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“Sister M.D.” to speak at the Boonshoft School of Medicine March 30

Sister Mary Diana Dreger, O.P., M.D., will discuss the practice of virtue in the practice of medicine
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Sister Mary Diana Dreger will show how a return to Judeo-Christian virtues in medical practice is essential if medicine is to retain its historic spirit of life-affirmation and healing. Continue reading

Raider Recon—ROTC

Student reporter Lara Donnelly, host of the monthly video series Raider Recon, puts on her flak jacket and joins the Air Force ROTC for training. Continue reading

Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign cooks up a “recipe for success”

Following a record-breaking year in 2011, unit chairs for this year’s Campus Scholarship & Innovation Campaign (CSIC) hope they can whip up similar results. Continue reading

Rescue Ready

Nurses soar in new flight and disaster response program
Photo of Karey Dufour at Calamityville

Working closely with the U.S. Air Force, Wright State has developed the nation’s first master’s program focused on flight and disaster nursing. Continue reading

Researching epilepsy in Brazil

By staying close to home for college, Amma Boakye travels far

Part of the series: Opening Doors

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By staying close to home for college, Amma Boakye travels far. Continue reading

Schulze memorials this weekend in Maria Stein, at Nutter Center

Michael Schulze drives a golf cart at freshman move-in day 2010.

A memorial for Wright State University Senior Facilities Planner Michael Schulze has been set for Saturday, March 24, from 4-7 p.m. in the Nutter Center Berry Room. Continue reading

Wright State student top intern at Northwestern Mutual, office full of Raiders

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Randy Boll has a history with Northwestern Mutual. When he was 19 years old, Boll was diagnosed with cancer. He would have been uninsurable for the rest of his life if … Continue reading

RecycleMania contest: Test your skills of turning trash into treasure

Photo of a sculpture of a peacock made out of recycleables

Have you ever had a cool idea for reusing something? Have you had some creative ideas for artistically displaying discarded objects that could be reused or made into art? Continue reading

Engaging Minds

Undergraduate Research Growing at Wright State

They are developing insect-sized aircraft. They are looking for ways to control invasive plants that choke out native species. They are working on preventing back injuries to military pilots and health care workers. They are Wright State researchers—and they are only undergraduates. … Continue reading

Starting Fresh

Roberta Pohlman still recounts Daniel Hyman’s first visit in a surprised tone. “He walked into my office a year ago and said, ‘I want to do research.’ He was a freshman,” said Pohlman, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in … Continue reading