Monthly Archives: May 2015

League of their own

Wright State’s Scott Peterson chronicles historic 1890 baseball season in new book
Scott Peterson with his new book and old newspapers

A new book by Wright State communication professor Scott Peterson examines a pivotal year in baseball’s history and the development of sports journalism. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Liberal Arts, News, Research, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Wright State launching business intelligence initiative to understand, engage and support students

A first-of-its-kind business intelligence solution will provide Wright State leaders with access to accurate information that will help them plan, measure and make decisions. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, News, Staff |

Joseph Keferl named dean of the College of Education and Human Services

Joseph Keferl, a longtime Wright State faculty member, administrator and alumnus, will assume the position of dean in January and will begin serving as dean-elect in October. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Education & Leadership, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Social Work & Human Services |

NIH awards Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers $2.8M grant to study craniofacial growth in pediatric patients

Researchers from the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine and several other universities received grant to conduct the largest study of craniofacial growth in different facial types in the world. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, News, Research |

Wright State’s LEAP Intensive English Program earns highest accreditation

LEAP students

The LEAP Intensive English program, which provides international students with the language skills to be successful, has received the highest level of accreditation from the nation’s accrediting agency. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, International Students, Liberal Arts, News |

WSRI hosts summit on health and human performance research

Joseph Houpt with poster presentation

The Health and Human Performance Research Summit combined the capabilities of academia, industry and government with the science and technology expertise at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News, Research, WSRI |

Credit worthy

Wright State alum Joel Huxley turns painting degree into banking career
Joel Huxley

Wright State 1998 graduate Joel Huxley uses his B.F.A. in painting to help him see the big picture as executive at the Wright-Patt Credit Union. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Fine and Performing Arts, Giving, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, News |

The Wright brothers and the conquest of flight

Photo of Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Excerpt “They had this passion, this mission; they were obsessed to succeed,” said historian David McCullough. But though their plane is proudly displayed at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, historian David McCullough still believes the Wright Brothers … Continue reading

Posted in Humanities and Cultural Studies, Libraries, News, Special Collections and Archives, Wright State in the News |

Calamityville puts rescuer skills to test

School bus rescue training

Excerpt Area firefighters took to the Calamityville training fields Monday in Fairborn. The National Center of Medical Readiness hosted the Trauma Care Challenge. Firefighters had to help free crash victims in different scenarios including a car stuck in the water. Read … Continue reading

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

Wright State U professor feeds students’ brains with academic analysis of zombies

Excerpt Many young people have an undying interest in zombies, so a southwest Ohio college professor focuses a class on them. Andrea Harris of Wright State University teaches “Zombies & Gender in Pop Culture.” Her spring class filled up rapidly, … Continue reading

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