Author Archives: Wright State Media Team

In the bedroom of her Yellow Springs home is a blackened ember from a fire set by renowned barbecue pitmaster Rodney Scott. It’s a good luck charm for Erica Blaire Roby, who looks at it every day as an inspiration and a reminder of how far she’s come. Continue reading →

Hannah Beachler is the first African American to win an Academy Award for best production design but she’s certain she will not be the last. Continue reading →

Wright State University is teaming up with Infinity Labs — a Dayton-based research and development company that provides national security solutions — as part of a downtown Dayton research center. Continue reading →

“Sports and politics do mix,” Laura Luehrmann, a China specialist at Wright State University…“Politics is about the distribution and use of limited resources — most notably power and decision-making… Continue reading →

Wright State University’s student-operated radio station, WWSU 106.9 FM, won a coveted 2021 ‘Spirit of College Radio Award,’ an honor bestowed on only 10 of over 600 participating stations from around the world. Continue reading →

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is proposing expanding its medical school building to meet the demand for health care workers in the region. Continue reading →

Wright State University graduate Nicole Riegel’s riveting debut film “Holler” is a Film Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best First Feature and has been named one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2021 by National Board of Review. Continue reading →

Sara Paton, an epidemiology professor at Wright State University, explained the pandemic will end when enough people have immunity from the virus through infection or vaccination, meaning much fewer cases of severe illness and death. Continue reading →