Yearly Archives: 2014

Rural health focus of fourth annual Lake Campus Regional Summit

Lake Campus Regional Summit

Detailing efforts to improve the health of the community in rural areas highlight this year’s Wright State University Lake Campus Regional Summit on Feb. 28. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Family Medicine, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, Medicine, News |

#Cursing study: 10 lessons about how we use swear words on Twitter

Excerpt The history of swearing dates back to at least the Anglo-Saxon days, which means that Twitter has only been around for a smidgen of the time that humans have been leveling verbal filth at one another. But Twitter—which provides … Continue reading

Posted in Engineering & Computer Science, Research, Wright State in the News |

Literary publishers and organizers offer advice and anecdotes on success

Adventures in the Literary Arts panel

Tips on how to start a literary magazine, become involved in the local literary community and launch a career in creative writing came out of a panel discussion at Wright State University for aspiring writers. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Exploring Dayton’s public history

Excerpt Each year, the public history students at Wright State University hold a graduate symposium to enable them to present their research and capstone projects. If you love local history, you won’t want to miss some of the great stories … Continue reading

Posted in Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Wright State in the News |

Co-director of ergonomics and Alzheimer’s care receives public service award

Govind Bharwani is director of Nursing Ergonomics and Alzheimer Care at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio and co-director of ergonomics at the Wright State College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Govind Bharwani, Ph.D., co-director of ergonomics and Alzheimer’s care in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and director of Nursing Ergonomics and Alzheimer’s Care at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, received the American College of Health Care … Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Awards, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, News, Nursing Institute, Research |

Lion donates $70K in equipment to Calamityville

Wright State Research Institute Logo

Excerpt Lion, a Vandalia-based provider of protective clothing for fire and rescue workers, has donated a large supply of equipment to Wright State University’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville, school officials announced. The donation of personal protective clothing … Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Wright State is moving force behind national Association of Women in Psychology conference

Kathleen Malloy, Jennica Karpinski and Julie Williams

Wright State faculty and alumni are taking an active role in organizing and participating in next month’s national Association of Women in Psychology conference. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology, Research, Special Categories |

Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness receives donated equipment from LION

Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville received a donation of personal protective clothing and urban search and rescue training equipment from LION. Continue reading

Posted in Calamityville, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Research, Special Categories, WSRI |

Your retirement income may not be enough

Excerpt Ten thousand Americans retire everyday and many of them will spend their golden years in poverty. Experts say many others will scrimp and save only to find that what they have is nowhere near enough. William Wood is the … Continue reading

Posted in Finance, Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Economics, Wright State in the News |

Wright State names new disability services director

Excerpt Wright State University has named Thomas Webb its new director of disability services — a highly-regarded position at the campus that is known nationally and internationally as a pioneer in accessibility. Webb comes to Wright State from the University … Continue reading

Posted in Disability Services, Faculty & Staff, For the Media, News, Staff, Wright State in the News |