicine from 1990 to 2000 as a clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News |

Wright State’s Tamera Schneider to take prestigious rotating scientist position at National Science Foundation

Tamera Schneider in her office

Wright State psychology professor Tamera Schneider will direct the National Science Foundation’s social psychology program in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News, Psychology, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Why can’t adults order off the kids’ menu?

Kendall Goodrich, chair of the Department of Marketing in Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business, discussed why adults cannot order from the kids’ menu at restaurants on “Marketplace.” Listen to the interview.

Posted in Business, Marketing, News, Wright State in the News |

Choreographer Jon Rodriguez will be memorialized Aug. 9

Excerpt The very talented and inspiring choreographer Jon Rodriguez, who passed away on June 20, will be memorialized from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9. The special afternoon will take place at Pontecorvo Ballet Studios, 20 Commercial Way in Springboro. … Continue reading

Posted in Fine and Performing Arts, Liberal Arts, News, Wright State in the News |

Attack on white fringetree by emerald ash borer likely to be widespread, says Wright State researcher

Don Cipollini holding piece of white fringetree affected by emerald ash borer

Wright State biology professor Don Cipollini suggests use of white fringetree by emerald ash borer is likely to be widespread and that the beetle may move to close relatives. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Research, Science & Mathematics, Videos |

Kathrin Engisch named interim dean of the College of Science and Mathematics

Kathrin Engisch, associate professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology and associate dean for undergraduate education and outreach, has been named interim dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Mathematics & Statistics, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Science & Mathematics |

Nigerian educators work with College of Education and Human Services faculty in summer program

Educators from Nigeria engage in a workshop by faculty from Wright State’s College of Education and Human Services focusing on trends in academic pedagogy and active student learning. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, University Center for International Education |

Family nurse practitioner joins Wright State Physicians Internal Medicine

Christina Carter headshot

A board-certified family nurse practitioner, Christina Carter helps Wright State Physicians meet the growing demand for primary and preventive care. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Employee Wellness, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Wright State Physicians |