Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Push Girls star to appear at Wright State

Excerpt Tiphany Adams, who became a paraplegic at the age of 17 after being hit by a drunk driver, nevertheless pursued her dreams and became an actress, model, ability advocate, fitness enthusiast, speaker and star on the Sundance Channel docu-series … Continue reading

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Lovelady learning from the best at Wright State

Excerpt As a first-year head coach, Wright State’s Greg Lovelady is taking every opportunity to improve his understanding of the game and management of the ballplayers in his care. It’s Lovelady’s 10th year overall at Wright State, but his first … Continue reading

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Women’s History Month residency to feature CNN VP of diversity and inclusion

Geraldine Moriba

As part of her Women’s History Month residency at Wright State, CNN’s Geraldine Moriba will deliver the Anita Hill Annual Lecture on Gender Justice on March 13. Continue reading

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Video—Addressing primary/rural health care

With the fourth annual Regional Summit at Wright State University Lake Campus, more than 100 area community leaders and healthcare providers gathered to share ideas on rural healthcare. With an aging medical population and an ever growing need, a main area … Continue reading

Posted in Lake Campus, Medicine, Wright State in the News |

On being a literary citizen

Excerpt The theme of being a “literary citizen” set the tone for a recent panel discussion at Wright State University on Feb. 19. I attended for a variety of reasons: my alma mater is Wright State, I know most of … Continue reading

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Workshop to focus on supporting immigrant entrepreneurs in Dayton

Richard Herman

Free March 14 workshop will focus on supporting Dayton immigrant entrepreneurs and making Dayton the best place for immigrants to launch and grow their businesses. Continue reading

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Film preservationist, Wright State alum to give keynote at Public History Symposium

George Willeman, from These Amazing Shadows

Scheduled for March 14, the annual Public History Graduate Symposium will focus on “The Future is Our History” and include presentations by public history graduate students. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Fine and Performing Arts, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Research |

Multicultural Dayton: Riad Ajami, director of Wright State’s Center for Global Business

Excerpt Next to his numerous published works, and the many publications where he’s been featured, Riad Ajami keeps a stack of books in his Wright State University office to remind him of home. Like his favorite author and poet, Kahlil Gibran, Ajami was born in … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Faculty, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management, Wright State in the News |

DBJ Defense Forum: Dayton leaders seek lucrative UAS research

Wright State Research Institute Logo

Excerpt Dayton may not be a designated test center for drones, but leaders say the future is in research. At the DBJ’s Defense Forum Thursday morning at Wright State University, about 160 industry and development leaders gathered with the future of … Continue reading

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Xtreme BOTS Competition returns to Wright State March 22

Xtreme BOTS match

High school and college students will battle with remote-controlled robots during the Ohio Robotics Spring Xtreme BOTS Competition on March 22 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

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