Monthly Archives: May 2020

Chinese chamber donates 1,000 protective facemasks to Wright State

The protective facemasks will be provided to students, faculty and staff at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News, University Center for International Education |

ABC22/Fox45: Wright State Psychiatry Department responds to pandemic with virtual efforts

Excerpt In 2012, the Department of Psychiatry at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine began to use telepsychiatry with grant-funded statewide resources. The called the new project, which was one of the first in the state, Ohio’s Telepsychiatry … Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Wheel zeal

Wright State alum Kimiko Kidd picking up speed at an automotive magazine

She has degrees in environmental sciences and sociology from Wright State but works as an editor for an automotive magazine. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, News, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences and International Studies, Videos |

Wright State alumni disease detectives work on coronavirus contact tracing

Alumni of the Wright State Master of Public Health Program are focused on contact tracing for those who have COVID-19 to minimize the spread of the disease. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, BSOM alumni, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News |

Wright State offers Pass/Unsatisfactory grading option to support students during COVID-19 pandemic

Wright State students have the option to convert one or more grades of courses to Pass/Unsatisfactory (P/U) grading for the spring 2020 semester. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Coronavirus, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, Liberal Arts, News, Online Education, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Undergraduate |

Life after pandemic

Wright State researcher Corey Seemiller gauges the potential impact of the coronavirus on Generation Z

Corey Seemiller, associate professor of leadership studies in education and organizations, examines the potential political, economic, psychological, sociological and social impacts of the coronavirus on young people. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Coronavirus, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Research |

Helping hands

Wright State University volunteers loaded heavy boxes into waiting vehicles during a food distribution event that took place in Lot 4. Continue reading

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

Two Wright State grads play key role in international study of Arctic Ocean

The research was largely based on a scientific cruise from Alaska to the North Pole in 2015 that included Wright State alumna Alison Agather and Katlin Bowman. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Home news sidebar, News, Science & Mathematics |

Medical school welcomes Camille Edwards, new public health workforce and community engagement director

Camille Edwards has extensive experience in public health and engagement. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News, Staff |

Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks calls Wright State’s class of 2020  ‘the chosen ones’

Tom Hanks delivered a personal video message that was played during a virtual ceremony for students graduating from Wright State’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Commencement, Coronavirus, Fine and Performing Arts, Giving, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Liberal Arts, News, Videos |