Wright State Headlines
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Nov 25
New entrepreneurship center opens at Wright State to help veterans, spouses start, expand businesses
The Veterans Business Outreach Center at Wright State provides support and resources to veterans and their spouses who want to start a business. Continue reading
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Nov 25
Wright State grad Deah Lieurance to discuss invasive species during Wayne Carmichael Lecture in Environmental Sciences
Deah Lieurance, an assistant professor of invasive species biology and management at Penn State, will discuss “Expanding the predictive ‘toolbox’ to stop invasive species dead in their tracks” on Dec. 2 at Wright State. Continue reading
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Nov 22
Wright State’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures adds director, plans to grow
New director and faculty have big plans for Wright State University’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures. Continue reading
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Nov 21
Wright State departments create powerful collaboration researching threats to expectant mothers, babies
A collaboration between Wright State’s departments of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology connects scientific research and clinical practice with patients. Continue reading
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Nov 20
Wright State nursing students to offer Stop the Bleed training in Wilmington
Wright State University nursing students will train residents in Wilmington how to staunch the flow of blood in an emergency on Nov. 22. 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
