Author Archives: Jim Hannah

About Jim Hannah

Born in San Diego, Calif., and raised in Troy, OH. Graduated in journalism from Ohio State University. Worked at the Rome Daily American in Italy, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press, where I spent 30 years working in Columbus, Dayton and Washington D.C. Currently assistant director of public relations at Wright State University. Married, with three children.

Reservoir riddle

Wright State environmental scientists investigate effectiveness of trapping greenhouse gases underground

A research team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has won part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to study geologically sequestering of carbon dioxide. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D., Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Wright State experts publish book on weapons of mass psychological destruction

Wright State experts will lecture about their book “Weapons of Mass Psychological Destruction and the People Who Use Them” on Jan. 21 in the Student Union. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medicine, News, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Professional Psychology, WSRI |

Virtual vibe

Nursing professor Sherry Farra uses virtual reality to conduct pioneering research in hospital evacuation training

Nursing professor Sherry Farra uses virtual reality to conduct pioneering research in hospital evacuation training. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty, Health and Exercise Sciences, Home news sidebar, National Disaster Health Consortium, News, Research |

One of the largest delegations at Student Veterans of America Conference expected to be from Wright State

Twenty student military veterans from Wright State will attend the increasingly popular and influential Student Veterans of America Conference. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, Military & Veterans, News |

Wright State’s R. William Ayres inducted into key government panel of Council of Graduate Schools

R. William Ayres, associate dean of Wright State’s Graduate School, will serve a two-year term on the Council of Graduate Schools’ Government Relations Advisory Committee. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Graduate, Home news sidebar, News |

Wright State wins $700,000 grant to help high school teachers earn credentials to teach college courses

Program will cover courses in History, Composition and Rhetoric, Mathematics and Statistics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Music and Physics. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Center for Workforce Development, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Education & Leadership, Enrollment Management, Fine and Performing Arts, Graduate, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, Mathematics & Statistics, News, Physics, Science & Mathematics |

Writing willpower

Wright State’s Gabriela Acevedo shares new-found writing skills with fellow students

Gabriela Acevedo, a sophomore education major, shares her new-found writing skills with fellow students at Wright State’s Writing Center. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Education & Leadership, Health, Education, & Human Services, News, Student Profile, Student Success, Undergraduate |

Doctor, doctor

Medical school, medical careers shaping up as a family affair for Wright State father, daughter, son-in-law

Medical school and medical careers are shaping up as a family affair for a Wright State father and his daughter and son-in-law. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biology, Home news sidebar, News, Pre-Health, Science & Mathematics |

Wright State University graduates urged to change a troubled world, work for peace

Graduating Wright State students were praised as a special group who believe in standing up for others and urged to work for peace during fall commencement at the Nutter Center on Dec. 19. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Business, Commencement, Engineering & Computer Science, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, Liberal Arts, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Undergraduate |

More than 1,200 to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement

Students cheer at commencement

Wright State’s winter commencement ceremony takes place Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Around Campus, Business, Commencement, Education & Leadership, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty & Staff, Finance, Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Economics, Graduate, Health and Exercise Sciences, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, Honors Program, International Students, Liberal Arts, News, Science & Mathematics, Student Success, Undergraduate |