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Wright State Recognized as Ohio Center of Excellence

CELIA Encouraging Future Collaborations in the Arts
Photo of CELIA Director Hank Dahlman

Chancellor Jim Petro named Wright State’s CELIA an Ohio Center of Excellence in Cultural and Societal Transformation. Continue reading

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Tom Hanks praises Wright State arts programs

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Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, who has starred in . . . Continue reading

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WSRI on display at TechNet-Aero

State Sen. Chris Widener (leftg) speaks to S. Narayanan, Ph.D., executive director of the Wright State Research Institute and dean of Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, and engineer David Gross, Ph.D., at an unmanned aerial vehicle display at TechNet-Aero.

Technology and capabilities from Wright State University, the Wright State Research Institute and the National Center for Medical Readiness (NCMR) are on display… Continue reading

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Conference to showcase Wright State Research Institute technology

Photo of the portable visualization lab from the Wright State Research Institute.

Members of the Department of Defense and industry attending the aerospace conference and trade show TechNet-Aero this week will get a glimpse of the aerospace and human performance research capabilities of the Wright State Research Institute… Continue reading

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Watch students race cardboard boats

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Students designed and built boats from cardboard and duct tape. Continue reading

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Wright Brothers Day a hit

Tom Benson (left) and Roger Storm of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, impersonating Wilbur and Orville Wright, examine micro air vehicles with Amanda Wright Lane during Wright Brothers Day in the Student Union Atrium. Wright Lane is the great-grandniece of the real Wright brothers.

It’s all but impossible for a Wright State University student to spend a day on campus without being exposed to images of the Wright Flyer… Continue reading

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Wright State Research Institute integrates daytaOhio

The Wright State Research Institute is integrating daytaOhio to enhance the Institute’s reach and capabilities… Continue reading

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Wright State research team wins award for wind turbine solution

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A Wright State University professor and two graduate students have distinguished themselves – and Wright State… Continue reading

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Wright State, DPO performance of Bernstein’s MASS heard on Dayton Public Radio

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…a production that boasted nearly 200 of Dayton’s most talented performers, including more than 100 Wright State students and faculty. Continue reading

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Wright State wins UAV contract of up to $5 million

Photo of WSRI Researcher Dave Gross (foreground) with Air Force researchers

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract of up to $5 million over five years to Wright State University for research related to unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading

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