Monthly Archives: April 2012

Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at Wright State

Photo of a girl looking through a magnifying glass

Wright State employees brought over 100 sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other special children to campus… Continue reading

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Baseball sets runs record, wins 32-4

The Wright State baseball team set a school record for runs in a game Thursday night, scoring 24 times in the first three innings… Continue reading

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Wright State to help establish $3.8 million Ohio Education Research Center

Wright State University and nine partners have received a $3.8 million award from the Ohio Department of Education to establish a center to conduct education research and use it to improve teaching. Continue reading

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BSOM students to hold food drive April 7-14

Students will collect items on campus; visit area neighborhoods to support The Foodbank
Foodbank logo

Wright State University medical students are supporting the local community by organizing a food drive for The Foodbank, Inc. Continue reading

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Smartphone users putting themselves at greater risk

((Excerpt)) Smartphones are becoming attractive targets for hackers and producers of malicious software because many of the devices contain a wealth of sensitive personal and financial information, experts said. Seven percent of smartphone owners were victims of identity fraud in … Continue reading

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Garden party

Wright State community garden constructed, events to follow

The campus community garden beds outside the Russ Engineering building are now in place… Continue reading

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Hale paintings part of Midwest Paint Group exhibit at Wright State

((Excerpt)) Paintings by Wilmington artist Philip Hale are on exhibit as part of the Midwest Paint Group’s show in the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries at Wright State University. The exhibit, “Realism and Its Discontents,” will be open through May … Continue reading

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After career in secret work, Wright State grad is back in classroom—as teacher

Photo of Betsy Witt teaching math

Peering over wire-rimmed eyeglasses as she scribbles equations onto a blackboard with old-fashioned chalk, Betsy Stone Witt could easily be mistaken for a career math teacher. Continue reading

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JetBlue Case Shows Airline-Pilot Health Checks Not 100%

((Excerpt)) U.S. aviation regulators rely on airline pilots to disclose mental-health treatment when they undergo medical screening as often as once every six months. Still, it’s relatively easy for pilots — including Clayton Osbon, the JetBlue captain who was locked … Continue reading

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Wright State’s Center for Global Business Collaborates with Sogeti in International Immersion Program for MBA Students

Photo of Wright State students at ESSCA

Wright State’s Center for Global Business and Research and Sogeti have combined forces to offer MBA students at Wright State University an enriching educational opportunity this spring in Paris, France. Continue reading

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