Monthly Archives: February 2018

Xenia Daily Gazette: Wright State students study data analytics

Excerpt A data-analytics project designed to help Scene75 Entertainment gain a deeper insight into its customers and what attracts them is under way at Wright State University. Scene75 is the largest entertainment center in the nation, attracting more than 1 … Continue reading

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Breaking bread

The Longest Table created a discussion about the diversity of Wright State and how to ensure inclusion and justice for all. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Student Union, Videos |

A place to shine

Wright State University graduates Rob and Ann Weisgarber help create a new home for university’s priceless archives

Wright State graduates Rob and Ann Weisgarber are among the first donors to support the campaign to build a new home for Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Accountancy, Alumni, Alumni Association, Business, Giving, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Libraries, News, Social Work & Human Services, Special Collections and Archives |

WCPO: Wright State alumna’s art installation at CVG reminds Greater Cincinnati residents of what we have in common

Excerpt The Tri-State has never felt smaller than in an easily passed corner of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Tens of thousands of people pass by it, near gate B13, every day. At a time many feel divided by race, sexual orientation, … Continue reading

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Peace offering

Wright State alum Jacquelyn Weaver gives and receives with Peace Corps stint in Africa

Jacquelyn Weaver volunteered with the Peace Corps because she wanted to relate to people and help them without being motivated by money. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Study Abroad |

DBJ: Wright State alumna, Dayton printing executive talks mentoring

Excerpt Wright State University 2003 alumna Kate McEwen is among the mentors at the DBJ’s 2018 Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event on Feb. 12. McEwen is plant manager for Dayton-based the Lorenz Corp. The event brings women together in a casual, … Continue reading

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Scene science

Wright State business students study data analytics to help Scene75 Entertainment with insight into their customers.

Management Information Systems students use the power of the Data Analytics and Visualization Environment, or DAVE lab, for a research project for Scene75. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Home news sidebar, Info. Systems & Supply Chain Management, News, Research |

Wright State cuts high profile at American Institute of Aerospace and Astronautics forum

Wright State had one of the largest representations of any university at an annual aerospace forum in Florida that drew 4,000 scientists and researchers from around the world. Continue reading

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

Researchers to study role of genes in new treatments for deadly pediatric brain tumor

The researchers are trying to understand how tumors caused by an incurable brain cancer in children resist all current treatments through changes in gene expression. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research |

Grand fan

Wright State’s Kristie McKiernan a full-throated superfan of the women's basketball team

Kristie McKiernan, Wright State grad and senior English lecturer, is a superfan of the Raiders, missing only three home games and attending road contests as far away as Chicago over the past eight years. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Around Campus, Faculty, Faculty Profile, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |