Monthly Archives: June 2015

Wright State-Lake program to focus on rural practices

Excerpt Wright State University-Lake Campus is adding a medical program that focuses on rural practices. Dr. Margaret Dunn, dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, spoke to about 20 lake campus faculty, staff and local hospital representatives about building … Continue reading

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Wright State’s Julian Gomez-Cambronero lands visiting professorship at Harvard

Professor Julian Gomez-Cambronero will serve as a visiting professor at Harvard as part of a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Lake effect

Wright State’s Bonnie Mathies leaving lasting legacy at Lake Campus
Bonnie Mathies near Grand Lake St. Marys

As dean of Wright State’s Lake Campus, Bonnie Mathies oversaw surging enrollments, a nearly doubling of bachelor-degree programs and the purchase of nearly 40 acres for expansion. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Campus Growth, Education & Leadership, Faculty, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News, Staff |

Wright State awarded $7.5M for drone research

Excerpt The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $7.5M contract to Wright State University for drone research, according to the Department of Defense. The research will focus on operators flying multiple drones, or remotely piloted aircraft, the Defense Department … Continue reading

Posted in For the Media, Wright State in the News |

Dayton-area university nets $7.5M to study drones

Wright State Research Institute Logo

Excerpt Wright State University is getting $7.5 million for more research on drones. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Wright State another $7.5 million on a contract first awarded in 2011. The new funding will go toward researching ways for … Continue reading

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Retired general appointed to Wright State Board of Trustees

Retired Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, previous commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the newest trustee to the nine-member board. Continue reading

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Universities to form network targeting 2,500 jobs, $300M in research

Excerpt A measure proposed in the Ohio state budget would earmark millions in funding to help Ohio’s colleges win hundreds of millions in federal research and create thousands of new jobs. Ohio’s budget, which is working its way through the … Continue reading

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3-D detective

Wright State alumnus John McIntire '14 wins prestigious national aerospace award for dissertation on stereoscopic research
John McIntire headshot

Wright State alumnus John McIntire ’14 wins prestigious national aerospace award for his dissertation on stereoscopic research. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Psychology, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Boonshoft School of Medicine student runs in ultramarathon, raises money for Swaziland mobile hospital organization

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine student Teddy Bross ran in a 100-mile race to raise funds for The Luke Commission, a mobile hospital outreach organization based in Swaziland. Continue reading

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

Boonshoft School of Medicine graduate receives Young Physicians Patient Safety Award

Charles N. Spear headshot

Charles N. Spear, a 2015 Boonshoft School of Medicine graduate, honored for essays detailing personal insights into the significance of patient safety work. Continue reading

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