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Wright State engineering professor Amir Farajian wins $91,000 defense grant for equipment in nanomaterials research

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Jim Hannah

The College of Engineering and Computer Science will use the award to acquire equipment to study atom-thin sheets of carbon for materials that could be used in electronics and aircraft. Continue reading →

Searching for his own sound

Wright State piano student David Chi Tou Lao wins international competition in Singapore
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Bob Mihalek

He once gave up piano. Now Wright State sophomore David Chi Tou Lao is determined to make a name for himself as a pianist. Continue reading →

Bringing history to life

Wright State University launches $6.5 million fundraising campaign to create a new home for priceless archives
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Kim Patton

Discover Your Story will transform the former corporate headquarters of the Wright-Patt Credit Union at 2455 Presidential Drive into the new home of Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading →

U.S. Army names Wright State a Center of Excellence for Nursing

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Jim Hannah

The designation makes the Wright State College of Nursing and Health a preferred destination for ROTC cadets who want to work as nurses. Continue reading →

Engineering a better bra

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Micah Karr

Undergraduate engineering students team with graduates students for a research project. Continue reading →

Growth spurt

Wright State’s partner Dayton Regional STEM School announces major expansion that includes new classrooms, lab
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Jim Hannah

An expansion project at the Dayton Regional STEM School, an affiliate of Wright State, includes new classrooms, a place for school assemblies and a gaming research laboratory. Continue reading →

Taking the lead

Wright State biologist Paula Bubulya takes part in prestigious HERS Summer Institute for higher education leaders
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Inspired by her HERS institute experience, Paula Bubulya wants to help Wright State hire and retain more faculty of color and women in science and expand the mentoring of junior faculty campuswide. Continue reading →

Tunnel of Oppression draws hundreds

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Kris Sproles

The Tunnel of Oppression is an eye-opening experience designed to help first-year students at Wright State University appreciate diversity and fight discrimination. Continue reading →

Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers study how changes in diet affect intestine

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Heather Maurer

The research study “Dietary Fatty Acids Sustain the Growth of the Human Gut Microbiota” was published online in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Continue reading →

Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Jim Hannah

Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading →