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Chance encounter

Wright State’s Joyce Howes donates a kidney to Phil Combs, a former colleague she never knew

August 7, 2018

Joyce Howes donated her kidney to Phil Combs after he sent an email to his colleagues asking for help.

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Nervous energy

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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Prairie premiere

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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Meet Biomedical Sciences PhD student Ryan Rakoczy

July 19, 2018

Ryan Rakocxy earned his undergraduate degree  from Wright State in Psychology with a concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience, and his Master's from WSU in Neuroscience and Physiology,. He is currently in his first semester of the BMS PhD program.

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College of Science & Mathematics Top Scholar for Biological Sciences

Celebrating academic excellences featuring Rachel Smith

June 19, 2018

It was no surprise when Rachel Smith chose to attend Wright State as she had family who were Raiders. With a scholarship package, family recommendations, and the university's proximity to her home in Enon, Ohio she was ready to begin her own Wright State story.  

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Wright State hosts ERP Boot Camp

Local researchers attend to learn about Event-related potentials (ERP)

June 14, 2018

June 12 - 14, Wright State University hosted a Boot Camp on Event-related potentials (ERP). ERP is a form of electroencephalography (EEG) that is measured as a function of specific mental events – perceptual, cognitive, or motor. ERPs are a very useful tool to study human cognition.

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