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Wright State to offer nurse’s aide training

Excerpt The Nursing Institute at Wright State University is offering new training for anyone wanting to become a nurse’s aide. The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio will launch the Nurse Aide Training Program during the fall 2013 semester.  School … Continue reading

Video—Learning business at Wright State

Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business hosted two dozen high schoolers in July to learn how to succeed in business. The four-day residential business institute for rising high school juniors and seniors gave participants an opportunity to explore … Continue reading

Video—Wright State professor makes breast cancer discovery

A Wright State University professor captures national attention with a breast cancer discovery. Dr. Julian Gomez-Cambronero discovered a key protein in the development of the disease. He joined us on FOX 45 In The Morning to explain what it means … Continue reading

Buzzworthy ‘Fruitvale Station’ has local flavor

Excerpt When Centerville High School and Wright State University film and production design graduate Hannah Beachler signed on for director/screenwriter Ryan Coogler’s debut independent film Fruitvale Station, little did she know her contributions would ultimately be a part of one … Continue reading

Wright State researcher lands $50K grant to study social media and business

Excerpt A Wright State University researcher has been awarded a $50,000 standard grant from the National Science Foundation to study how social media can influence business, science and engineering. Amit Sheth, a professor of computer science and engineering for the school, is the principal … Continue reading

Wright State Physicians hire new CEO

Excerpt Wright State Physicians has named Dr. Alan Marco as its new president and CEO. Marco, who has concurrently been named associate dean for faculty and clinical affairs at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, will begin the job Sept. 9. He previously … Continue reading

Social Madness winner Wright State University offers up social media advice

Excerpt With close to 18,000 students and 97,000 living alumni, Wright State University already has a substantial audience to talk to on social media. Katie Halberg, the school’s social media strategist, has engineered its top social media accounts for six years, and … Continue reading

National Geographic’s ‘Python Hunter’ visits Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown

Excerpt Shawn Heflick first ventured into a rain forest through his military service. What he saw as a way to support his college education also reinforced his childhood passion as, in the jungles of Central America, he collected boa constrictors, … Continue reading

Pipeline to Power: BE’s Industrial Service Company of the Year

Excerpt Purchasing his father’s janitorial business in 1981 and then selling it two years later, Hightower, who attended Wright State University, also powered his entrepreneurial ambitions by building businesses in construction, industrial materials, and the fuel industry. Although his construction … Continue reading

Video—Wright State professor finds way to slow cancer

Excerpt Inside a locked cabinet at Wright State University are cancer cells slated for testing. The fight against breast cancer is starting to heat up. “People suffering with the disease get to know that we are really working on some … Continue reading