Wright State Headlines
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Apr 23
Junior Teresa Rapking named Wright State Student Employee of the Year
Teresa Rapking majors in early childhood education and works as a student assistant in the Office of the Registrar. Continue reading
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Apr 23
Medical student wins Mahoning Valley Medical Society Foundation scholarship
Rachael Herriman, a fourth-year student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, has nurtured a love for pediatrics. Continue reading
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Apr 23
Engineering student Rachel Evans wins prestigious fellowship from Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Mechanical engineering student Rachel Evans will pursue a master’s degree in the College of Engineering and Computer Science thanks to an Ohio Space Grant Consortium fellowship. Continue reading
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Apr 22
The Wall
Students in Communicating Through Chronic Illness and End of Life course set up Wall to inspire others to think about what they want to do before they die. Continue reading
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Apr 22
Overcoming the impossible
At Wright State, Olivia Kilby, a senior political science and liberal studies major, discovered she can accomplish great things in her life. Continue reading
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Medical Research
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
Medical school researcher earns more than $3 million in grant funding to study vascular diseases
Ji Chen Bihl, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is working to unlock better treatments for ischemic stroke and reveal the intricacies of microvesicles and exosomes. Continue reading
Damage control
Wright State toxicology researcher Michael Kemp awarded up to $1.48 million to study DNA damage
Research by Michael Kemp, research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, may help improve cancer therapies. Continue reading
Madhavi Kadakia named associate dean for research affairs at Boonshoft School of Medicine
Madhavi Kadakia has served as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Wright State since 2015. Continue reading
Researchers study trauma-specific performance improvement activities performed by emergency medical services
The state-supported research project involves a multidisciplinary team, including emergency medical services providers, engineers and surgeons. Continue reading
Virtual and augmented reality immersion program seeks to help health care providers better understand patients
The team will develop a virtual and augmented reality immersion program to help health professionals better understand the social determinants of health, the economic and social conditions that affect an individual’s health. Continue reading
Survey to assess needs of older Miami Valley LGBTQ population for first time
Students at the Boonshoft School of Medicine are working with an alliance of community organizations to lead the LGBTQ Aging with Pride Survey. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers study how changes in diet affect intestine
The research study “Dietary Fatty Acids Sustain the Growth of the Human Gut Microbiota” was published online in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Central Research Forum to showcase biomedical, clinical research
The Central Research Forum will include a poster session showcasing biomedical, clinical, medical education and public health research conducted at Wright State. Continue reading
Research group recognizes Boonshoft School of Medicine professor with award
Marjorie Bowman will receive the Distinguished Research Mentor Award from the North American Primary Care Research Group. Continue reading
