Monthly Archives: April 2013

Wright State manager, alumni honored in DBJ’s “Forty Under 40”

A project manager at the Wright State Research Institute and seven Wright State University alumni are among the “Forty Under 40” award winners who will be honored by the Dayton Business Journal. Continue reading

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Wright State receives grant to improve wheelchair sports

Excerpt Wright State University has received a $13,000 grant to enhance its adaptive recreation program. The grant, from the Christopher & Diana Reeve Foundation, will go towards 15 new wheelchairs to be used in wheelchair sports. “Our students with disabilities … Continue reading

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Wright State University receives grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation for adaptive recreation

Wright State University has received a $13,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to purchase 15 new wheelchairs for adaptive recreation… Continue reading

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Wright State alumna Lara Donnelly wins prestigious fantasy writing award

Photo of Lara Donnelly writing.

Lara Donnelly, a 2012 Wright State University graduate, is the winner of the Dell Magazine Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Sci Fi and Fantasy Writing. Continue reading

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Wright State gets $13K for new sports wheelchairs

Excerpt In a friendly round of basketball at Wright State University, William Howard rolled under the hoop and took a shot. The sophomore from Dayton does not require a wheelchair, but every week he joins other students, both able-bodied and … Continue reading

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The Reel World

Wright State film student learns life lessons in making documentary about Rwanda

It was just a few short years ago that Wright State University film student Brad Wickham was a high schooler falling in love with the work of movie directors Ingmar Bergman and Fritz Lang. Continue reading

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