Monthly Archives: June 2014

Dunbar Library’s 1903 Wright Flyer ‘lands’ safely for cleaning

1903 Flyer lands safely

Full-sized replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer was built by a group of skilled volunteers and has been hanging in Wright State’s Dunbar Library since 2001. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, Libraries, News, Special Collections and Archives, Videos |

Video: Veteran pays it forward after own struggle

Tyler Thompson

A retired sergeant is giving back to his fellow soldiers after fighting a battle he never expected. The Veteran and Military Center at Wright State University’s Allyn Hall is the most likely place you will find Tyler Thompson. The junior at … Continue reading

Posted in Health, Education, & Human Services, Military & Veterans, Social Work & Human Services, Wright State in the News |

Wright State Orthopaedics to offer educational session on rotator cuff tears and repairs

Learn about “Rotator Cuff Tears and Repairs” during a free education session at the Wright State Physicians Health Center on June 17. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Orthopaedics |

Wright State grad school to offer scholarships for Wright-Patt workers

Excerpt Wright State University will pay part of the tuition costs for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel who enroll at the university’s graduate school in an initiative leaders hope will be a model for the rest of the nation. The … Continue reading

Posted in Enrollment Management, News, Wright State in the News |

In memoriam: Brenda Ellis

Brenda Ellis

Brenda Ellis had served as associate professor of music and director of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Chorale at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Faculty, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

$750K scholarship fund to benefit military seeking Wright State degrees

Excerpt A $750,000 scholarship fund by Wright State University’s graduate school will help Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees get graduate degrees. The school announced the new fund Tuesday morning. Under the program, civilian workers and active duty military can apply for up to … Continue reading

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Wright State launches new Graduate School scholarship program for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright State creates scholarship fund for military personnel and civilian workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base who want to pursue graduate degrees. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Enrollment Management, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Military & Veterans, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Science & Mathematics |

Foster force

Childhood of incoming nursing student Vicky Lindsey gives her fierce independence
Nursing student Vicky Lindsey

In and out of foster homes throughout her life, Vicky Lindsey was her high school salutatorian and is now bound for Wright State’s nursing program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Enrollment Management, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Undergraduate |

New Wright State website reveals the latest in cyber security news

New website captures important local, national and global developments in cyber security. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, News |

Soil toil: Wright State grad student Behzad Ghanbarian rising star in terra-firma research

Wright State grad student Behzad Ghanbarian

Environmental sciences Ph.D. student Behzad Ghanbarian is a prolific scholar, publishing many papers on soil-related research. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Physics, Research, Science & Mathematics |