Wright State Headlines
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Nov 6
Wright State researchers identify potential driver of severe early-onset preeclampsia
A Wright State team has identified what may be driving severe early-onset preeclampsia, and a possible way to treat it without medication. Continue reading
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Nov 5
Wright State nursing students spend Fall Semester in upgraded facilities
Over 200 nursing students are enrolled in the courses taking place in the revitalized spaces, giving them realistic training while remaining on campus. Continue reading
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Nov 4
Sold-out crowd cheers on Raiders at Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic
Wright State fans were greeted with several surprises before tipoff at the highly anticipated game between the Wright State Raiders and the Air Force Falcons. Continue reading
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Nov 4
A new look with a nod to the past: Wright State unveils redesigned basketball court
Wright State basketball fans have something new to cheer as the Raiders take the court at the Nutter Center on a newly installed court featuring a fresh design and a tribute to the university’s athletic history. Continue reading
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Nov 2
A career-beginning injury
With help from the Berry Family Career Hub, Noah Scott reworked his engineering resume and landed a summer internship in healthcare, along with an offer to return in the future. Continue reading
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Predicting premature births
When Rose Hedger went into labor more than three months before her due date, she feared the worst. Less than a year earlier, she had lost her baby after premature delivery of the child at only 20 weeks. Continue reading
Autistic student blogger gets national attention
On her blog, Wright State University student Lisa Daxer touches on typical blog-like topics such as school, work and exercise. But the defining subject of her blog is autism—because she has it. Continue reading
Wright State research studies how blind can feel fabric to experience works of art
A Wright State University doctoral student is documenting how fabric allows the blind to experience works of art by feeling textures, and the preliminary findings are encouraging. Stephanie Auld, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, has spent nearly two years analyzing … Continue reading
Social media sharpening writing skills
Facebook posts and Twitter tweets are usually not great literature. And all of the acronyms, abbreviations and word shortcuts in the online conversations can make English seem like a foreign language. But social media may be making better writers out … Continue reading
Wright State proposes brain-injury study to NFL
The National Football League may soon be reviewing a proposal from Wright State University designed to better understand injuries from violent helmet blows during games and practices. A rash of scary collisions in recent NFL games prompted the league to … Continue reading
Scanning for skeletons: Anti-terror technology?
The idea was born when a Wright State University scientist went online as his young daughters were preparing to go trick-or-treating and discovered that convicted sex offenders were living in his neighborhood. What if there was a way to positively … Continue reading
