Wright State in the News

Excerpt A major communication initiative at Wright State University is winding down. An operation dubbed Raider Strong had more than 200 members of WSU faculty and staff making personal phone calls to thousands of undergrads. Those working the phones included … Continue reading →

Excerpt An Emergency Relief Campaign set up to help Wright State students has topped $31,000 and students can now apply for grants. The Wright State Student Emergency Relief Campaign will provide one-time support to Wright State students currently enrolled at … Continue reading →

Excerpt “It’s a contact sport.” Bob Grant said that a few times during our conversation, but he didn’t mean it in a football, wrestling and rugby sort of way. The Wright State athletics director was referring to personal contact: hugging, … Continue reading →

Excerpt The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that Americans cover their faces when leaving home, especially around other people. Ohioans are being urged to consider wearing simple masks over their mouths in public, and locally more … Continue reading →

Excerpt Time: Your Doctor’s Appointments Have Been Canceled. Are At-Home Tests a Good Solution The benefits of at-home testing are obvious. It’s convenient, confidential and potentially improves health care for people in areas where access is limited. The COVID-19 outbreak … Continue reading →

Excerpt With coronavirus cases and deaths multiplying daily, nursing homes and assisted living facilities face special challenges in protecting their uniquely vulnerable residents and the people who care for them. “Because we’re dealing with older patients, many of whom have … Continue reading →

Excerpt One of the largest universities in Dayton will extend online instruction for most classes through summer 2020 — a continuation of a remote delivery system that began this month at most colleges to slow the spread of the novel … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University donated more than 250 boxes of face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to area hospitals to help protect workers during the coronavirus outbreak. WSU College of Nursing and Health donated the protective equipment … Continue reading →

Excerpt Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be. “You have three different major … Continue reading →

Excerpt More Ohioans are expected to be diagnosed with COVID-19 with the increase in testing but experts caution that while the jump in confirmed cases is worrisome, the numbers are driven in part by the new availability of testing. “We … Continue reading →