Monthly Archives: February 2023

Wright State music graduate Connor Barney performs at Carnegie Hall

Classical guitar player and Wright State graduate Connor Barney performed at Carnegie Hall after winning a Golden Classical Music Award. Continue reading

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

Kicking off a medical career

Former Raider and professional soccer player Christopher Dupont returned to Wright State to conduct research while pursuing M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Athletics, Biomedical Sciences Ph.D., Graduate, Medical Research, Medical Students, Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Physics, Research, Science & Mathematics, Student Profile, Undergraduate |

Staying alive

Wright State is the first location in the region to host an innovative CPR training kiosk

Located in the Student Union Atrium, the mobile CPR kiosk provides hands-only training in CPR to the public in five minutes or less. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Medicine, News, Nursing, Student Union, Videos, Wright State Physicians |

Supporting the whole child focus of annual Learn Local Conference at Wright State

The Learn Local Conference on March 4 will feature workshops on a wide variety of topics geared toward improving educator effectiveness with a focus on supporting the whole child. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Leadership Studies in Education & Organizations, News, Teacher Education |

Lights, camera, action!

A camera crew from C-SPAN visited Wright State to record Paul Lockhart, professor of history, as he taught his class The History of the Gun. Continue reading

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May the force be with you

The Wright State Student Union Apollo Room was converted into an intergalactic battlefield for a game of “Star Wars” capture-the-flag. Continue reading

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Wright State theatre alumnus Dayron Miles named associate artistic director of Harvard’s American Repertory Theater

Dayron J. Miles, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Wright State, was named associate artistic director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. Continue reading

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Dayton Daily News: Boonshoft School of Medicine lands $2.3M to give medical residents additional training

Family medicine residents at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine will receive additional training on caring for the mental and behavioral health needs of… Continue reading

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Wright State graduate students to test communication skills in new, timed thesis competition

Organized by the College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies, the Three Minute Thesis/Dissertation competition will take place Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Endeavour Room. Continue reading

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Wright State Theatre presents the searing social drama ‘The Laramie Project’ in Herbst Theatre

Presented by Wright State Theatre from Feb. 17–26, “The Laramie Project” is about the reaction to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student. Continue reading

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