Yearly Archives: 2012

CEO/athlete who regained his sight will address Wright State disabilities workshop

Photo of Michael May

The man who holds the downhill speed skiing record for a totally blind person and whose company developed the first accessible GPS for the blind will be the featured speaker at a national workshop hosted by Wright State University. Continue reading

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Wright State to open One-Stop student enrollment services center

The registrar, bursar and financial aid offices are the big three student enrollment services, and soon they’ll be on one floor. Continue reading

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Student artist reflects “The Growing Mind” with library sculpture

Photo of Megan Dooley-Smallwood with her sculpture

The Growing Mind, a large sculpture on display outside the Dunbar Library was created by senior art major Megan Dooley-Smallwood. Continue reading

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Students design life-saving incubation station

Photo of Biomedical engineering students Jessica Hernandez (right), Joanna Newton and Jacob Durdel displayimg the incubator they designed and built. The incubator and others will be sent to the Congo in Africa.

By any measure it’s low-tech–with its plastic base and supports, a vinyl tent-like cover and a couple of heating elements. But it’s designed to be just that. And it promises to be life-saving. Continue reading

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Wright State honors Top Scholars

Photos of the six top scholars with their books.

The Wright State University Parents Association and the Wright State University Friends of the Libraries honored six graduating seniors as the Top Scholars for their colleges. Continue reading

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FBI visits Wright State, instructs staff to look out for ‘dual-use’ materials, ‘tripwires’

Photo of Special Agent Richard Maier with Wright State University safety officers.

Eleven years ago, Special Agent Richard Maier served as one of the HAZMAT safety officers for the massive evidence collection… Continue reading

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Garst readies exhibit for Gathering

((Excerpt)) “It’s a wonderful opportunity for both the museum and David, which will both benefit from David’s participation in the intern program affiliated with Wright State University,” said Dr. Clay Johnson, executive director of Garst Museum. Manges has been working … Continue reading

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Down the garden path

Photo of Dr. Linda Ramey watering the Wright State University community garden.

Those who walk by Wright State’s new Campus Community Garden just can’t resist. Continue reading

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Several Raiders make DBJ’s “Forty Under 40” list

Three of this year’s four inductees to the Dayton Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Hall of Fame are also members of the Wright State family. Continue reading

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“The Phantom of the Opera” haunts Festival Playhouse

Photo of Christine and the Phantom

The show has already sold out its entire 15-performance run. Continue reading

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