Wright State Headlines
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Jan 27
Year of the Rat
The Wright State University Office of Latinx, Asian and Native American Affairs hosted a celebration to welcome the 2020 Lunar New Year. Continue reading
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Jan 24
Rising tide
“RISING: Women in American Culture since Suffrage” is a semester-long commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Continue reading
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Jan 24
Boonshoft School of Medicine to celebrate 40th anniversary throughout 2020
Boonshoft School of Medicine’s yearlong celebration includes many events in Dayton and around the country and a special all-class reunion on May 15–17. Continue reading
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Jan 23
Boonshoft School of Medicine begins three-year track to M.D. degree
Students admitted to the three-year track will receive conditional admittance to a Wright State residency program, starting with the Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics. Continue reading
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Jan 23
F is for flag
ROTC cadets from Wright State University visited Mini University to teach preschool and pre-kindergarten children about the American flag. Continue reading
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Medical Research
Research effort studies protein progression in Barrett’s Esophagus disease
A study led by Nikhil Reddy, a second-year student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, may help medical professionals diagnose esophageal cancer sooner. Continue reading
Jennifer Daniels named director of Wright State’s Clinical Trials Research Alliance
Jennifer Daniels is responsible for oversight of clinical research activities at Premier Health campuses, Wright State Physicians sites and community clinic locations. Continue reading
Study finds children with intellectual disability have less access to health care than children with autism
The investigation was led by Kelly Haller, a second-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
Wright State medical student researches Narcan access among heroin users
Research on addiction medicine has led third-year medical student Rachel Rhee to see the potential of working with that patient population after graduation. Continue reading
Substance of concern
Wright State researcher Raminta Daniulaityte leads research effort on methamphetamine use
Researchers in the Department of Population and Public Health Science are studying methamphetamine use of people who have opiate-use disorders. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Central Research Forum will showcase biomedical and clinical research
The Central Research Forum on Oct. 17 will include a poster session, special research talks by students and research presentations by faculty members. Continue reading
Physiology phenom
Wright State renal physiologist Clintoria Williams makes big news with a study linking high blood pressure with zinc deficiency
A research study by renal physiologist Clintoria Williams was published by the American Journal of Physiology. Continue reading
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
