Wright State Headlines
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Feb 21
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State University expand longtime partnership
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State have agreed to further develop and grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research to improve regional children’s health outcomes. Continue reading
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Feb 19
Wright State to help local teachers build knowledge of STEM fields
Wright State’s Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering will train local K-12 teachers to inspire students to pursue semiconductor and electronics manufacturing careers. Continue reading
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Feb 18
Wright State business graduate serving in diplomatic post-Gulf War humanitarian mission
Wright State alum Iskandar Atajanow serves on a commission that seeks to repatriate remains of Iraqis and Kuwaitis missing during the Gulf War. Continue reading
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Feb 17
Wright State alum Brittany Shyne wins top documentary prize at Sundance Film Festival
Brittany Shyne, a Wright State motion pictures alum, won the prestigious U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for her debut film, “Seeds.” Continue reading
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Feb 14
Wright State Theatre presents Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Feb. 14–23
Wright State University Theatre will present Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” from Feb.14 to Feb. 23 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Medical Students
Boonshoft School of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society to host a Day of Caring 2013 pancake brunch on Feb. 24
Medical students from the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society are hosting a Day of Caring 2013 brunch site in White Hall from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Feb. 24… Continue reading
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine student explores health policy through role with American Medical Association
Alarmed about the number of uninsured Americans—48.6 million—John Corker began studying health policy as an extracurricular passion in 2005 as an undergraduate… Continue reading
Wright State medical student works nationally to improve quality and safety in health care
Lakshman Swamy, a fifth-year medical student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has become a nationally-recognized… Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine students win statewide contest
Three fourth-year medical students won the statewide student Doctor’s Dilemma® contest at the 2012 Ohio Chapter Scientific Meeting of the American College of Physicians. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. student recognized internationally for research
At an International Motoneuron Meeting in Australia, Adam Deardorff was recognized by leading scientists and clinicians from North America, Europe and Australasia with an award for the best oral presentation by a student. Continue reading
Advance Screening of Sundance Film “ESCAPE FIRE: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” on Sept. 19
Documentary and discussion about U.S. health care open to the public
The film tackles the issue of rising health care costs. Continue reading
Medical Student Colleen McCormick Named Recipient of AMA Foundation 2012 Physicians of Tomorrow Award
She will graduate in May 2013 with a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Master of Public Health. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine student Laura Thornhill awarded MAP International Medical Fellowship
Thornhill will participate in a two-month-long international rotation at Bongolo Hospital in Lebamba, Gabon. Continue reading
Patch Adams, M.D., to deliver Boonshoft School of Medicine commencement address
Ninety-five graduates will receive their hard-earned medical degrees at 32nd commencement this evening
The 95 members of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine class of 2012 will be awarded M.D. degrees during the school’s commencement ceremony on May 25. Continue reading
BSOM to host advance screening of HBO’s “The Weight of the Nation”
Four-film documentary series and panel discussion addressing national obesity epidemic
Free and open to the public, this four-film series addresses our country’s obesity epidemic. Continue reading
