Author Archives: Cindy Young

Norma Adragna, Ph.D., named interim chair of Wright State University Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has named Norma Adragna, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, effective April 1, 2013. Continue reading

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NPR correspondent to teach Wright State University course in bringing clarity, plain language and fun to scientific communications

Jon Hamilton, a science correspondent at NPR, will teach a Wright State University graduate level course this summer… Continue reading

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Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine accepting applications for Horizons in Medicine through April 29

Program gives high school students a sense of career possibilities in health care

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is now taking applications for its 2013 Horizons in Medicine program, which runs from June 10 through July 17. The application deadline is April 29. Continue reading

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Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to address Affordable Care Act and its impact on Ohio

Amy Rohling McGee, president of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, will speak on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Ohio on Thursday, April 18, at 9 a.m. Continue reading

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Best-selling author Abraham Verghese, M.D., brings his love of writing and medicine to the Wright State Academy of Medicine Guest Lecture

Geography is destiny. This simple phrase is woven like a thread through the tapestry of physician and best-selling author Abraham Verghese’s life and his work. Continue reading

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Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine students to host 5K AIDS Benefit Walk/Run on April 14 at Wegerzyn Gardens

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, along with Five Rivers MetroParks, is sponsoring the annual 5K AIDS Benefit Walk/Run on Sunday, April 14, at 9 a.m. Continue reading

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Wright State’s Fels Longitudinal Study featured in special anniversary issue of national American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Researchers at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine are leading the charge in understanding what makes people different. Continue reading

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Boonshoft School of Medicine class of 2013 participates in national Match Day event

One hundred and one graduating medical students in the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine learned which residency programs they will enter. Continue reading

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Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event speaker to address societal beliefs about disability

When some people think about disability, they identify it as something that is abnormal, tragic and a drain on resources. Continue reading

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26 Wright State Physicians, faculty of the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine named 2013 Best Doctors in America

Twenty-six Wright State Physicians and faculty of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine were named to the 2013 Best Doctors® in Americalist. Continue reading

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