Science & Mathematics

No butts about it—Volunteers will clean Wright State of littered cigarettes

You see them lying in the gutter, spidering their way through sidewalks, strewn about otherwise tidy lawns and even casually sitting in benches… Continue reading

Ahead of the curve

Master of human anatomy instruction program poised to meet growing need

The pending implementation of the controversial healthcare reform law may have shut down federal government, but it stirred Larry Ream to action. Continue reading

Rock Steady: Wright State geology student to present at national conference

As a young girl, Elizabeth Freeman would carve up creekbeds looking for fossils. Continue reading

No bones about it: Anatomy, ROTC a good match

It was a summer anatomy camp at Wright State that hooked him. Continue reading

Wright State, Ohio State, other institutions receive $3.5 million grant to increase underrepresented graduates in STEM fields

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The Ohio State University, Wright State University and nine other Ohio colleges and universities will share a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant over the next five years… Continue reading

It’s no mystery why detective writers love Wright State DNA expert

Mystery writers and detective novelists from around the nation now have a better grasp of DNA testing thanks to Dan Krane… Continue reading

Filling the Pipeline: State-of-the-art software used to train future geologists

Schlumberger Limited, the world’s largest oilfield services company and a leader in environmental services, is drilling for good students at… Continue reading

Breathtaking: Wright State researchers developing disease-detecting exhalation device

Diabetes, kidney disease, even cancer. Their presence in the human body can change the smell and chemistry of a person’s breath… Continue reading

Catching the Bug

Wright State researchers developing virus-detection technology

Technology under development by Wright State researchers and field-deployable at public sites has the potential to detect viruses within minutes, giving early warning and reducing the possibility of an outbreak.
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Tech Tactic

Wright State researchers use social media and other online information to track emergency efforts during natural disasters

As a killer flood was devastating his native India, Wright State computer science student Hemant Purohit decided to put the research he was doing into practice. Heavy rainfall in the Indian state of Uttarakhand had triggered heavy flooding and landslides. … Continue reading