Wright State’s Thaddeus Tarpey honored nationally for statistics work
Tarpey’s research has been heavily focused on biostatistics, which is used in medical research such as in the analysis of treatments. He is currently trying to help develop biostatistics curriculum and...
View ArticleWright State to host Ohio Mathematics Contest
Students who take part in the Ohio Mathematics Contest are accustomed to counting. And this year, the first-place winners of the April 13 event can count on an offer of up to $10,000 in scholarship...
View ArticleWright State, Ohio State, other institutions receive $3.5 million grant to...
The Ohio State University, Wright State University and nine other Ohio colleges and universities will share a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant over the next five years to help increase...
View ArticleOhio Mathematics Contest coming to Wright State on April 12
Munsup Seoh, statistics professor; Kathy Engisch, associate dean for undergraduate education and outreach; and College of Science and Mathematics Dean Yi Li. Anyway you add it up, math plays a crucial...
View ArticleWinning numbers: Harry Khamis named American Statistical Association Fellow
Statistics professor Harry Khamis is the latest Wright State faculty member to be named an American Statistical Association Fellow. What are the chances? Wright State University statistics professor...
View ArticleVirtual vicinity
Barry Besecker, a 1995 Wright State graduate and CTO of Marxent, which created scholarships for female engineers and computer scientists at Wright State. Marxent Labs seems like a pretty cool place to...
View ArticleWright State’s AAUP recognizes professors who have left their mark on the...
Rudy Fichtenbaum, professor of economics at Wright State Wright State University is recognizing two faculty members who are retiring after almost 20 years of service to the Wright State chapter of the...
View ArticleOhio Mathematics Contest returning to Wright State
From left: Kathy Engisch, associate dean for undergraduate education and outreach; Munsup Seoh, statistics professor; and College of Science and Mathematics Dean Yi Li. Imagine what it is like working...
View ArticleNew Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics approved by...
A new Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics (IASM) from Wright State University’s College of Science and Mathematics has won approval from the state. John Carey, chancellor of the...
View ArticleWright State hosts Math Boot Camp for middle and high school students
About 25 students are attending the Math Boot Camp at Wright State this month to better their science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine skills. (Photos by Erin Pence) Middle and high...
View ArticleKathrin Engisch named interim dean of the College of Science and Mathematics
Kathrin Engisch, associate dean for undergraduate education and outreach and associate professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology, was named interim dean of the College of Science and...
View ArticleStatistical standout
Wright State statistics graduate Whit Alley ’15 landed a job with Nielsen Ratings after answering a question from interviewers that tripped up other candidates. (Photos by Will Jones) When Wright State...
View ArticleWright State international students share insights from their homelands
Wright State University has become a mosaic of international students, who now account for 10 percent of the student population. Each international student brings a rich cultural history and inevitably...
View ArticleQuantum leap
Wright State student Mitchell Schneider is flourishing in the university’s world of physics. The sophomore is majoring in both physics and math and is carrying a 4.0 GPA. (Photos by Will Jones) He...
View ArticleWright State wins $700,000 grant to help high school teachers earn...
A state grant of more than $700,000 will enable Wright State University to help high school teachers qualify to teach college courses in high school. The $702,820 grant is part of $10 million in...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 to graduate at Wright State’s spring commencement ceremony
Wright State will holds its 2016 spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 30, at 10 a.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center. (Photo by Will Jones) Graduating students and their families will...
View ArticleWright State statistics students to analyze presidential polls in...
From left: The College of Science and Mathematics’ Jeffrey Cowgill, manager, multimedia and technology; Deborah Garber, communications and events coordinator; and Teesha Corcoran, digital media...
View ArticleDouglas W. Leaman named dean of the College of Science and Mathematics
Douglas W. Leaman Douglas W. Leaman, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toledo, has been named dean of Wright State’s College of Science and Mathematics, effective Oct....
View ArticleA salute to our nation’s finest
Delores Etter received her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree in mathematics at Wright State. The sons and daughters of our nation’s heroes are now one step closer to attaining their college...
View ArticleStatistical standout
Matt Piekenbrock, a graduate computer science student at Wright State, will spend his summer coding after his research project was selected in the Google Summer of Code 2017 competition. (Photo by Erin...
View ArticleWright State to host Ohio Mathematics Contest
Walk-in registration begins at 1:15 p.m. in the lobby of Wright State’s Mathematical and Microbiological Sciences Building. The fee to enter the contest is $20 for early registration until Wednesday,...
View ArticleCollege of Science and Mathematics launching novel campus-wide program to...
From left, Christian Duke and Brett Hull, students in MTH 1450, the Quantitative Reasoning course. (Contributed photo) An innovative program designed to increase student success in math by offering...
View ArticleMath makeover
Elizabeth Hachet credits her professors at Wright State in the College of Science and Mathematics for her success in her role with AmeriCorps. Math was never the easiest subject for Elizabeth Hachet....
View ArticleWright State wins $1 million grant to expand undergraduate research in...
Ashlea Kennedy, an undergraduate Applying Scientific Knowledge research student at Wright State, works in the aquarium room. The College of Science and Mathematics received a $1 million grant to expand...
View ArticleDigital detective
An internship with the FBI has led Wright State junior Jacquelyn Smith to pursue a career in law enforcement after she graduates. (Photos by Erin Pence) Piecing together seemingly impossible puzzles is...
View ArticleWright State Libraries honor 7 graduating seniors as Top Scholars
The Top Scholars are awarded a book in their subject area that becomes a permanent part of the University Libraries’ collection. Seven Wright State University graduating seniors were honored as Top...
View ArticleCollege of Science and Mathematics’ Festival of Research to showcase talent
The Festival of Research, hosted by the College of Science and Mathematics, showcases Wright State student and faculty research and scholarship on Sept. 20 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration...
View ArticleRisk reward
Julan Al-Yassin, instructor and director of the Actuarial Science Program, joined the College of Mathematics and Science in August. Wright State University’s actuarial program has a new leader who has...
View ArticleMatter of course
Wright State’s remediation model helps students succeed in college-level math and English courses. A national organization whose mission is to help all college students succeed has recognized and...
View ArticleNetwork news
Wright State Career Services and the Alumni Association helped senior Jacquelyn Smith line up a job as a software engineer months before she graduates. Graduation for Wright State University computer...
View ArticleMore than 2,100 Wright State students complete requirements for graduation as...
It is the time of year that Wright State University is usually set to celebrate with graduating students. While the graduates of spring 2020 have had their official celebration put on hold due to...
View ArticleOpportunity knocks
Beth Metcalf, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy, is one of many Wright State students who secured a full-time job through a local internship. It wasn’t the graduation day...
View ArticleAlumni Achievement Awards honor Wright State’s finest
The Wright State Alumni Association has announced its annual Alumni Achievement Awards, recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of Wright State University alumni. Winners were selected from a...
View ArticleWright State actuarial science students and grads finding home at CANARY...
CANARY Consulting has a thing for finance and statistics students from Wright State University. A Wright State student and two recent graduates recently landed jobs as analysts at the Dayton actuarial...
View ArticleActuarial science students learn the business during internships at CareSource
Computer coding, research, teamwork and critical thinking were among the professional skills sharpened by Wright State University students and graduates interned during the summer at CareSource. The...
View ArticleAlumni Speaker Series to feature retired Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer
Retired Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer graduated from Wright State in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Wright State University graduate and retired Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer will give a...
View ArticleHelping students follow their dreams
Delores Etter ’70,’72 expanded her scholarship program for Wright State students from military families. Forty-four students in the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Engineering and...
View ArticleSatellite link
Catherine Embury, a mathematics major at Wright State, tracks and communicates with small satellites to aid in space exploration through an internship with NASA. Helping improve the tracking of and...
View ArticleFive Wright State faculty members to be honored by national certificate...
Five Wright State University faculty members will be honored in a virtual pinning ceremony for successfully completing a certificate program in effective online and face-to-face teaching practices. The...
View ArticleExpanding opportunities
Retired Wright State faculty member Harry Khamis made a bequest in his estate to establish an endowed fund to support the Statistical Consulting Center and students studying statistics. Harry Khamis,...
View ArticleMathematics and Statistics Chair Ayşe Şahin appointed dean of the College of...
Ayşe Şahin will assume the role of dean of the College of Science and Mathematics on June 15. Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been appointed...
View ArticleStatistics major Chris Jenkins appointed to Wright State Board of Trustees
Senior statistics major and Army veteran Chris Jenkins was appointed to a two-year term on the Wright State Board of Trustees. Chris Jenkins, a senior statistics major from Clayton, was appointed by...
View ArticleA great environment
For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home. During her senior year of high school, Emma Porter visited Wright State’s campus and knew immediately...
View Article2021–2022 Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence: Early Career Achievement
Yang Liu Yang Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, received the 2021–2022 Presidential Award for Excellence: Early Career Achievement for his incredible research...
View ArticleWright State staff and faculty honored for excellence
Wright State University has recognized select staff and faculty members for their vital contributions to the university with Awards for Excellence. Recipients will be honored during the Faculty and...
View ArticleU.S. News ranks Wright State graduate programs among best in the nation
U.S. News & World Report has included Wright State University’s graduate programs in medicine, engineering, computer science, public health, public administration, mathematics and business among...
View ArticleMarketing major Madisyn Crabtree appointed to Wright State Board of Trustees
Madisyn Crabtree, a marketing major from Beavercreek, received a two-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Madisyn Crabtree, a marketing major from Beavercreek, was appointed by...
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