Wright State Headlines
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May 7
Small Business Farmer’s Market celebrates spirit of entrepreneurship at Wright State
Held in Rike Hall during April Craze, the Small Business Farmer’s Market allowed Wright State students and recent graduates to promote their businesses and sell their wares. Continue reading
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May 6
Inaugural May Daze Craft Beer Fest at Wright State to showcase local breweries, alumni
Wright State’s inaugural May Daze Craft Beer Fest on May 18 will feature 14 local breweries and will raise funds for student scholarships. Continue reading
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May 3
Wright State nursing, social work students experience challenges of poverty in simulation
Nursing and social work students played roles to help them better understand the challenges their future patients or clients may experience during the Community Action Poverty Simulation. Continue reading
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May 2
Immortal exhibition
Students in the Studies in Literary Theory course created a Vampire Exhibition as their final project and culminating experience for the class. Continue reading
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May 2
Wright State golf team headed to San Diego Regional in NCAA tournament
The Wright State University men’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Championship for the seventh time in program history after earning a spot in the San Diego Regional. Continue reading
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Boonshoft School of Medicine hosts SNMA Region V Regional Leadership Institute
The Student National Medical Association is the oldest and largest medical student organization dedicated to serving the needs of underserved communities. Continue reading
Medical student conducts research on pediatric immunotherapy
Maryam Shahin is taking a year off from medical school to conduct research at Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California San Francisco. Continue reading
Surgeons travel to Sri Lanka to teach, share knowledge
Boonshoft School of Medicine professors traveled to Sri Lanka to teach residents and surgeons about the latest developments in trauma and minimally invasive surgery. Continue reading
Wright State research team finds increase in deaths from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs
Evidence from the study indicates the increasing and substantial role of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and the declining presence of heroin and pharmaceutical opioids in overdose fatalities. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine approved for a $25,000 funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
The funding will support a research project focused on understanding the health needs of Ohio’s refugee population. Continue reading
Interdisciplinary team awarded grants to transform primary care curriculum and opioid addiction training
The federal grant will help transform the primary care curriculum across faculty and graduate and undergraduate programs in family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics in addition to nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs. Continue reading
Medical student helps indigenous Mayan population in Guatemala
Brianna Williamson, a Boonshoft School of Medicine student, took a year off from medical school to immerse herself in rural Guatemala and care for patients. Continue reading
Robert L. Mott Jr. named medical director of CTRA
Robert Mott is retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in population medicine, medical education, research, policy development, international health, corporate medicine and medical leadership. Continue reading
Medical students gain insight through global health experience in Malawi
Three Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine students helped clinicians with patients, checked on new mothers and worked in nutrition clinics, where they measured and documented children’s growth and immunizations. Continue reading
Medical students learn about treating refugee populations
Boonshoft School of Medicine students presented research about refugee patient communities and their health concerns at the North American Refugee Health Conference in Toronto. Continue reading
