Monthly Archives: February 2014

Shadow of death

Wright State student leader fled native Iraq after attempted kidnapping of father
Fady Al-Banna

Fady Al-Banna is thriving as a student leader at Wright State, just a few years after his family fled his native Iraq. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Finance and Financial Services, International Students, News |

DBJ Defense Forum: Dayton leaders seek lucrative UAS research

Wright State Research Institute Logo

Excerpt Dayton may not be a designated test center for drones, but leaders say the future is in research. At the DBJ’s Defense Forum Thursday morning at Wright State University, about 160 industry and development leaders gathered with the future of … Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News, WSRI |

Xtreme BOTS Competition returns to Wright State March 22

Xtreme BOTS match

High school and college students will battle with remote-controlled robots during the Ohio Robotics Spring Xtreme BOTS Competition on March 22 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News |

It’s full speed ahead for WSRI and the region in developing unmanned aerial systems

Dennis Andersh

Defense Forum examines future of unmanned aerial systems and aerospace industries in the the Dayton region. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Research, WSRI |

Public Health Grand Rounds event to focus on One Health approach to disease outbreak

One Health logo

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program to host a Public Health Grand Rounds event on disease outbreak on March 21. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Center for Global Health, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News, Nursing Institute, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences |

Food for talk

LEAP International Food Day gives students chance to sharpen English skills
LEAP International Food Day

LEAP International Food Day gave students a chance to sharpen their English skills while sampling delicacies from around the world. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Symposium celebrates identity and social change

Jakobi Williams

The Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Symposium at Wright State examined myriad topics including race in the GBLTQ community, construction of black identities and feminism in media. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Inclusive Excellence, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Women's Center |

SCALE Model: Super active learning method pioneered in College of Engineering and Computer Science

Travis Doom in SCALE-UP classroom

Computer science and engineering professor Travis Doom has pioneered Student Centered Active Learning Environment, or SCALE-UP, an innovative classroom environment. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Home news sidebar, News, Research |