Wright State Headlines
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Aug 19
Lake Campus collaborates in water quality project that draws researchers from around the nation
Wright State–Lake Campus collaborated with other university researchers to study harmful algal bloom activity on Grand Lake St. Marys. Continue reading
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Aug 16
Amidst tragedy, Wright State grad student finds a way to give back
Brooke Evans, a school counseling graduate student, passed out homemade dog treats and offered pets and pictures with her dogs to raise funds for the victims of the Dayton mass shooting. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State trustees approve a break-even, no-deficit 2019-20 budget
Wright State University plans to post a break-even, no-deficit budget, according to the proposed 2019-20 budget approved Aug. 15 by the university’s Board of Trustees. Continue reading
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Aug 15
Wright State environmental student meets with nation’s top environmental official
Leon Katona, an environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, conducted research this summer on Lake Erie aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA’s largest research vessel. Continue reading
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Aug 14
Kunal Swani joins editorial board of Journal of Business Research
Kunal Swani, associate professor of marketing, was appointed an associate editor of business-to-business research track for the Journal of Business Research. Continue reading
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Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
Wright State neuroscience major Adrian Williams appointed to state higher education committee
Adrian Williams, vice president of the Wright State student body, is one of two students serving on the Ohio Undergraduate Mission Study Committee. Continue reading
Paralysis analysis
Wright State researchers Mark Rich and Andrew Voss awarded $2.7 million in federal grant money to study muscle disease
Mark Rich and Andrew Voss have received a five-year grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases with additional funding from the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Continue reading
Wright State professor Dawn Wooley helping CDC write policy on containing the deadly poliovirus
Dawn Wooley, professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology, is co-chair of a CDC working group charged with formulating a policy on bio-containment, safety and security. Continue reading
Pregnancy-related research by Wright State professor Thomas Brown and team published in major journal
Thomas Brown, vice chair for research in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, published his latest research on preeclampsia in Scientific Reports. Continue reading
Taking the lead
Wright State’s Considine Scholars Program fostering leadership skills among women in STEM
The Considine Scholars Program funds undergraduate STEM research positions in campus laboratories. Continue reading
Nervous energy
Wright State postdoctoral researcher Ryan Griggs wins prestigious neuroscience award for his lab’s research on diabetes
Ryan Griggs and his fellow researchers have found that changes in neurons in the brain may be responsible for cognitive dysfunction associated with Type 2 diabetes. Continue reading
Wright State neuroscience student wants to work in health care policy and politics
Adrian Williams, vice president of the Student Government Association, wants to be secretary of health and human services someday. Continue reading
ALS research led by Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny published in prestigious physiology journal
Research led by neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny sheds new light on how motor nerve cells respond to ALS and could help develop new treatment options. Continue reading
Researchers to study role of genes in new treatments for deadly pediatric brain tumor
The researchers are trying to understand how tumors caused by an incurable brain cancer in children resist all current treatments through changes in gene expression. Continue reading
Boonshoft Scholars scholarship recipient committed to serving others
Julia Hitchcock, who graduated with a degree in biology from Wright State in 2017, is the recipient of the four-year Boonshoft Scholars scholarship. Continue reading
