Science & Mathematics

Conquering Circumstances

Psychology student focused on achievement, changing lives of others, not her personal loss
Posted on April 29, 2013 by Seth Bauguess

Nautica Hereford got the phone call we all fear. Her sister back home was on the other end of the line. Continue reading →

Groundbreaking launches pioneering neuroscience-engineering building at Wright State University

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jim Hannah

Wright State University broke ground on a new state-of-the-art laboratory building expected to become a beacon for translational neuroscience and engineering research. Continue reading →

Wright State manager, alumni honored in DBJ’s “Forty Under 40”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jim Hannah

A project manager at the Wright State Research Institute and seven Wright State University alumni are among the “Forty Under 40” award winners who will be honored by the Dayton Business Journal. Continue reading →

Wright State to host Ohio Mathematics Contest

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jim Hannah

The first-place winners of the Ohio Mathematics Contest on April 13 can count on an offer of up to $10,000 in scholarship money to attend Wright State University. Continue reading →

Recruiting Raiders: Job fair will draw employers, students and alumni

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Reilly Dixon

Defense and construction contractors, a college consortium, a computer cabling manufacturer and agencies that help children and families will be among employers sifting for future employees… Continue reading →

Undergraduates excel in summer research

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jim Hannah

Former Wright State social work student Rebecca Holtkamp and nursing student Karen Herzing were part of the program. Continue reading →

Wright State, Central State partner to establish joint undergraduate-graduate study pathways

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Seth Bauguess
Photo of Central State President Cynthia Jackson Hammond and Wright State President David R. Hopkins

…will enable Central State undergraduate students to take master’s-level classes at Wright State, allowing them to combine credits from both schools. Continue reading →

Research focuses on the psychology of trust

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Wright State psychology professor Tamera Schneider

Coming soon to a bookstore near you—a handbook on the science of reliance. Trust me. Continue reading →

New species of wasp named after Wright State entomologist

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Jim Hannah
Photo of biology professor John Stireman flanked by students in his lab: (left to right) Zach Burington, Dan Davis, Stireman, Karen Pedersen and Tiffany Brown.

A strip of masking tape under his name on the office door identifies him as “Lord of the Flies.” Continue reading →