Wright State Headlines
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Oct 22
Growth spurt
An expansion project at the Dayton Regional STEM School, an affiliate of Wright State, includes new classrooms, a place for school assemblies and a gaming research laboratory. Continue reading
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Oct 22
Taking the lead
Inspired by her HERS institute experience, Paula Bubulya wants to help Wright State hire and retain more faculty of color and women in science and expand the mentoring of junior faculty campuswide. Continue reading
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Oct 19
Tunnel of Oppression draws hundreds
The Tunnel of Oppression is an eye-opening experience designed to help first-year students at Wright State University appreciate diversity and fight discrimination. Continue reading
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Oct 19
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
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Oct 19
Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading
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Nursing & Health
Wright State nursing students to lead Oct. 24 employee health fair
Flu shots, lifestyle screenings, benefits information and chair massages will be available for employees as part of a health fair led by students in the College of Nursing and Health. Continue reading
Disaster training
Wright State University nursing students scream for help while injured patients lie motionless in an abandoned cement facility at Calamityville. Continue reading
Paddle boarding for a cause
Peter Savard, a doctoral nursing student, paddle boarded down the Susquehanna River to raise awareness for clean water for people in need. Continue reading
Wright Leader Academy to kick off with new cohort of emerging university leaders
The Wright Leader Academy is designed to help faculty and administrators grow their leadership skills, enhance their internal networks and advance the mission, vision and values of Wright State. Continue reading
Wright State professor Sherry Farra selected for prestigious award from American Association of Colleges of Nursing
The award recognizes faculty members who systematically investigates questions related to student learning and the conditions under which it occurs to improve outcomes. Continue reading
Paul Carney selected to oversee enrollment management at Wright State on interim basis
Paul Carney, a highly experienced specialist in enrollment management, has been selected to oversee enrollment management at Wright State University on an interim basis. Continue reading
College of Nursing and Health creates training program for nurses in Malawi
The Wholehearted Resources In Global Health Teamwork, or WRIGHT, project aims to share knowledge and skills with Kaseye Community Hospital health care workers to improve patient care. Continue reading
Portable decontamination tent to provide interprofessional training for disaster response
Wright State acquires portable decontamination tent and sophisticated mannequins capable of mimicking a vast range of illnesses and injuries that will be used in disaster training. Continue reading
14 Wright State alumni named to Dayton Business Journal’s ‘Forty Under 40’ list
Wright State University made a big splash in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2018 “Forty Under 40” awards. Continue reading
Innovation sensation
Wright State’s Innovation Weekend seen as big success; four more are planned beginning in the fall
Innovation Weekend brought students from four colleges together to devise potential solutions to real-world problems in the handling of battlefield injuries and mass-casualty situations. Continue reading
