Research News

September 5, 2018

Kate Excoffon, professor of biology in the College of Science and Mathematics, received a $1.8 million grant to research an anti-viral therapy to combat respiratory infections.

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Wright State SOPP student Peyton Jones honored for posters at Ohio Psychological Association Convention

September 4, 2018

Peyton Jones, who is pursuing his Psy.D. at Wright State, was honored for his poster exploring psychological assessments of people whose assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity.

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August 30, 2018

Yvonne Vadeboncoeur will collaborate with New Zealand scientists to study harmful algae that grow on submerged rocks in New Zealand rivers as a Fulbright Scholar.

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Wright State postdoctoral researcher Ryan Griggs wins prestigious neuroscience award for his lab’s research on diabetes

August 6, 2018

Ryan Griggs and his fellow researchers have found that changes in neurons in the brain may be responsible for cognitive dysfunction associated with Type 2 diabetes.

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Restored prairie at Wright State serves as wildlife magnet, research lab and scenic wonder

August 2, 2018

Students and faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences turned land off University Drive between the Nutter Center parking and Mini University into a prairie.

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July 17, 2018

Collaborative efforts between agriculture and water quality groups surrounding Grand Lake St. Marys were highlighted by Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other state officials.

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Wright State assistant professor Adrienne Traxler co-authors equity article in prestigious Physics Today magazine

June 7, 2018

Adrienne Traxler, assistant professor of physics, examined systemic bias against women in physics and how what physicists can do to improve things.

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Wright State’s Innovation Weekend seen as big success; four more are planned beginning in the fall

May 22, 2018

Innovation Weekend brought students from four colleges together to devise potential solutions to real-world problems in the handling of battlefield injuries and mass-casualty situations.

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May 15, 2018

The project involving the Wright State researchers is aimed at decoding differences in forensic DNA software used as evidence in criminal trials.

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May 10, 2018

Susan Edwards, vice provost for faculty affairs at Appalachian State University, will join Wright State as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost on July 30.

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