Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) Dan Krane, a professor of genetics and a DNA expert at Wright State University in Ohio, says modern-day rapid DNA tests can look at short tandem repeat sequences in the DNA. Tests that analyze these are indeed incredibly accurate, … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Wright State University professor and DNA expert sheds some light on how officials identified Osama Bin Laden’s body.  Professor Dan Krane has worked hundreds of cases in the past 20 years, many of them high profile, … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) GRAND LAKE – Seven graduate students from Wright State University assembled 100 barley straw bundles and placed them in channels at Behm’s Landing during the weekend. As the straw rots, it will release enzymes that kill toxic blue-green algae. … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Vaughn Shannon, a Wright State University political science professor and expert on terrorism, said it’s his understanding that “newer models of high-altitude surveillance” were involved in identifying and monitoring bin Laden’s compound about an hour from Islamabad, Pakistan. He … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The warning makes sense, said Donna Schlagheck, chair of Wright State University’s Political Science Department. “The very rational expectation is going to be payback,” Schlagheck said. Operatives of Al Qaeda or even a “lone wolf” individual may attempt a … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) DaShaun Wood, the former Wright State guard who helped the Raiders to the 2007 NCAA tournament, is leading Germany’s top league in scoring heading into the playoffs, which begin Saturday. Wood has averaged 19.1 points per game for the … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) KETTERING — A Wright State University professor is seeking the genetic roots of some of humankind’s most common birth defects — cleft lips and palates — among a remote people in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains. Some 40 miles from the … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Cook started his career in Miami County, first as an intern with the Miami County Health District and was later hired as a sanitarian after graduating from Wright State University with a degree in environmental health. Cook also received … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) “It’s only the beginning… it’s likely to go higher,” said Dr. Riad Ajami, an Economics professor at Wright State University. As high as five dollars a gallon come June, he and other analysts say. Dr. Ajami says speculation, because … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Wright State University is one of 70 schools across the U.S. that will share $191 million in federal research funding. The Department of Defense on Friday announced the awards as part of its university research program, which is designed … Continue reading →