Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Wright State Research Institute names first chief scientist

Excerpt A surgeon and scientist who has participated in NASA space research and worked at the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency has been selected the first chief scientist at Wright State Research Institute. Dr. Timothy Broderick, 50, of Wyoming, Ohio, … Continue reading

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Wright State in $84 million growth mode

Neuroscience Engineering Collaborative Building at sunset

Excerpt Wright State University is investing about $84 million in new buildings in the next two years, raising facilities that university leaders say will strengthen the university and change the way students learn. Nearly anywhere one goes on campus, the … Continue reading

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Fairborn to seek funds boost Colonel Glenn appeal

Excerpt Fairborn officials will soon be seeking funds to brand one of the most traveled roads in the city that will help connect Wright State University with the businesses that are on the south side of Colonel Glenn Highway. As … Continue reading

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Contemporary photography comes in focus in latest Stein Galleries exhibit

“Tethered Sky” (2005, photogravure) Aileron Company Collection, courtesy of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries opens 40th season with photography exhibition on display through Oct. 12. Continue reading

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Fast and furious

Jon Reichman thrives in the chaos of the ER
ER nurse Jon Reichman

Wright State alumnus Jon Reichman thrives in the chaos of the ER at Miami Valley Hospital, where he also serves as coordinator of the Hazmat/WMD Program. Continue reading

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Search unearths story of Wright factory seamstress

Photo of Wright Company employee Ida Holdgreve

Excerpt An effort to gather the stories of Wright Company factory workers has uncovered information about one of the first women in the world to work in the aircraft industry. Ida Holdgreve, born in Delphos, Ohio in 1881, worked as … Continue reading

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President Hopkins describes efforts to create higher education model for 21st century

President David R. Hopkins speaking

Wright State President David R. Hopkins addresses the university’s efforts to create a new model of higher education for the 21st century. Continue reading

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Wright State filmmaker to premiere short film at Telluride festival

Andy Holyoke at the Little Art Theatre

Wright State filmmaker Steven Bognar’s latest short documentary highlights local movie theater’s transition from film to a digital projection system.
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Caring for the most vulnerable patients

New Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program seeks to meet demand, improve health care in region
Mother and child

The College of Nursing and Health’s new Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program seeks to meet demand and improve health care in region. Continue reading

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Wright State film grads gain notice from Academy

Ashley Brandon

Excerpt Wright State University 2013 film graduates Ashley Brandon and Dennis Hohne received a Student Academy Award nomination this past spring for their short documentary “Punches & Pedicures.” An intriguing look at the life of former gang member-turned-manicurist/pedicurist Victor Pham … Continue reading

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