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Wright State official survives killer Oklahoma tornado

Barb Cwirka, program coordinator for Wright State’s Department of Kinesiology and Health standing inside her daughter's tornado shelter in Moore, Okla.

Huddled in a tiny concrete bunker in Moore, Okla., with her daughter and grandchildren, Wright State University official Barb Cwirka could hear only the soft whir of a ventilation fan. Continue reading

French student Brandon Broadwater says bonjour to Presidential Scholarship

Brandon Broadwater poses for a picture in Paris, France.

At the end of spring semester, French language lover Brandon Broadwater bid a brief adieu to the United States in order to soak up the language and culture in France.

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Wright State University Center for Healthy Communities offers seminar on ethical dilemmas for health, social services professionals

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Health care and social service providers work to promote the well-being of their clients. But sometimes they face ethical dilemmas. Continue reading

Winners of the fall 2012 Wright State Learning Communities Awards

(L-R) Back row: Jason Deibel, Ph.D., Dan Krane, Ph.D., Penny Sobocinski, Leah Miller, Devon Berry, Ph.D. Front row: Alyxis Camden, Ashley Marshall, Urmimala “Urmi” Chaudhuri, Karli Lightner, Mary Chace, Alex Oxner

Staff and students who provided an excellent learning opportunity for first-year students last fall were recognized April 23… Continue reading

Solon schools win National Science Olympiad

Elastic Launch Glider competition, Student Union gym, 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament, May 18.

A team of high school students from Solon High School and a team of middle school students from Solon Middle School in Solon, Ohio, took top honors in the 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament. Continue reading

Wright State Orthopaedics will offer educational session about painful disorders of muscles, bones, joints and nerves

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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

Boonshoft School of Medicine student selected president-elect of Student National Medical Association

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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

Power Play—Student researcher pursuing long-lasting battery

Blake is pursuing a master’s degree in renewable and clean energy and a Ph.D. in materials and nanotechnology.

Game Boys were fun. The handheld devices offered baseball, Tetris, Super Mario and other Nintendo video games. But the batteries died quickly… Continue reading

Aviation Psychology Symposium draws international researchers to Wright State

Thomas Wischgoll, Ph.D, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Wright State, helps Jennifer Sutton, Brescia University College in Ontario, Canada, experience the R.C. Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory.

More than 200 researchers from around the globe converged on Wright State University for the 17th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology May 6-9. Continue reading

Health officials from the Middle East to visit

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Physicians, nurses and health ministry officials from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will visit Wright State and the Dayton area… Continue reading