Wright State Headlines
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Oct 15
Wright State English professor to explore literature as handcrafted objects in new book
Crystal Lake, professor of English at Wright State, is researching how readers from the 17th and 18th centuries transformed literature into handcrafted objects that continue to inspire creative expression today. Continue reading
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Oct 13
Wright State alum celebrates 50th birthday while swimming the English Channel
Wright State MBA graduate Amy Wamsley fulfilled a childhood dream by swimming the English Channel. Continue reading
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Oct 10
Wright State research draws attention to behavioral health’s economic impact
Local media spotlight a new Wright State study finding that untreated mental illness costs the greater Dayton region nearly $30 billion a year. Continue reading
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Oct 9
Alumni mentorship program helps new students feel welcome at Wright State
The Alumni Ambassador PACK program pairs experienced alumni with new students to help them feel at home at Wright State. Continue reading
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Oct 8
Educating future educators
More than 150 high school students from six area high schools explored what it means to become an educator during Wright State University’s fourth annual Future Teachers Day. Continue reading
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet to hold residency, perform in concert
Artists with Complexions Contemporary Ballet will teach master classes for dance students at Wright State, then perform in concert Sept. 28 at the Victoria Theatre. Continue reading
Wright State taking steps to improve traffic flow, parking at start of fall semester
As the fall semester begins Wright State University is taking steps to make it easier for students, faculty and staff to drive on and off campus. Continue reading
Wright State researcher gives Dayton City Paper ‘a crash course in plant reproduction’
Excerpt Some parts of life are inescapable: death, taxes, and, apparently for this writer, bug sex. Hear me out—I went to professor Don Cipollini’s lab with honorable intentions. I wanted a botany lesson, a family-friendly educational experience. But as it … Continue reading
Dayton Daily News reports on new leader of Wright State’s clinical trials alliance
Excerpt Robert L. Mott Jr. has been named medical director of the Wright State University and Premier Health Clinical Trials Research Alliance. Mott is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in … Continue reading
Dayton Business Journal: Wright State names new budget architect
Excerpt Wright State University’s new president is bringing aboard a top financial officer from her former Missouri school. The school has hired Walter Branson as its new vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer, overseeing all of … Continue reading
Wright State English professor Crystal B. Lake receives National Endowment for Humanities grant
The grant will support work by Crystal B. Lake and a team of researchers to create an innovative scholarly digital edition of “Vetusta Monumenta,” a series of prints documenting rare antiquities. Continue reading
Dayton Daily News reports on Wright State’s new associate VP of international affairs
Excerpt Wright State University has hired a new associate vice president in charge of international affairs for the school. William Holmes will start at WSU on Aug. 14, the school announced today. Holmes comes from Central Michigan University where he … Continue reading
Bill Holmes to join Wright State as associate vice president for international affairs
Bill Holmes will join Wright State after serving as executive director of international affairs at Central Michigan University. Continue reading
Wright State communications staff, photographers honored in Ohio journalism contest
Second consecutive year SPJ recognizes Wright State staff
Staff members from the Office of Communications and Office of Marketing received four awards for their coverage of Wright State in the 2017 Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Continue reading
Wright State students to hold living history encampment during World War I commemoration
Graduate students in the War and Society program and their professor will participate in a ceremony marking the gathering of 200 Dayton men at Camp Triangle. Continue reading
