Wright State Headlines
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Aug 16
Wright State receives $13.5M in capital funding from the state
The projects supported by the state budget include renovations in Dunbar Library, repairs to the tunnels and an upgrade to the wireless and wired networks at the Dayton Campus. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State’s academic core largely protected in cost-cutting campaigns
While every unit at Wright State shared in the reductions, the cuts have been driven by the priority of protecting the university’s academic core. Continue reading
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Aug 15
LANA director Julia Acosta appointed to ACE Women’s Network executive board
Julia Acosta will encourage faculty and staff to get involved as partners across the state to increase the number of women in leadership positions in higher education. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State student Shaun Wenrick appointed to Board of Trustees
Shaun Wenrick, an early childhood education major, will serve on the Board of Trustees until June 30, 2020. Continue reading
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Aug 14
Perfect partners
Hosted by the College of Education and Human Services, the Summer Partnership Institute offered free professional development sessions to about 180 local educators. Continue reading
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Research
Trauma care
Wright State engineering professor Pratik Parikh to lead research designed to optimize locations of hospital trauma centers
Reshaping the network of hospital trauma centers to increase their effectiveness in saving lives and better utilize resources is the goal of research led by Wright State. Continue reading
Nervous energy
Wright State postdoctoral researcher Ryan Griggs wins prestigious neuroscience award for his lab’s research on diabetes
Ryan Griggs and his fellow researchers have found that changes in neurons in the brain may be responsible for cognitive dysfunction associated with Type 2 diabetes. Continue reading
Prairie premiere
Restored prairie at Wright State serves as wildlife magnet, research lab and scenic wonder
Students and faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences turned land off University Drive between the Nutter Center parking and Mini University into a prairie. Continue reading
Lake Campus efforts to address water quality recognized by governor
Collaborative efforts between agriculture and water quality groups surrounding Grand Lake St. Marys were highlighted by Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other state officials. Continue reading
Field operations
Wright State archaeology students find traces of town that was relocated following Great Dayton Flood of 1913
Students in the Field School in Archaeology excavate a field to learn more about life in Old Osborn, near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading
Fit for Florence
Wright State art historian Caroline Hillard wins prestigious Harvard fellowship to write a book on the Renaissance
Caroline Hillard, associate professor of art and art history, will spend a year in Florence, Italy, researching the Etruscan influence on the Renaissance. Continue reading
Ohio researchers from academia, government and business work to create more trust in autonomous systems
A team of Ohio researchers, including representatives of the Wright State Research Institute, is working with the Air Force Research Laboratory to ensure the safety and cyber security of autonomous systems. Continue reading
Learning landscape
Wright State’s Amanda Harris presents New Media Incubator research at national conference
Amanda Harris, a communication studies student who interns in the New Media Incubator, helped beginning French students work on their language skills by producing storytelling videos. Continue reading
Gender matters
Wright State assistant professor Adrienne Traxler co-authors equity article in prestigious Physics Today magazine
Adrienne Traxler, assistant professor of physics, examined systemic bias against women in physics and how what physicists can do to improve things. Continue reading
Innovation sensation
Wright State’s Innovation Weekend seen as big success; four more are planned beginning in the fall
Innovation Weekend brought students from four colleges together to devise potential solutions to real-world problems in the handling of battlefield injuries and mass-casualty situations. Continue reading
