Science & Mathematics

Petkie named chair of Physics Department

Doug Petkie, an associate professor of physics, was named chair of Wright State’s Physics Department. Continue reading →

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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