Wright State Headlines
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Feb 4
Wright State’s Health Professions Day offers a healthy dose of career opportunities
Wright State’s annual Health Professions Day on Feb. 17 offers high school and college students the chance to learn about academic and career paths in health care. Continue reading
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Feb 3
Pumped up
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 a.m. the ROTC gym fills up with dozens of cadets preparing for the Army Combat Fitness Test, which they take before entering basic training. Continue reading
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Jan 31
Wright State students travel to Tanzania as part of global health exchange
After participating in an online global health exchange, Wright State students traveled to Tanzania over winter break to participate in hands-on clinical experiences. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State psychologist Jeremiah Schumm to train clinicians in couple therapy for substance use disorder
Jeremiah Schumm, director of clinical training in the School of Professional Psychology, will train dozens of local clinicians in an innovative behavioral couple therapy to help people with substance use disorders. Continue reading
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Jan 28
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, AFRL researchers collaborate on study of individuals’ risk to toxicants
Courtney Sulentic, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Wright State, is collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory to study why individuals respond differently to toxic chemicals. Continue reading
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Master of Public Health
Public Health Grand Rounds event to focus on One Health approach to disease outbreak
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program to host a Public Health Grand Rounds event on disease outbreak on March 21. Continue reading
Susan Fraker to speak at “Disabilities & Domestic Violence” event Oct. 29
People with disabilities are at greater risk for abuse, violence and harm than people without disabilities… Continue reading
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to address health care delivery among vulnerable populations
“Current U.S. Healthcare Delivery: The Challenge to Serve Vulnerable Populations” on Tuesday, Oct. 15… Continue reading
Screening of “ESCAPE FIRE: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” to be shown at the Boonshoft School of Medicine
Documentary about U.S. health care open to the public
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is one of more than 50 medical schools participating in a one-day national screening event of… Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to examine the state of the region’s trauma centers
A panel of experts will discuss “The State of the Region’s Trauma Centers” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 3 to 4 p.m., at Wright State University in the Student Union Discovery Room. Continue reading
Wright State University Center for Healthy Communities to offer seminar on infant mortality in Ohio
In 2011, 1,088 Ohio infants died before their first birthday. Ohio’s 2010 infant mortality rate was 7.7 per 1,000 live births… Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to address Affordable Care Act and its impact on Ohio
Amy Rohling McGee, president of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, will speak on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Ohio on Thursday, April 18, at 9 a.m. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event speaker to address societal beliefs about disability
When some people think about disability, they identify it as something that is abnormal, tragic and a drain on resources. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine professor and epidemiologist to discuss fetal alcohol spectrum disorders on Feb. 6 at Wright State
Alcohol can affect a baby at any time during pregnancy. Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause permanent brain damage. Continue reading
Center for Global Health to present panel on health disparities Nov. 6
In the Dayton region and throughout the nation, life expectancy, incidence of disease and access to health care vary widely depending on income level, race and other socioeconomic factors Continue reading
