Wright State Headlines
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Apr 9
ArtsGala to showcase Wright State students’ artistic growth with elegant entertainment extravaganza
Wright State ArtsGala returns Saturday, April 11, in the Creative Arts Center, offering an evening of performances, fine dining and a silent auction to support student scholarships in theatre, dance, music, motion pictures and visual art. Continue reading
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Apr 7
Turning injury into impact
Because her own athletic career was cut short due to injury, Siobhan Fagan ’04 has made it her goal as an athletic trainer to ensure others in her care don’t suffer a similar fate. Continue reading
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Apr 2
From dance to data, Wright State students showcase research at annual celebration
Research from students in six colleges and dozens of disciplines took center stage at Wright State’s Celebration of Undergraduate and Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities. Continue reading
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Apr 2
A lifetime of curiosity
A childhood filled with curiosity and invention inspired Wright State alum Jackie Janning-Lask to pursue a career focused on engineering, leadership and public service. Continue reading
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Mar 31
Wright State students raise more than $59,000 for Dayton Children’s Hospital at Raiderthon
Raiderthon raised more than $59,000 for Dayton Children’s Hospital, pushing its cumulative total to more than $600,000 in the last 13 years. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Bob Mihalek
Universities to form network targeting 2,500 jobs, $300M in research
Excerpt A measure proposed in the Ohio state budget would earmark millions in funding to help Ohio’s colleges win hundreds of millions in federal research and create thousands of new jobs. Ohio’s budget, which is working its way through the … Continue reading
Top five reasons Wright State is cool
From our connection with Tom Hanks to low tuition, the Dayton Daily News lists the “top five reasons Wright State is cool.” Read the list >>
Aviation camp going on this week at Wright State University
Excerpt Middle schoolers from all over the country are here in the Miami Valley learning all about flying airplanes. Sunday kicked off this summer’s first week of aviation camp at Wright State University. Read more from ABC 22.
Adrenaline rush
Wright State grad Tami Ashbridge keeps her nursing skills sharp by volunteering at Calamityville and the National Disaster Health Consortium
Wright State public health graduate Tami Ashbridge keeps her nursing skills sharp by volunteering at Calamityville and participating in university disaster response program. Continue reading
Wright State undergrads get break from tuition increase
Excerpt Tuition will not go up next year for Wright State undergrads. That’s the word from the University, which released its proposed fiscal 2016 budget to the Board of Trustees Thursday. WSU did ask for what they call a “modest, … Continue reading
Wright State graduate Karen Hamby keeps Air Force planes flying
Karen Hamby may not be a pilot, but the Wright State grad is responsible for keeping a fleet of Air Force cargo planes flying. Continue reading
Wright newspapers to be digitized, preserved
Excerpt Before they invented the airplane — before they even ran a business fixing bicycles — the Wright brothers wrote and published newspapers, of all things. As printers between 1889 and 1899, the brothers followed and wrote about local events … Continue reading
Wright State education model expands to high schools
Excerpt An education model aimed at increasing the number of students in engineering professions is expanding from Wright State University to area schools. The university’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has been developing a curriculum over the past decade, which … Continue reading
What good is thinking about death?
Excerpt “The Stoics had the insight that the prospect of death can actually make our lives much happier than they would otherwise be,” (William Irvine) says. “You’re supposed to allow yourself to have a flickering thought that someday you’re going … Continue reading
Wright State University grows campus using new organization
Excerpt Wright State University has been using a new business organization to buy real estate near its campus and in the Dayton region as part of an overall growth plan. Officials tell me the school has been purchasing office property … Continue reading
