Author Archives: Jim Hannah

About Jim Hannah

Born in San Diego, Calif., and raised in Troy, OH. Graduated in journalism from Ohio State University. Worked at the Rome Daily American in Italy, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press, where I spent 30 years working in Columbus, Dayton and Washington D.C. Currently assistant director of public relations at Wright State University. Married, with three children.

Wright State Ph.D. student Michele Miller says social reaction to Zika virus offers lessons about coronavirus

Michele Miller said the public needs to understand that scientists are still learning about coronavirus and that much is unknown. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Coronavirus, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Jaime Ramirez-Vick inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Jaime E. Ramirez-Vick, professor of biomedical engineering, was elected a Fellow to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Awards, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News |

Virtual presence

Wright State offering new virtual tour of campus to enhance experience

Prospective students can check out Wright State with a robust virtual campus tour that features photos, videos and student ambassadors to serve as guides. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Coronavirus, Enrollment Management, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Residence Life & Housing, Student Success, Undergraduate, Videos |

Museum magician

Wright State alum Scott Bradley jumps from Air Force museum to Thunder Bay

Scott Bradley, who earned two history degrees from Wright State, went from intern to executive director of a museum in Ontario. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

100 percent of School of Professional Psychology students win internship placements 

Student interns will provide a range of mental health services in medical hospitals, university counseling centers, Veterans Administration medical centers and federal prisons. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology |

Shark sleuth

Wright State Ph.D. candidate Ryan Shell unearths fossils of prehistoric sharks from coast to coast

Ryan Shell, an earth and environmental sciences Ph.D. student, studies the biodiversity, biogeography and paleoecology of marine vertebrates during the early Permian Period. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Graduate, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Profile |

Reaching out

Wright State faculty and staff make personal phone calls to check in with undergrads taking remote classes

The RaiderStrong Outreach is designed to personally connect with students who because of the coronavirus pandemic are taking their classes remotely. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Coronavirus, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News, Student Success, Undergraduate |

On the map

Wright State faculty member Daniel Warshawsky honored with prestigious national geography award

Daniel Warshawsky, associate professor of geography in the School of Public and International Affairs, received the 2020 Helen Ruth Aspaas SAGE Innovator Award. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Lake Campus nursing program loans hospital beds to help with coronavirus pandemic

Wright State Lake Campus nursing program loaned hospital beds to Mercer Health, while the Criminal Justice Police Academy will donate protective gloves to Mercer Health and the Wapakoneta Police Department. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Coronavirus, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News |

Wright State biologist Don Cipollini says research results on emerald ash borer may offer lessons on coronavirus

Cipollini says the coronavirus encounters a new habitat of humans lacking resistance, starts to infect people in a largely undetected fashion, spreads exponentially, peaks and then declines. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biology, Coronavirus, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |