Research

Federal Research Network awards $7.1 million to four Ohio universities

FRN Centers of Excellence to launch at CWRU, UD, OSU, WSU as a result of Round 1 grants

Federal Research Network Centers of Excellence will launch at Case Western Reserve, University of Dayton, Ohio State and Wright State. Continue reading →

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers identify predictors of transition to heroin use

The study is among the first to identify the predictors of heroin initiation among active, non-dependent illicit pharmaceutical opioid users using longitudinal data. Continue reading →

Inquiring minds

John Cutcliffe leads renewed focus on nursing research in the College of Nursing and Health

John Cutcliffe brings his enthusiasm for research to the College of Nursing and Health as the Blanke Endowed Chair for Nursing Research and director of the Center for Nursing Research.
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Microscopic view

Wright State’s Hanna Gabriel manages the university’s imaging lab

Wright State’s Hanna Gabriel ’15 manages the new Microscopy Core Facility, housed in the university’s Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Sharmila Mukhopadhyay named prestigious Jefferson Science Fellow

Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, director of Wright State’s Center for Nano-Scale Multifunctional Materials, will help formulate and implement U.S. foreign policy. Continue reading →

Sultans of Swing will examine links between baseball, jazz and fiction

Series begins with a lecture on “Sports and the Absent History of the Harlem Renaissance” on Jan. 29 and a panel discussion on “Women and African-Americans in Baseball History” on Feb. 10. Continue reading →

Wright State team selected for nationwide interprofessional faculty development project

Interprofessional collaborative project includes Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health and School of Professional Psychology, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy and Kettering College Physician Assistant Program. Continue reading →

Reservoir riddle

Wright State environmental scientists investigate effectiveness of trapping greenhouse gases underground

A research team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has won part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to study geologically sequestering of carbon dioxide. Continue reading →

Virtual vibe

Nursing professor Sherry Farra uses virtual reality to conduct pioneering research in hospital evacuation training

Nursing professor Sherry Farra uses virtual reality to conduct pioneering research in hospital evacuation training. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Allen Hunt co-authors book on new tool that offers promise in predicting global warming

A new mathematical tool promises to offer important insights into global warming by predicting soil formation and depth and the influence of soil on vegetation growth. Continue reading →