Monthly Archives: February 2011

Musicians gearing up for band battle

Life After Liftoff, one of five bands competing in this year's St. Jude's Battle of the Bands at Wright State University

Wright State University is getting ready to host the annual St. Jude’s Battle of the Bands. Continue reading

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Wright State University honors outstanding alumni

Wright State University alumni were honored on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the 11th Annual College Outstanding Alumni Awards presentation at the Wright State University Nutter Center.

Twelve Wright State University alumni were honored on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the 11th Annual College Outstanding Alumni Awards… Continue reading

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Women In Nature brave the cold on winter hike

A group of intrepid women from Wright State University are heading south to Athens, Ohio, this weekend for a six-mile winter hike… Continue reading

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Ohio psychology board won’t pursue complaint over alleged Guantanamo abuses

((excerpt)) COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio regulatory board has declined to pursue disciplinary action against a retired Army psychologist accused of observing abusive interrogations of military detainees in Guantanamo and doing nothing to stop them. It’s the third time in … Continue reading

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Alison Gannett, champion extreme skier and acclaimed conservationist, coming to Wright State

Snow is her life. Continue reading

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Men Roll to 76-63 Win Over Loyola

N’Gai Evans scored 22 points and three other Raiders scored in double figures as Wright State jumped out to a 39-27 halftime lead en route to a 76-63 win over Loyola… Continue reading

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Earth’s Life Support Systems Discussed In An Open-Access Special Issue

((excerpt)) Microbes transform raw materials—such as chemicals, gases and sunlight—into biomass by a variety of metabolic processes. These energy-converting processes are as diverse as the microbes that conduct them, and are much more diverse than the metabolic capabilities of plants … Continue reading

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WSU to face nation’s active leading career scorer in BracketBuster matchup

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Here’s one early draw about Wright State’s home matchup against Hofstra in the Feb. 19 BracketBuster event (which was announced Monday and will be broadcast on ESPNU). The 11 a.m. game is early, but Hofstra guard Charles … Continue reading

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U.S. manufacturing continues ascent

((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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Student to put on play at WSU

((excerpt)) Writers can come from all sorts of different backgrounds.  Ian Gibson, a mechanical engineering senior, has recently finished writing his second play, Beloved Everlasting. It will be performed here at WSU. “We’re four weeks into rehearsal,” said Gibson. “We … Continue reading

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