Monthly Archives: October 2013

2013 Employee Recognition Awards recipient list

Employees are recognized for their service to Wright State for 10 to 40 or more years. Continue reading

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News, Special Categories |

Creative Arts Center renovations to begin next spring

The Creative Arts Center, home of the Departments of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures, Music, and Art and Art History, will undergo renovations and expansion beginning next spring. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Campus Growth, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Special Categories |

Filling the Pipeline: State-of-the-art software used to train future geologists

Schlumberger Limited, the world’s largest oilfield services company and a leader in environmental services, is drilling for good students at… Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Home news sidebar, News, Science & Mathematics, Special Categories |

Student on the Scene—The Nearly Naked Mile

Graphic logo for the Wright State Newsroom series Student on the Scene

If you were at Wright State on the morning of Oct. 5, you may have seen what you thought was a nudist colony taking over campus. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Special Categories, Videos |

2013 ArtsGala sets fundraising record

The 2013 ArtsGala was the most successful in the event’s 14-year history, with record attendance and $174,000 raised for scholarships. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Arts Scene, ArtsGala, Fine and Performing Arts, Giving, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Special Categories |

Multiuse classroom building to be added at Wright State

Groundbreaking Oct. 11

The 67,000-square-foot, $14.3 million facility is expected to open sometime during the spring 2015 semester… Continue reading

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Wright State Research Institute hires nationally known researcher

Excerpt The Wright State Research Institute has hired Michael Weisend, a nationally known neuroscientist, as a senior research scientist, university officials said. Weisend is a pioneer in the application of transcranial direct current stimulation, which applies electricity to specific areas … Continue reading

Posted in For the Media, Wright State in the News |

Boonshoft School of Medicine students receive a grant to develop a parenting skills program for young adults at Daybreak

American Psychiatric Foundation awards Helping Hands grant

The American Psychiatric Foundation awarded two Boonshoft School of Medicine students with a Helping Hands grant for Project Parenthood… Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Center for Global Health, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News, Physician Leadership Development Program, Special Categories |

‘Pride and Prejudice’ Event Heads to Wright State

Excerpt DAYTON, Ohio — A taste of 19th century England is coming to Ohio as Wright State University hosts a conference and celebration marking the 200th anniversary of publication of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” “Pride and Prejudice: The Bicentennial,” … Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Breathtaking: Wright State researchers developing disease-detecting exhalation device

Diabetes, kidney disease, even cancer. Their presence in the human body can change the smell and chemistry of a person’s breath… Continue reading

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