Author Archives: Wright State Media Team

Evans’ Big Day Helps Wright St. Knock off Butler 69-64

N'Gai Evans scored a career-high 26 points for the Raiders

N’Gai Evans scored a career-high 26 points and Wright State rallied in the final minutes Sunday night to knock off Butler 69-64. Continue reading

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Iconic paintings, abstract photography, paper prints highlight 2011 Wright State faculty art exhibition

Diane Fitch is professor of painting and drawing in the Art and Art History Department. In the exhibited paintings she borrows gestures and configurations from medieval and Renaissance paintings and from Gothic relief sculpture.

From January 23 to March 6, 2011, the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will feature the work of Wright State University art faculty Diane Fitch, Tracy Longley-Cook and Danielle Rante. Continue reading

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Wright State ecologist probes mystery of nutrient-poor, fish-rich African lake

Lake Tanganyika in east Africa

  Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is the second deepest lake in the world. Most of the lake’s massive volume of water sits in its dark depths, where a lack of oxygen makes it impossible for fish and other animals … Continue reading

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Meaner, greener fuel injection project

Researchers at Wright State University are working on a direct fuel injection project for gasoline engines that burns fuel more efficiently. Continue reading

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Wright State research studies how blind can feel fabric to experience works of art

Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" in Barker code.

A Wright State University doctoral student is documenting how fabric allows the blind to experience works of art by feeling textures, and the preliminary findings are encouraging. Stephanie Auld, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, has spent nearly two years analyzing … Continue reading

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Director of sustainability gains new perspective on environmental issues in China

In his second trip to China in less than two years, Wright State University Director of Sustainability and Senior Lecturer Hunt Brown got a firsthand look at how the Chinese are tackling environmental issues in their own country. As part … Continue reading

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Wright State University to host national science contest

The Miami Valley’s budding scientists will have a chance to showcase their skills close to home when Wright State University hosts the 2013 Science Olympiad—the nation’s largest science competition. DaytonDailyNews.com →

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Ohio 444 through Wright-Patterson could close by 2012

The Air Force’s plan to relocate part of Ohio 444 in Fairborn could create new opportunities for office and commercial development and additional access to Wright State University’s campus, Fairborn city officials said Tuesday. DaytonDailyNews.com →

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Wright State University program helps teach students to launch businesses

College programs that teach students how to start their own businesses are becoming more popular in part because the sluggish economy is limiting the number of job opportunities at existing businesses, officials said. Last fall, Wright State created a Master’s … Continue reading

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Intelligence analyst school expanding course offerings in 2011

A school organized to help train the next generation of intelligence analysts for government and industry jobs is expanding its course offerings in 2011, including day and night offerings, post-graduate instruction and additional software training. DaytonDailyNews.com →

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