Monthly Archives: June 2011

Recycled graduation gowns at Wright State

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((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – Nearly 2,000 Wright State students will celebrate their graduation Sunday. They’ll be making a difference even before they accept their diplomas. That’s because their gowns are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. The university is … Continue reading

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Wright State celebrates 73rd commencement

Photo of Wright State University's commencement.

A 70-year-old student, a teen who earned his bachelor’s in just three college quarters and a female pioneer… Continue reading

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Wright State trustees approve budget, tuition increase

By a 6-0 vote, the trustees approved an annual operating budget of $301 million. Continue reading

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Wright State student to study stem cells at San Diego’s Salk Institute

Photo of Wright State President David R. Hopkins and Aaron Shank.

Wright State University biomedical engineering student Aaron Shank had been accepted to one of the most prestigious… Continue reading

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Lloyd competes in 100 meter hurdles at NCAA nationals

Photo of Wright State hurdler Cassandra Lloyd.

Cassandra Lloyd, a junior on the Wright State track team, finished 14th in the NCAA national semifinals… Continue reading

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BRAC strengthening Wright State’s relationship with Wright-Patterson

Photo of Wright State University aerospace medicine residents at Kennedy Space Center participating in the medical launch support for the STS-133 Space Shuttle mission.

Magnetically stuck to the file cabinet above Farhad Sahiar’s head is a blue-and-white badge that reads: “WPAFB Honorary Commander.” Continue reading

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EU launches privacy probe of Facebook facial recognition

((Excerpt)) Kendall Goodrich, assistant professor at the Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business, recently told the Dayton Business Journal that companies taking advantage of Facebook should see rewards. As companies — both large and small — look to … Continue reading

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OH Budget Proposal Bridges Gap from Foster Care to Adulthood

((Excerpt)) Wright State University student Adrian McLemore says foster youth often walk alone on the rough road from their teen years to young adulthood – and he knows, because he aged out of the system in 2004. “The system kind … Continue reading

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Hockey team goal to help storm victims

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((Excerpt)) I think we don’t get a chance to give back enough,” WSU senior Tiffany Watts says. “Especially when we’re busy and wrapped up in our own lives. So when this opportunity came along I said I can’t pass this … Continue reading

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Wright State students to join Joplin tornado relief effort

Literally hours after an EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Mo., killing 142 people and destroying 7,000 homes… Continue reading

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