Author Archives: Timothy R. Gaffney

Dayton community remembers Wilbur Wright

Photo of Wilbur Wright

Bells tolled and work stopped all over Dayton 100 years ago on June 1 as the city observed the untimely death of one of its most famous sons, Wilbur Wright. Continue reading

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College of Engineering and Computer Science, AFRL launch assistantship program

NEWS RELEASE May 11, 2012 The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science has created 30 scholarships and internships for Ohio undergraduate students that also provide a guaranteed internship with a regional employer, the university announced Friday, May … Continue reading

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Area campuses scramble to handle Wi-Fi demands

((Excerpt)) A spike in the number of college students using mobile devices to access the Internet has area schools scrambling to handle the increased load on their wireless networks. Wright State University, Miami University and the University of Dayton are … Continue reading

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Students spruce up WWII widow’s home

((Excerpt)) RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) – A group of students from Wright State University worked to revitalize the home of a widow of a WWII veteran on Saturday. Wright State’s Project Management class paid a visit to the home of 92-year-old … Continue reading

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Consortium hopes $5M outlay lures more Air Force UAV work

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Dayton region consortium will invest $5 million on UAV test equipment in a bid to win more lucrative Air Force Research Laboratory deals which last year awarded $2.1 billion in contracts, officials said. The newly renamed … Continue reading

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Wright State providing 30 AFRL-related scholarships

((Excerpt)) program will provide 30 scholarships and guarantee an internship with a regional employer, the school announced Friday. The program — the Dean’s AFRL-Industry Experiential Learning Assistantship­ — is geared toward recruiting and retaining high-quality Ohio high school students to … Continue reading

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PTSD name change heartens advocates

((Excerpt)) Advocates of a name switch for post-traumatic stress disorder want to change the term “disorder” to “injury” to reduce the stigma of the treatable illness and urge reluctant military service members who suffer from PTSD to seek help, authorities … Continue reading

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Celebrating 25 years of excellence

College of Engineering and Computer Science relishes past, embraces future
Artist's rendering of the lobby of the planned Neuroscience and Engineering Collaboration building

The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science marked its 25th anniversary on Friday, May 11, by announcing a new assistantship program that will provide scholarships, internships and a path to employment for 30 undergraduate students.
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College of Engineering and Computer Science to celebrate 25 years

University officials, former deans will review progress and preview the future
Photo of engineers manipulating 3D image in the Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory.

Wright State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate its 25th anniversary Friday, May 11, with a Research Showcase… Continue reading

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The keys to operator performance

((Excerpt)) If you want to keep plant operators performing at optimal levels, how many alarms should you try to hold your system to? What’s the best way to present procedures to those operators so they know what to do when … Continue reading

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