Author Archives: Bob Mihalek

Dayton Opera creates own sets for Mozart comic opera for first time

Excerpt Pam Knauert Lavarnway, best known for her theater sets at Wright State University, was selected to come up with designs that would complement the comic tale of two women purchased from pirates by a Pasha and their eventual rescue … Continue reading

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Missouri Science and Technology chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 7-9 for president’s job

Cheryl Schrader, the third finalist for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Tuesday, Feb. 7, to Thursday, Feb. 9. Continue reading

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Wisconsin-Parkside chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 5-7 for president’s job

Deborah Ford, the second of three finalists for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Sunday, Feb. 5, to Tuesday, Feb. 7. Continue reading

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Wright State presents controversial ‘Children’s Hour’

Excerpt Lies encircling an all-girls boarding school fuels the engrossing events within Lillian Hellman’s controversial, rarely produced 1934 drama “The Children’s Hour,” which will be presented by Wright State University beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Festival Playhouse of the … Continue reading

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Flight Test

Emmanuel Urquieta participates in a NASA mission simulating stresses of deep space exploration

The chance to participate in an official NASA mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston was a “dream come true” for 2015 Wright State University graduate Emmanuel Urquieta. Urquieta, who earned a master’s degree in aerospace medicine from the Wright … Continue reading

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Wisconsin-Platteville chancellor to visit Wright State Feb. 2-4 for president’s job

Dennis Shields, the first of three finalists for Wright State University’s presidential position, will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 2, to Saturday, Feb. 4. Continue reading

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Wright State Theatre presents controversial drama ‘The Children’s Hour’

Wright State Theatre’s production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” runs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 12 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading

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Wright State professor giving inmates a voice through film

A Wright State University professor is giving a group of five women inmates a voice. The project is called Pens to Pictures, and its creator, Chinonye Chukwu, assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State, says the stories are hard to … Continue reading

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Trump won’t be only topic at free Dan Rather Wright State event

Excerpt TV journalist Dan Rather will speak at a free event at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Wright State University. Rather covered a number of national events over his 50-year career in broadcast journalism. Rather’s visit is part of this year’s … Continue reading

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Politics Ohio: Inauguration day with Lee Hannah

Lee Hannah, assistant professor of political science at Wright State, previewed Donald Trump’s inauguration on WYSO Public Radio. Listen to the interview.  

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