Monthly Archives: September 2012

Board of Regents appoints Gary LeRoy, M.D., to new Primary Care Scholarship Selection Committee

Photo of Gary LeRoy

LeRoy, associate dean for student affairs and admissions and associate professor of family medicine, was one of seven physicians appointed to serve on the committee. Continue reading

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Boonshoft School of Medicine family physician to receive Pfizer Teacher Development Award

This award recognizes outstanding, new community-based physicians who combine clinical practice with part-time teaching of family medicine. Continue reading

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Wright State students make and save money with new college classifieds website

Photo of the group of students who launched Postify.

Enthusiasm, creativity and passion: this is what drove a small team of students and recent graduates to design a website that helps college students save money. Continue reading

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Welcome Week 2012 photo gallery

It was a busy Welcome Week for freshman and returning students at Wright State! Continue reading

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Black feminist scholar will urge students to “Be Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing”

Photo of Kristal Moore Clemons

Clemons’ background in education, American studies and women’s studies have helped her build a teaching and research agenda that encourages… Continue reading

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2012 Dayton Area Drug Survey finds decrease in many types of drug use

Biennial survey conducted by Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine shows alcohol remains most widely abused drug among teens

Results suggest a decrease in drug use among teens, but alcohol remains the most widely abused drug at all grade levels. Continue reading

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Wright State’s Music and Medicine Symposium to feature concert by medical faculty, opera stars

((Excerpt)) A friendship between a local physician and a famous New York opera singer has led to an unusual collaboration and an ongoing exploration of the relationship between music and medicine. The Fourth Annual Music and Medicine Symposium, slated for … Continue reading

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Student to crank out ice cream business

Photo of Wright State student Jason Baldwin and his liquid nitrogen ice cream maker

It’s both a chilling concept and a smoking hot idea. A Wright State University student plans to use liquid nitrogen—minus 360-degree nitrogen—to make and sell ice cream. Continue reading

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