Faculty

Trauma care

Wright State engineering professor Pratik Parikh to lead research designed to optimize locations of hospital trauma centers
Posted on August 10, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Reshaping the network of hospital trauma centers to increase their effectiveness in saving lives and better utilize resources is the goal of research led by Wright State. Continue reading →

Prairie premiere

Restored prairie at Wright State serves as wildlife magnet, research lab and scenic wonder
Posted on August 2, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Students and faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences turned land off University Drive between the Nutter Center parking and Mini University into a prairie. Continue reading →

Checking in

Wright State’s Stuart McDowell pays a visit to Tom Hanks, reminisces about 2016 campus visit
Posted on July 16, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Stuart McDowell, artistic director of the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures Tom Hanks for his book on the Riverside Shakespeare Company. Continue reading →

Shakespeare production featured plenty of Wright State talent

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Micah Karr

The Human Race Theatre’s production of “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]” featured Wright State talent behind the scenes and on the stage. Continue reading →

Fit for Florence

Wright State art historian Caroline Hillard wins prestigious Harvard fellowship to write a book on the Renaissance
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Caroline Hillard, associate professor of art and art history, will spend a year in Florence, Italy, researching the Etruscan influence on the Renaissance. Continue reading →

Wright State flute players record new composition for major woodwind publisher

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Bob Mihalek

A publisher asked the flute students to record “Ocean Suite for Flute Choir” after watching them perform last August at the largest annual flute event in the world. Continue reading →

Wright State pilot project on textbooks, online access saved students almost twice what was estimated

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Wright State will expand the pilot program this fall, involving 40 courses impacting 120 sections and up to 6,105 students with a savings estimate of $651,000. Continue reading →

Gender matters

Wright State assistant professor Adrienne Traxler co-authors equity article in prestigious Physics Today magazine
Posted on June 7, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Adrienne Traxler, assistant professor of physics, examined systemic bias against women in physics and how what physicists can do to improve things. Continue reading →

Power surge

Wright State associate professor Rory Roberts helps engineering students launch careers in aerospace propulsion
Posted on May 31, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Rory Roberts, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, designs his courses with hands-on experiences to give his students invaluable real-world lessons. Continue reading →

Military expedition

Over 500 military veterans interviewed by Wright State alum Bridget Federspiel as part of history project
Posted on May 24, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Bridget Federspiel works with both high school students and Wright State student veterans to interview U.S. veterans for the Library of Congress. Continue reading →