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English professor Angela Beumer Johnson wins Ohio teaching award

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State professor Angela Beumer Johnson named Outstanding College Language Arts Educator by the Ohio English educators organization. Continue reading →

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Longtime interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan makes his way to Wright State

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Jim Hannah

After risking his life as an interpreter for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, Zia Anwari is now studying at Wright State University. Continue reading →

South of the border: Erendira López-García’s job at Wright State followed a twisting career path

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Jim Hannah

After working as a dentist and teaching in Mexico, Erendira López-García is now associate director of clinical training in Wright State’s Office of Disability Services. Continue reading →

Body guard: Wright State medical researcher Caroline Cao improving use of surgical robotics

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Wright State medical researcher Caroline Cao is investigating how to improve the use of surgical robotics in abdominal surgery. Continue reading →

Wright State Orthopaedics will offer an educational session on appropriate footwear

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Cindy Young

Wright State Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation will offer an educational session about appropriate footwear on Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m., in classroom 1 in the Wright State Physicians Health Center. Justin Lodge, D.P.T., a physical therapist with … Continue reading →

Student-made documentary to generate support for Rwandan communities at March 20 premiere

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Reilly Dixon

Wright State film student Brad Wickham has produced a documentary on how developmental agencies are helping Rwandans recover from genocide. Continue reading →

Wright State Horizons in Medicine program helps students

Excerpt When she was 4, Huber Heights resident Alayah Keys was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, a children’s kidney cancer. She considers her doctors heroes, and decided then that she wanted to be a pediatrician. Her participation in the Horizons in … Continue reading →

‘U.S. News’ ranks Wright State’s online education program No. 31 in nation

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Wright State’s M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction program was ranked No. 31 in the nation among online graduate education programs by “U.S. News & World Report.” Continue reading →

Anita Dempsey receives nursing award for mental health efforts at the Dayton VA Medical Center

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Karen Strider-Iiames

Anita Dempsey was honored with the 2014 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing—RN Expanded Role Category from the Dayton VA Medical Center. Continue reading →

Wright State prepares ‘Les Misérables’

Excerpt Do you hear the people sing? Wright State University hopes so to soaring degrees when it delivers the local collegiate premiere of “Les Misérables,” Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s 1987 Tony Award-winning pop opera phenomenon adapted from Victor Hugo’s … Continue reading →