Monthly Archives: April 2015

International students share poetry with campus community

Wright State University’s international students shared their culture by reading poems in their native languages to mark International Poetry Day. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, International Students, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Special Categories, University Center for International Education |

Wright State police officer recognized by Fairborn Knights of Columbus

A Wright State Lake Campus graduate and three-year veteran of the university Police Department has been recognized for his professionalism, problem solving, integrity and inclusivity. Continue reading

Posted in Alumni, Around Campus, Awards, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Lake Campus, News, Staff |

Bull’s-eye

Architectural features of new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building hit the mark
NEC Building glass fins

Chilled ceiling beam, anti-vibration floor and a glass facade stripped with energy-saving fins are among the many architectural highlights of Wright State’s new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Campus Growth, Engineering & Computer Science, Facilities & Planning, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Boonshoft School of Medicine expert tapped to evaluate EPA’s effort to address lead exposure in buildings

Boonshoft School of Medicine professor invited to participate in Environmental Protection Agency’s peer review effort. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Center for Global Health, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Master of Public Health, Medicine, News |

They’ve got game

Wright State grad Tim Gebard produces “The Fall League” documentary film on senior slow-pitch softball

Tim Gebard, a 1991 Wright State graduate produces “The Fall League” documentary film on senior slow-pitch softball in Dayton. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Arts Scene, Business, Graduate, Home news sidebar, MBA, News, Professional Psychology |

Marathon reading of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ expected to draw a crowd

A shared public reading of John Milton’s epic, 10,000-line poem “Paradise Lost” is expected to draw more than 100 visitors when it occurs on Tuesday, April 7, in the Student Union as part of National Poetry Month. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Special Categories, Student Union |

Podium shift

CaTS engages students, faculty, staff to find solution at front of the classroom

Next fall, sharp-eyed Wright State University students may notice a change at the head of the classroom. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Science & Mathematics, Special Categories |

Wright State University applies to host 2016 presidential debate

Wright State University is making its case to again represent Ohio in a presidential election event. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Business, Debate, Engineering & Computer Science, Giving, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Offices, Science & Mathematics, Special Categories |

Video: Calamityville opens for industry training

Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville is starting to offer safety training for industry workers. The new Industrial Safety Workforce Development Training program will initially focus on fall protection training and will expand to include confined space training. … Continue reading

Posted in Calamityville, News, Wright State in the News |

Power play

Wright State researchers testing propeller design that could boost wind power
Zifeng Yang with propeller blade

Wright State researchers are testing a propeller blade that could revolutionize wind power by making turbines more powerful, efficient, quieter and less expensive. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News, Research |