Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Wright State grad’s documentary series screening at Air Force museum

The Restorers crew

Series of television documentaries on restoring vintage aircraft, created by motion pictures graduate Adam White, now showing at Air Force museum’s IMAX theater. Continue reading →

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Dayton Daily News columnist Dale Huffman to lecture at Wright State

Newspaper columnist Dale Huffman

Newspaper columnist Dale Huffman will deliver the fifth annual “Living Legends of the Dayton Daily News Archives” lecture at Wright State July 18. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Home news sidebar, Liberal Arts, Libraries, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Special Collections and Archives |

Premier Health growing neurology assets

Excerpt With a growing partnership with Wright State University and more presence in Dayton’s suburbs, Premier Health is building neurology assets. The hospital group, the largest private employer in the region, is hiring for several key physicians in its neurology unit as it grows … Continue reading →

Posted in Engineering & Computer Science, Medicine, Wright State in the News |

Q&A with Wright State basketball coach Billy Donlon

Excerpt With the start of college basketball season less than 100 days away, Wright State men’s coach Billy Donlon took a break from summer workouts earlier last week week to sit down and talk about vacationing, scheduling and parenting, among … Continue reading →

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Courtney Boyd: Wright State’s own ‘Blind Side’ story

Excerpt She said she hears it all the time. “People say, ‘Your life is like a movie.’ They compare it to The Blind Side,” said Courtney Boyd. The reference is to the 2009 movie about Michael Oher, the massive offensive … Continue reading →

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Online newspaper collection offers view of Wright State history

Online collection of early issues of Wright State’s student newspaper provides an informative and easily accessible resource of the university’s history. Continue reading →

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Sing-Off winners cap week at Camp Acappella with Friday concert

Excerpt When Home Free formed in Minnesota 14 years ago, a cappella music was not a certain pathway to network television appearances or the top of the Billboard charts. Most active groups had university or high school affiliations. The limited … Continue reading →

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Experts: It’s time to rethink cyber workforce

Excerpt Cybersecurity isn’t just about the internet anymore. It affects the car you drive, the phone you use, and all of the electronics you own. That’s “the Internet of things,” and it’s only growing more complex every day, says Vance Saunders, … Continue reading →

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Wright State students heading to the Amazon Rainforest

Excerpt This summer eight Wright State students will be traveling almost 4,000 miles to Manu National Park, Peru for the expedition of a lifetime. Under the watchful guidance of Marcia Wendeln, professor of tropical biology, and Dr. James Runkle, students … Continue reading →

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Wright State site gathers hacking news

Excerpt A locally developed web site is providing a one-stop look at each day’s developments in the increasingly relevant world of hacking and computer security. Wright State University’s Institute of Defense Studies and Education and its Center for Professional Education … Continue reading →

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