Monthly Archives: January 2022

Neuroscience minded

Lake Campus nursing alumna Kayle Heckler finds inspiration in treating stroke patients

In addition to her successful nursing career, Kayle Heckler teaches the critical care nursing course at Lake Campus. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences |

Explore Wright State’s graduate programs at Virtual Open House Feb. 7–11

The Virtual Open House will feature program-specific events for more than 30 graduate degree programs over the course of the week. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Enrollment Management, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Medicine, Military & Veterans, News, Science & Mathematics |

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing event at Nutter Center Feb. 1

Testing is limited to people 10 and older who are experiencing symptoms or who have had a known exposure to someone who tested positive with COVID-19. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News |

Direct authority

Shaun Patrick Tubbs turns a ‘short’ stay at Wright State into an acting and directing career

Acting alumnus Shaun Patrick Tubbs is the visiting guest director of Wright State Theatre’s production of “Sweat,” which runs from Feb. 10-20 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Arts Scene, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Scholarship seekers

More than two dozen high school students competed for scholarships to Wright State at the Business Scholarship Challenge. Continue reading

Posted in Accountancy, Around Campus, Business, Economics, Enrollment Management, Finance and Financial Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, Management & International Business, Marketing, News, Videos |

Peer Mentoring Programs help new students navigate and succeed at Wright State

Peer Mentoring Programs connect students with a peer coach who is trained on Wright State resources and knows when to connect students to a success coach, advisor or student advocate. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Engineering & Computer Science, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Undergraduate, Women's Center |

Wright State’s IHE, business online programs among nation’s best for 2022, says U.S. News and World Report

Wright State’s ranked graduate programs include Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, MBA, Information Systems, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, MBA, News, Online Education, Rankings |

Wright State political science professor quoted in AP story about 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

AP: 2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time
Laura Luehrmann

“Sports and politics do mix,” Laura Luehrmann, a China specialist at Wright State University…“Politics is about the distribution and use of limited resources — most notably power and decision-making… Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

New festival features winter fun

Wright State University kicked off the Spring Semester with the inaugural Winter Fest. Continue reading

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Neuroengineering research of Wright State faculty member Sherif Elbasiouny receives $2.72 million NIH grant to continue study of ALS

The research project employs engineering and neuroscience techniques to study how neurons that control muscles degenerate in ALS. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |