Research

Boonshoft School of Medicine Central Research Forum to showcase biomedical, clinical research

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Heather Maurer

The Central Research Forum will include a poster session showcasing biomedical, clinical, medical education and public health research conducted at Wright State. Continue reading →

Wright State chemistry researchers awarded $462,000 from NIH for cancer-fighting project

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Jim Hannah

The award from the National Institutes of Health is designed in part to help expose undergraduate students to research. Continue reading →

By the numbers

Wright State graduate students Fan Yang and Michele Miller win first place in prestigious Datathon competition
Posted on September 28, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Two Wright State graduate students were honored for developing a model that could be used to help patients with sickle cell disease better manage their pain. Continue reading →

Air Uber

Wright State professor Yong Pei leads university effort to help develop pilotless drone for human passengers
Posted on September 27, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Wright State computer science and engineering researchers are helping to develop a pilotless drone that could ferry medical supplies or emergency responders to disaster zones. Continue reading →

Virtual reality

Wright State wins $538,562 state award to buy virtual reality equipment for workforce development
Posted on September 25, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Virtual reality equipment that will help teach everything from anatomy to science and engineering will be available to Wright State students thanks to a workforce development award from the state. Continue reading →

Wright State researchers using NIH award to battle viral respiratory infections

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Kate Excoffon, professor of biology in the College of Science and Mathematics, received a $1.8 million grant to research an anti-viral therapy to combat respiratory infections. Continue reading →

Poster popularity

Wright State SOPP student Peyton Jones honored for posters at Ohio Psychological Association Convention
Posted on September 4, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Peyton Jones, who is pursuing his Psy.D. at Wright State, was honored for his poster exploring psychological assessments of people whose assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity. Continue reading →

Wright State biologist Yvonne Vadeboncoeur awarded Fulbright scholarship

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Micah Karr

Yvonne Vadeboncoeur will collaborate with New Zealand scientists to study harmful algae that grow on submerged rocks in New Zealand rivers as a Fulbright Scholar. Continue reading →

Naval force

Wright State medical student Christiana Draper brings Navy experience to medical school, neuroengineering research
Posted on August 20, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Christiana Draper, an M.D./Ph.D. student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, won a National Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement Award to support for her ALS research. Continue reading →

Trauma care

Wright State engineering professor Pratik Parikh to lead research designed to optimize locations of hospital trauma centers
Posted on August 10, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Reshaping the network of hospital trauma centers to increase their effectiveness in saving lives and better utilize resources is the goal of research led by Wright State. Continue reading →