Monthly Archives: October 2018

Wright State Air Force ROTC cadets help remove debris, spruce up a Dayton neighborhood

About 100 Air Force ROTC cadets from Wright State University partnered with Rebuilding Together Dayton to clean up a Dayton neighborhood. Continue reading

Posted in Air Force ROTC, Community Service, Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News |

TEDxDayton 2018 has Wright State flavor

The sixth TEDxDayton will take place Oct. 12 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Chemistry, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Medicine, News, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences and International Studies |

Wright State chemistry researchers awarded $462,000 from NIH for cancer-fighting project

The award from the National Institutes of Health is designed in part to help expose undergraduate students to research. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Chemistry, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

The Doctors: Kevin Lorson talks about his Ohio opioid prevention curriculum

Kevin Lorson, director of Wright State’s Physical Education Licensure Program, appeared on “The Doctors” to discuss his efforts to develop the Health and Opioid Prevention Education (HOPE) curriculum. It is designed to help schools address state requirements and be adaptable to … Continue reading

Posted in Wright State in the News |

Alexa, who is Joe Jessup?

Joe Jessup ’98 is paving the way for innovation at Amazon, one Alexa at a time

The senior manager of software development on Amazon’s Alexa, Joe Jessup established a scholarship to support undergraduate business and computer science students at Wright State. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Association, Alumni Profile, Business, Giving, Home news sidebar, News, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Picture days

On Sept. 24 and Sept. 26 the Wright State University men’s and women’s basketball teams took part in their annual picture days. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Social gathering

Social media-fueled vending machine back for Wright State Homecoming Week

Students can get free Wright State gear by using a social media-activated vending machine in Wright State’s Student Union Atrium Oct. 3-5. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Business, Home news sidebar, News, Student Union, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Suit up

Wright State students and first-year alumni learned how to dress for success on Sept. 30 at JCPenney at the Fairfield Commons Mall. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Career Services, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Most Metro review: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’

Inquisitive autistic British teenager Christopher Boone, an introverted lover of math, rodents and the Rubik’s cube, overcomes adversity with empowering fortitude in Simon Stephens’ compelling 2012 drama “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” currently receiving a terrific regional … Continue reading

Posted in Fine and Performing Arts, Wright State in the News |

Dayton Daily News: Are ‘Air Ubers’ the future? Wright State researchers working to make them a reality

Excerpt   Researchers at Wright State University are trying to develop what they call an “Air Uber.” The researchers are part of a group awarded a $2 million grant from the Ohio Federal Research Network to support research and development … Continue reading

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