Research

Designer genes

Wright State biomedical engineering students get chance to examine reconstruction of fateful TWA Flight 800

Graduate students in Wright State’s biomedical engineering program met with federal regulators and investigators to learn how the government analyzes equipment failures and works to design systems that don’t fail. Continue reading

Wright State researchers develop software to detect cyberbullying

Wright State University researchers are developing new software that can detect cyberbullying. The new software can search social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, and detect messages that may be offensive or hurtful — and then alert the person who’s being targeted. … Continue reading

Visual encounter

Wright State cognitive neuroscientist Assaf Harel builds pioneering lab to probe how the brain processes visual images

Wright State cognitive neuroscientist Assaf Harel builds pioneering lab to probe how the brain processes visual images. Continue reading

Technology for technology-induced disease

Wright State researchers using computer analysis as weapon against harassment

Researchers at Wright State’s Kno.e.sis center are developing computer technology to analyze social media posts in an effort to identify and reduce cyberbullying. Continue reading

Tomb treasures

Wright State’s Caroline Hillard bringing art history alive with experience at Etruscan burial ground

Caroline Hillard, assistant art history professor, is bringing art history alive for Wright State students after participating in traveling seminar that visited Etruscan sites in Italy. Continue reading

Marriage medicine

Wright State psychology researchers study whether early detection can head off crackups in military marriages

Wright State psychology researchers are studying whether early detection can head off problems in military marriages. Continue reading

Imaging impact

Wright State’s Ulas Sunar developing new endoscope to detect and treat cancer

Wright State medical imaging researcher Ulas Sunar is developing a new endoscope to detect and treat cancer. Continue reading

Mitigating the UAS risk

Excerpt Given the number of hobby-shop small unmanned aerial vehicle systems (UAS) — more popularly known as drones — taking to the skies and the altitudes at which they are being spotted by civil aviation pilots, it’s probably a safe … Continue reading

Communication conquest

Wright State’s Subhashini Ganapathy developing model to improve decisions in disaster response

Wright State assistant professor Subhashini Ganapathy receives National Science Foundation grant to improve communication and decision making during a disaster. Continue reading

Fourth annual Wright State and Premier Health Neuroscience Institute Symposium slated for Oct. 23

Symposium to focus on breakthroughs in neuroimaging

The fourth annual neuroscience symposium will feature presentations on “Breakthroughs in NeuroImaging.” Continue reading