Monthly Archives: September 2011

Wright State Club Football team wins first game on new field

Photo of Trevor Luckenbill going in for the touchdown.

The Wright State Club Football team is 2-0 on the season after winning the first home game on the new multipurpose field… Continue reading

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WPAFB boasts powerful regional effect

((Excerpt)) • The Wright State Research Institute is working with industry partners and the Air Force Research Laboratory on in support of the Air Force’s goal to enable lone operators to manage the flights of multiple remotely piloted craft and … Continue reading

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Wright State engineering program celebrates first 100 Ph.D. graduates

Photo of College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean S. Narayanan and recent Ph.D. graduates.

Whether they’re developing more effective UAVs for the battlefield or better underwater vehicles for exploration… Continue reading

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President’s Awards for Excellence announced for Staff and Outstanding Units

The President’s Awards for Excellence for 2011 in the Staff and Outstanding Unit categories have been announced. Continue reading

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Contract worth up to $5M awarded to WSU for UAV research

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The Air Force has awarded Wright State University a contract worth up to $5 million over five years for research that could eventually help a single pilot to manage flights of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles simultaneously, university … Continue reading

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Wright State, DPO performance of Bernstein’s MASS heard on Dayton Public Radio

Photo of Bernstein's MASS performance

…a production that boasted nearly 200 of Dayton’s most talented performers, including more than 100 Wright State students and faculty. Continue reading

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Wright State wins UAV contract of up to $5 million

Photo of WSRI Researcher Dave Gross (foreground) with Air Force researchers

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract of up to $5 million over five years to Wright State University for research related to unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading

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Wright State home to 19,600 students this fall

Photo of Wright State University in the fall

Wright State University has recorded its second highest enrollment in school history… Continue reading

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Program feeds record number

((Excerpt)) Joseph Cavanaugh, economics professor at Wright State University-Lake Campus in Celina, said the most recent recession is having lasting affects on many. “The latest economic downturn has been unusually severe and long,” he said. Unemployment and the number of … Continue reading

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Former Wright Stater Nicole Scherzinger stars on ‘The X Factor’

((Excerpt)) Simon Cowell’s much anticipated singing show, The X Factor, debuts tonight and will feature a former Wright State University Wright State University student on its judging panel. Nicole Scherzinger, former singer of the Pussycat Dolls and a former WSU … Continue reading

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