Academics

Foundation find

Students in Wright State anthropology course unearth historic settlement structure

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Jim Hannah

During a six-week dig, students in Wright State’s Field School in Archaeology uncovered a limestone foundation of a structure occupied by frontier settlers outside of Springfield, Ohio. Continue reading →

Wright State business researchers contribute to study featured in Forbes

Excerpt A corporate board packed with independent directors has ethical appeal, and has become a common sight at big companies. But new research indicates that boards with only one insider (the CEO) are worse off. “Lone-insider boards go a step … Continue reading →

Literacy love

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Sarah Olsen

Allison Rives, who is pursuing her master’s degree in literacy from the College of Education and Human Services, instills a love of reading in her elementary school students. Continue reading →

Accounting principles

Maggie Houston caps teaching career with scholarship designed to help nontraditional female accounting students at Wright State

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Even in retirement, long-time accountancy instructor Maggie Houston continues to place the welfare of her students above all else. Continue reading →

Improving soldier health and performance with sensors and stimulators at Wright State center

Excerpt The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright Patterson AFB is the Air Force lead in human performance research and development for its air, space and cyberspace forces. Supporting that mission is the Ohio Federal Research Network’s (OFRN) Human … Continue reading →

Biomedical engineering students create automatic toothbrush for those unable to use their hands

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Micah Karr

Biomedical engineering students won the College of Engineering and Computer Science Senior Design Showcase for their creation of an automatic toothbrush. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Allen Hunt develops model to measure vegetation growth that offers promise in agriculture, climate prediction

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Physic professor Allen Hunt details his latest research in the Valdose Zone Journal, published by the Soil Science Society of America. Continue reading →

Commentary by Wright State researchers on Lou Gehrig’s disease featured in prestigious scientific journal

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Wright State biological sciences professor invited graduate students to write a commentary with him on ALS research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading →

A helping hand

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Kris Sproles

A dozen Wright State students partnered with United Rehabilitation Services to provide physical activity sessions for adults and children clients. Continue reading →