Wright State Headlines
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Mar 23
Wright State’s record-setting season ends in first round of NCAA tournament
The Raiders end their season with 27 wins, the most ever by a Wright State women’s basketball team. Continue reading
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Mar 22
Top detective
Soon Jye Kho, a computer science Ph.D. student in Wright State’s Kno.e.sis Center, was recognized at the precisionFDA Mislabeling Correction Subchallenge. Continue reading
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Mar 22
Peer Instruction workshop to teach lecture-free learning method
For educators interested in learning about Peer Instruction, the Office of Medical Education at the Boonshoft School of Medicine will offer a workshop on May 15. Continue reading
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Mar 21
Work ready
Hundreds of Wright State students and alumni attended Career Fair 2019 Spring Semester in the Student Union March 19, eager to meet business recruiters looking to hire them. Continue reading
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Mar 21
Philosophy of science expert Lydia Patton to speak at Wright State on data visualization March 26
The Erik C. Banks Memorial Lecture in Philosophy will feature a talk on “Picturing Democracy: How Data Visualization Promoted the Free Exchange of Ideas.” Continue reading
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Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
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
Neuro Lab
New Wright State program to give high school students up-close look at the mysteries of the nervous system
In the Neuro Lab, students will learn about neuroscience by conducting experiments involving prosthetics, reflexes and muscle fatigue Continue reading
