Author Archives: Timothy R. Gaffney

Wright State earns national attention from big win

((Excerpt)) The television hanging near the entry way of Wright State’s Setzer Pavilion/Mills-Morgan Center was tuned to ESPN. Several times throughout Wednesday morning and afternoon, like everywhere else in the country, it displayed a potentially slump-busting shot by WSU guard … Continue reading

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Wright State exhibit will celebrate Wilbur Wright’s “life of consequences”

Tom D. Crouch, Ph.D., and Dawne Dewey, head of Wright State Special Collections and Archives, discuss Wilbur Wright at Aviation Trail's annual Celebration of Powered Flight dinner on Dec. 17, 2011.

Heritage groups in the Dayton region next year will celebrate the life of Wilbur Wright, who invented the airplane in Dayton with his brother Orville… Continue reading

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IDSE Senior Advisor McCoy wins lifetime achievement award in logistics

Photo of Maj. Gen. (retired) Gary T. McCoy

A recently retained senior advisor to Wright State University’s Institute for Defense Studies and Education has received a top national honor… Continue reading

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President Hopkins pushes for paradigm shift at fourth annual Defense Forum

Photo of Wright State President David Hopkins at the foruth annual Defense Forum

Wright State University is working to shift the paradigm of how it works with the Air Force and businesses in order to increase research… Continue reading

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Wright State overcomes sluggish offense to beat Jackson State, 56-39

((Excerpt)) Final: WSU wins 56-39. A tough offensive game to watch, as Wright State shot 31.4 percent and Jackson State shot 26.2 percent. Reggie Arceneaux led Wright State with 15 points, and Cole Darling added nine points, nine rebounds and … Continue reading

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Wright State research seeks sense from social media to aid in emergencies

Photo of Amit Sheth, Ph.D. and Hemant Purohit, Prof. Sheth’s Ph.D. advisee.

Just hours after a powerful earthquake killed hundreds of people in Turkey… Continue reading

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How does WSU plan to match up with No. 3 OSU?

((Excerpt)) Toward the end of the Wright State basketball team’s August trip to Italy, the Raiders trailed the fourth of four Italian professional opponents. Then A. J. Pacher got rougher. The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward from Vandalia Butler High School played … Continue reading

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Wright State hoops to get national spotlight vs. OSU

((Excerpt)) Wright State University men’s basketball faces a tough early season test, and gets a shot at some national exposure, when it faces Ohio State University on Friday. The Raiders trip to Columbus will be broadcast on the Big Ten … Continue reading

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Area county claims highest drug overdose rate of urban areas in state

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — The city’s east side is the epicenter for Montgomery County’s accidental drug overdose epidemic, according to newly released county emergency room and coroner data. Despite two years and $160,000 of publicly funded research, it’s still unclear why … Continue reading

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U.S. manufacturing falters in October

((Excerpt)) Economic uncertainty appears to be taking its toll on the U.S. manufacturing industry. The PMI, an index used to measure the strength of the industry, dropped to 50.8 percent in October, according to the latest report from the Institute … Continue reading

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