Science & Mathematics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New journal spotlights undergraduate research

How to win in the stock market, how to cope with domestic violence, and how to integrate premature babies into family life. Continue reading

Wright State hosts Ohio Physiological Society convention

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine hosted the 27th annual meeting of the Ohio Physiological Society in October, bringing in more than 120 attendees from 14 Ohio universities. Continue reading

Wright State researcher part of first human gene therapy approved in West

Photo of Wright State professor and researcher Kate Excoffon in a laboratory

The first human gene therapy approved for use in Europe owes its development in part to a Wright State University faculty member. Continue reading