Wright State Headlines
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Apr 7
Wright State’s ArtsGala celebrates the transformative power of art
Wright State University’s ArtsGala, one of the Dayton region’s most festive and unique arts events, returned to the Creative Arts Center on April 5. Continue reading
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Apr 4
Wright State media highlights, March 30–April 4
Wright State faculty member Karen Wonders, student-athletes, business alum Ashley Pleiman and our spelling bee champ were featured on Living Dayton, WDTN 2 News, WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle and Good Day Dayton this week. Continue reading
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Apr 4
Wright State alum’s passion for technology leads to Outstanding Alumnus Award
Michael Bennett gives back to Wright State by overseeing Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate sponsorship with the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Continue reading
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Apr 3
Wright State student-athletes help local family achieve dream of homeownership
Student-athletes and coaches from Wright State volunteered to help build parts of a new Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the Athletics Department. Continue reading
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Apr 3
Wright State Fraternity and Sorority Council revives Greek Week after 5-year hiatus
Wright State’s Greek Week from April 7–11 will feature a social media challenge, water games, craft night, field day games and a lip-synch contest. Continue reading
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Physics
Soil toil: Wright State grad student Behzad Ghanbarian rising star in terra-firma research
Environmental sciences Ph.D. student Behzad Ghanbarian is a prolific scholar, publishing many papers on soil-related research. Continue reading
Laser gazer: Ultrafast-laser expert Jason Deibel named director of undergraduate research at CoSM
Jason Deibel, an expert on the use of lasers to study new materials, is the new director of undergraduate research and experiential learning in the College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading
Famed physicist Michio Kaku to speak at Wright State in Presidential Lecture Series
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku will discuss “Physics of the Future” as part of Wright State’s Presidential Lecture Series and Honors Institute on March 19 at the Nutter Center. Continue reading
Physicist who played significant role in discovery of Higgs boson to speak at Wright State
University of Oregon physics professor James Brau, who participated in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will give a public talk on the subatomic particle on Feb. 7 at Wright State. Continue reading
Wright State scientist/alumnus among those honored by President Obama
Greg Pitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Wright State University, was among those honored by President Obama as among the nation’s outstanding early career scientists. Continue reading
Petkie named chair of Physics Department
Doug Petkie, an associate professor of physics, was named chair of Wright State’s Physics Department. Continue reading
Wright State, Ohio State, other institutions receive $3.5 million grant to increase underrepresented graduates in STEM fields
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
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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