Yearly Archives: 2012

Students spruce up WWII widow’s home

((Excerpt)) RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) – A group of students from Wright State University worked to revitalize the home of a widow of a WWII veteran on Saturday. Wright State’s Project Management class paid a visit to the home of 92-year-old … Continue reading

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Consortium hopes $5M outlay lures more Air Force UAV work

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Dayton region consortium will invest $5 million on UAV test equipment in a bid to win more lucrative Air Force Research Laboratory deals which last year awarded $2.1 billion in contracts, officials said. The newly renamed … Continue reading

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Wright State providing 30 AFRL-related scholarships

((Excerpt)) program will provide 30 scholarships and guarantee an internship with a regional employer, the school announced Friday. The program — the Dean’s AFRL-Industry Experiential Learning Assistantship­ — is geared toward recruiting and retaining high-quality Ohio high school students to … Continue reading

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PTSD name change heartens advocates

((Excerpt)) Advocates of a name switch for post-traumatic stress disorder want to change the term “disorder” to “injury” to reduce the stigma of the treatable illness and urge reluctant military service members who suffer from PTSD to seek help, authorities … Continue reading

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Celebrating 25 years of excellence

College of Engineering and Computer Science relishes past, embraces future
Artist's rendering of the lobby of the planned Neuroscience and Engineering Collaboration building

The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science marked its 25th anniversary on Friday, May 11, by announcing a new assistantship program that will provide scholarships, internships and a path to employment for 30 undergraduate students.
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College of Engineering and Computer Science to celebrate 25 years

University officials, former deans will review progress and preview the future
Photo of engineers manipulating 3D image in the Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory.

Wright State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate its 25th anniversary Friday, May 11, with a Research Showcase… Continue reading

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Follow the Phantom: Opening Night

Follow the Phantom logo

In the final episode of the series, Casey Jordan shares his excitement about the show’s opening night. Continue reading

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High schoolers invited to programming contest

((Excerpt)) The Wright State University Chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery will host its second annual high school programming contest from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. May 12 on the university campus. Contestants will be challenged to solve as … Continue reading

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Researchers Find New DNA Signatures

((Excerpt)) Wright State Univ. researchers led by physics Prof. Elliott Brown have been investigating these unique THz DNA signatures through a Multidisciplinary Univ. Research Initiative (MURI) funded by the U.S. Army Research Office. Their multi-year $600,000 grant has recently identified … Continue reading

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American Statistical Association Names 48 Fellows for 2012

((Excerpt)) Thaddeus Tarpey, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio For influential contributions to statistical research and applications, particularly in the areas of multivariate analysis and for excellence in teaching and dissemination of statistical knowledge. Read more at Yahoo.com

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