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.

Wright State University’s dazzling new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building a research powerhouse

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Jim Hannah
Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building exterior

Wright State will celebrate the opening on the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building with a ceremony April 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Campus Growth, Engineering & Computer Science, Facilities & Planning, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Students to take the stage with battling business plans as part of Wright Venture competition

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Jim Hannah
Photo of Wright State MBA students in class.

It might be the next great idea. Healthy, low-carb energy bars. A computer app that creates memory-filled scrapbooks. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Business, Finance, Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Economics, Home news sidebar, MBA, News, Special Categories, Student Union, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Management |

Wright State to host psychotherapy giant Don Meichenbaum

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Named among the most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century, Don Meichenbaum will highlight a day-long presentation and workshop at Wright State University… Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Health, Education, & Human Services, Home news sidebar, News, Professional Psychology, Social Work & Human Services, Special Categories |

International students share poetry with campus community

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Wright State University’s international students shared their culture by reading poems in their native languages to mark International Poetry Day. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, International Students, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Special Categories, University Center for International Education |

Bull’s-eye

Architectural features of new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building hit the mark
Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jim Hannah
NEC Building glass fins

Chilled ceiling beam, anti-vibration floor and a glass facade stripped with energy-saving fins are among the many architectural highlights of Wright State’s new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Growth, Engineering & Computer Science, Facilities & Planning, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Medical Research, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

They’ve got game

Wright State grad Tim Gebard produces “The Fall League” documentary film on senior slow-pitch softball
Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Tim Gebard, a 1991 Wright State graduate produces “The Fall League” documentary film on senior slow-pitch softball in Dayton. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Alumni, Alumni Profile, Arts Scene, Business, Graduate, Home news sidebar, MBA, News, Professional Psychology |

Marathon reading of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ expected to draw a crowd

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jim Hannah

A shared public reading of John Milton’s epic, 10,000-line poem “Paradise Lost” is expected to draw more than 100 visitors when it occurs on Tuesday, April 7, in the Student Union as part of National Poetry Month. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Arts Scene, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News, Social Sciences and International Studies, Special Categories, Student Union |

Power play

Wright State researchers testing propeller design that could boost wind power
Posted on April 2, 2015 by Jim Hannah
Zifeng Yang with propeller blade

Wright State researchers are testing a propeller blade that could revolutionize wind power by making turbines more powerful, efficient, quieter and less expensive. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Graduate, Home news sidebar, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News, Research |

Best feeling possible

Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny to conduct pioneering prosthesis research in new NEC Building
Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah
Sherif Elbasiouny with prosthetic arm

Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny will conduct pioneering prosthesis research in the new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Campus Growth, Engineering & Computer Science, Faculty, Faculty & Staff, Home news sidebar, Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, News, Research, Science & Mathematics |

Psychological phenomenon

Wright State’s Kevin Smith hopes to combine psychology with political science
Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jim Hannah

Kevin Smith, who bounced around the foster care system for nearly 10 years before being adopted, is poised to graduate and hopes to combine psychology with political science. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Model UN, News, Psychology, Science & Mathematics, Student Profile, Undergraduate |