Yearly Archives: 2017

Dayton Magazine has ‘five questions for Wright State University’s new president’

The June/July issue of the Dayton Magazine features a Q&A with Cheryl B. Schrader, who will join Wright State as president on July 1. Questions posed in the interview include: What made Wright State attractive to you and what will … Continue reading

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Accounting principles

Maggie Houston caps teaching career with scholarship designed to help nontraditional female accounting students at Wright State

Even in retirement, long-time accountancy instructor Maggie Houston continues to place the welfare of her students above all else. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Business, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Finance, Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Economics, Giving, Graduate, Home news sidebar, MBA, News |

Improving soldier health and performance with sensors and stimulators at Wright State center

Excerpt The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright Patterson AFB is the Air Force lead in human performance research and development for its air, space and cyberspace forces. Supporting that mission is the Ohio Federal Research Network’s (OFRN) Human … Continue reading

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Biomedical engineering students create automatic toothbrush for those unable to use their hands

Biomedical engineering students won the College of Engineering and Computer Science Senior Design Showcase for their creation of an automatic toothbrush. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Undergraduate |

Wright State’s Allen Hunt develops model to measure vegetation growth that offers promise in agriculture, climate prediction

Physic professor Allen Hunt details his latest research in the Valdose Zone Journal, published by the Soil Science Society of America. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Home news sidebar, News, Physics, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Youth basketball camp is a slam dunk

Third graders through eighth grade students laced up their sneakers to learn skills and have some fun with Wright State basketball players. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

WDTN reports on Red Cross mural created by Wright State grad

Excerpt The Red Cross Dayton chapter is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a big way. The chapter will uncover a giant mural painted by Katie Puthoff, a recent graduate from Wright State University. Puthoff painted a mural of two iconic … Continue reading

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Photography for a cause

Briana Snyder, a Wright State international and comparative politics graduate student, is interviewing and photographing Dayton immigrants as part of her master’s program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Arts Scene, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Commentary by Wright State researchers on Lou Gehrig’s disease featured in prestigious scientific journal

Wright State biological sciences professor invited graduate students to write a commentary with him on ALS research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Ph.D., Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

A helping hand

A dozen Wright State students partnered with United Rehabilitation Services to provide physical activity sessions for adults and children clients. Continue reading

Posted in Community Service, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, News, Videos |