Monthly Archives: January 2011

Calamityville offices to open soon

((excerpt)) In March 2010, Fairborn City Council approved a five-year lease agreement with Wright State University for the Calamityville site at 506 E. Xenia Ave. Calamityville is a training, educational and research facility that is part of a national preparedness … Continue reading →

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Wright State researcher wins prestigious history book award

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D. says history is ultimately literature and should be well written and not directed to just the few people who know something about what is a very narrow topic.

Intrigued by a magazine article that described the laying of a communications cable that snaked across the ocean floor from England to Japan, Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D., began researching what would become an award-winning book. Continue reading →

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Music and Medicine Symposium to focus on voice care for the performer

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Cindy Young

Caring for the mind and body of the artist requires equally artful expertise. A special dose of clinical skill and creativity is essential when the worlds of art and medical science intersect. Continue reading →

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U.S. manufacturing rises in December

((excerpt)) Manufacturing represents 100,000 employees in the 12-county region surrounding Dayton and contributes $4.7 billion in annual payroll and $32 billion in annual sales, according to a Wright State University study commissioned by the Dayton Tooling and Manufacturing Association. Read … Continue reading →

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Human Race’s Marsha Hanna dies

((excerpt)) Her final stage production was the joint Human Race and Wright State University Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “August: Osage County,” co-directed with Scott Stoney. It was a regional premiere. DaytonDailyNews.com

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Health care industry eyes healthy 2011

((excerpt)) Locally, the field was booming in 2010, with employment rising every quarter. Employment was at 56,400 in the second quarter of the year, gradually climbing to 56,600 in the third quarter and 56,700 in the fourth quarter, according to … Continue reading →

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Cities cautiously optimistic about 2011

((excerpt)) Fairborn City Manager Deborah McDonnell said the opening of Wright State’s 70-acre Calamityville disaster response training site should offer a significant boost to Fairborn’s hotel and restaurant sector. She said that boost is especially needed because the city is … Continue reading →

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Wright State helps collect toys for Miami Valley Kids

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Posted on January 3, 2011 by Seth Bauguess
Toys donated to FLOC by the Wright State community.

The Wright State community responded in a big way this holiday for the need to deliver presents to children that might not have otherwise received any gifts. Continue reading →

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Coin flip charted career path for director of Wright State Research Institute

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Jim Hannah

After Mary and Ryan Fendley graduated from Indiana University, they were faced with a career decision that confronts many couples – whose career to follow first. Continue reading →

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Colleges pick up tab on employee cell phones

A Dayton Daily News examination found three area public colleges spent a combined $550,000 in taxpayer and tuition dollars providing cell phones and smart phones for state employees last school year. The finding raises questions about the cost and necessity … Continue reading →

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