Wright State Headlines
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Jun 17
Wright State grad to pursue physician assistant degree at Yale
After graduating from Wright State in May, Kelly Hunt is ready to take the next step in achieving her lifelong goal of working in the health care field. Continue reading
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Jun 14
Wright State trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates
Tuition for the next cohort of students arriving in the fall under the Wright Guarantee program will be $4,741 per semester. Continue reading
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Jun 13
Boonshoft School of Medicine names new librarian
Joanna Anderson joins Wright State after serving as distance education librarian at East Tennessee State University. Continue reading
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Jun 12
Wright State’s partner Dayton Regional STEM School cuts ribbon on major expansion that includes unique gaming research lab
The expansion project features the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory (GRILL). Continue reading
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Jun 11
Bill Bigham named interim vice president for advancement
Rebecca Cole, vice president for advancement and president of the Wright State University Foundation, will retire after a highly successful career on July 1. Continue reading
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Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
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
Researchers may have found way to treat weakness in patients following critical illness
The research may provide the first-ever therapy for weakness acquired by patients in intensive care units. Continue reading
