Research

Rural route

Wright State engineering Ph.D. student Morgan Highlander receives a prestigious NIH award
Posted on February 20, 2024 by Kevin Tucker

Morgan Highlander, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering at Wright State, received a two-year National Institutes of Health diversity award to support her research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Continue reading →

Wright State honors outstanding faculty at inaugural research awards event

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Seth Bauguess

Wright State faculty were honored with the Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards and the Public Impact Recognition Awards. Continue reading →

Wright State researcher Madhavi Kadakia and co-investigators receive $3.026 million from NIH for head and neck cancer research

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

Madhavi Kadakia, vice provost for research and innovation at Wright State, received a federal grant to develop strategies to combat therapeutic resistance in head and neck cancer. Continue reading →

Wright State researcher Corey Seemiller releases new book on ‘Gen Z Around the World’

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Dennis Bova

Corey Seemiller, professor of leadership studies in education and organizations at Wright State, examines Generation Z from a global perspective in her latest book. Continue reading →

A love for literacy

Teacher and Wright State graduate Laura Simons instills a love of reading in her students
Posted on January 16, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

The Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers honored Laura Simons for the thesis she produced as a graduate student in the Master of Education in Literacy Program at Wright State. Continue reading →

Knowledge building

Wright State computer scientist Cogan Shimizu has a key role in designing a federally funded Open Knowledge Network
Posted on December 14, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

Cogan Shimizu, assistant professor of computer science at Wright State, will play a key role in providing access to a new network of data designed to help solve a broad set of societal and economic challenges. Continue reading →

Latest ‘gem’ of a team takes gold

Students on Wright State's iGEM research team earn top honors at international competition
Posted on December 11, 2023 by Dennis Bova

A team of 11 Wright State students won a gold medal at the iGEM Grand Jamboree for their research detecting dangerous manganese in drinking water and soil. Continue reading →

Wright State Raj Soin College of Business students, dean win tech leadership awards

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

Matthew Cavender and Cameron Cross won the Award of Excellence for College Student Project and interim Dean Donald Hopkins received the Legacy of Leadership Award from Technology First. Continue reading →

Wright State faculty member Damaris Serrano again wins highest literary honor awarded by her native Panama

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

For the fourth time, Damaris E. Serrano, professor of Spanish at Wright State, received Panama’s Ricardo Miró Award in the literary essay section. Continue reading →

Sixth annual Runkle Woods Symposium to celebrate Wright State University woods

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

The Runkle Woods Symposium on Nov. 17 will feature a keynote address on bird watching in the Wright State University woods and a presentation on pawpaws, the state fruit of Ohio. Continue reading →