Science & Mathematics

Reservoir riddle

Wright State environmental scientists investigate effectiveness of trapping greenhouse gases underground

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jim Hannah

A research team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has won part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to study geologically sequestering of carbon dioxide. Continue reading →

Wright State wins $700,000 grant to help high school teachers earn credentials to teach college courses

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jim Hannah

Program will cover courses in History, Composition and Rhetoric, Mathematics and Statistics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Music and Physics. Continue reading →

Doctor, doctor

Medical school, medical careers shaping up as a family affair for Wright State father, daughter, son-in-law

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jim Hannah

Medical school and medical careers are shaping up as a family affair for a Wright State father and his daughter and son-in-law. Continue reading →

Fall 2015 commencement in photos

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State University honored more than 1,200 graduates at its 82nd commencement ceremony in the Nutter Center Dec 19. Continue reading →

Wright State University graduates urged to change a troubled world, work for peace

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Graduating Wright State students were praised as a special group who believe in standing up for others and urged to work for peace during fall commencement at the Nutter Center on Dec. 19. Continue reading →

More than 1,200 to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State’s winter commencement ceremony takes place Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Allen Hunt co-authors book on new tool that offers promise in predicting global warming

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jim Hannah

A new mathematical tool promises to offer important insights into global warming by predicting soil formation and depth and the influence of soil on vegetation growth. Continue reading →

Diplomatically speaking

Wright State alum Jeff Austin '98 making a splash with State Department

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Diplomatic career with the Department of State has taken Jeff Austin ’98 to Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tajikstan and the United Nations. Continue reading →

Quantum leap

Wright State sophomore Mitchell Schneider flourishing in university’s world of physics

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State student Mitchell Schneider is flourishing in university’s world of physics. The sophomore is majoring in both physics and math and is carrying a 4.0 GPA. Continue reading →

Wright State researchers develop software to detect cyberbullying

Wright State University researchers are developing new software that can detect cyberbullying. The new software can search social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, and detect messages that may be offensive or hurtful — and then alert the person who’s being targeted. … Continue reading →