Monthly Archives: October 2020

Rock-a-fellas

Two fraternity brothers at Wright State raised over $800 to fight cancer — and they did it without leaving their chair. Continue reading

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

Students organize Black Voices Matter Rally and candlelight vigil for Oct. 8

The rally will feature speakers, performances, and information about racial injustice and the Nov. 3 election, and the candlelight vigil will recognize victims of police violence. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, News |

Dayton Daily News guest column: Wright State’s Sean Wilson

IDEAS: “Trump’s only mode of public communication is ‘selling,’ not debating”

It’s difficult for a political scientist to critique the debates so far. You don’t need to say anything more than what my mother said to me: she was revolted. But people like me are cursed with seeing beyond the obvious. Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Erica Taylor named assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at Boonshoft School of Medicine

Erica Taylor transitions to the role from her position as the pediatrics clerkship director at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, BSOM alumni, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News |

Trans Resource Week features online workshops for transgender and nonbinary people and allies

Transgender students and people in the community can learn about critical resources available to them during a series of online workshops on Oct. 13–16 Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, News |

Student-built radar device to be demonstrated at Wright Brothers Day

The Radar Imaging and Object Recognition Demo will be conducted by students in the Sensors and Signals Exploitation Lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Research, Videos |

Boonshoft School of Medicine pediatrics chair to receive lifetime achievement award

John Duby, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, is the recipient of the 2020 C. Anderson Aldrich Award for lifetime achievement in developmental-behavioral pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Wright State Physicians |

Online Wright Brothers Day will celebrate university and community innovators

Although the annual Wright Brothers Day shifted to a web-based format, the event will still celebrate innovative research from Wright State faculty and local organizations. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Electrical Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Special Collections and Archives, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Foreign affair

Four Wright State grads picked by French government to teach English to schoolchildren in France

Three French graduates and an English graduate were selected to participate in France’s Teaching Assistant Program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Study Abroad |

Watch online screenings of ‘Veterans Voices’ documentary film

“Veterans Voices: Lives and Stories” features Wright State student-veterans and local veterans and their families, exploring their time in the service and lives as civilians. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, Military & Veterans, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |