Monthly Archives: August 2017

Wright State English professor Crystal B. Lake receives National Endowment for Humanities grant

The grant will support work by Crystal B. Lake and a team of researchers to create an innovative scholarly digital edition of “Vetusta Monumenta,” a series of prints documenting rare antiquities. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Research |

Wright State names Walter J. Branson vice president for finance and operations, chief business officer

Walter Branson will oversee Wright State’s budgeting, planning, internal audit, human resources, business operations and environmental management functions, as well as the campus grounds, maintenance, physical plant operations and university police. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, News, Staff |

DDN story: Wright State saved more money than expected last year

Excerpt Wright State University’s finances look better than projected, but the school has already fell behind its goal of boosting reserves in the upcoming year despite more than $30 million in cuts. Wright State ended fiscal year 2017 with about … Continue reading

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Material world

Wright State’s summer program on materials engineering for schoolteachers a big hit

A College of Engineering and Computer Science program gives schoolteachers the knowledge to inspire their students to pursue materials engineering. Continue reading

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

Robert L. Mott Jr. named medical director of CTRA

Robert Mott is retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in population medicine, medical education, research, policy development, international health, corporate medicine and medical leadership. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, BSOM alumni, Faculty, Home news sidebar, Medicine, Military & Veterans, News |

Speaking terms

Wright State to offer pronunciation improvement course for international students, faculty and professionals in the community

The Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes Intensive English program will offer a Pronunciation Improvement course this fall. Continue reading

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Medical students gain insight through global health experience in Malawi

Three Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine students helped clinicians with patients, checked on new mothers and worked in nutrition clinics, where they measured and documented children’s growth and immunizations. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Medical Students, Medicine, News |

Smart move

Wright State’s Derek Desentz wins prestigious scholarship from Department of Defense

Derek Desentz, a junior computer science and computer engineering major at Wright State, hones his coding skills as an intern at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Military & Veterans, News, Student Profile |

Ballet for all

A Wright State graduate student introduced ballet to over a dozen adult and toddler clients at the United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, Kinesiology & Health Sciences, News, Nursing, Kinesiology, & Health Sciences, Videos |

WYSO features Wright State grad student Robert Sabwami

Excerpt In this installment from our series Just Ask: Talking About Disability, we hear from 41-year-old Robert Sabwami, who recalls his experience growing up in Kenya with a visual impairment. In this story produced by WYSO’s April Laissle, he says his journey … Continue reading

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