For the Media

Excerpt Ten deployments with the United States Army have taken Ret. Col. Larry James around the world. He’s been the top psychologist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and served in high-level psychology positions at The Pentagon, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Abu … Continue reading →

Wright State University hosted a Weapons of Mass Destruction seminar Tuesday to raise awareness of bio-security risks. Biological weapons such as anthrax and ricin have been used for years to threaten laboratories, biotechnology companies, scientists and students locally and internationally. … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University will get some solid national exposure on the hardwood this coming season. The Raiders men’s basketball team will play five games on national TV this season including four on ESPN networks, the Horizon League announced Friday. It also has … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University hosted the National Weather Service’s Skywarn Spotter Training Workshop today at the Nutter Center. Wright State is a storm-ready university—only 136 universities in the country rate Storm Ready. “It is a real distinction to be Storm Ready,” … Continue reading →

Excerpt The National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville has hired a new director. The Fairborn-based emergency response testing center — part of Wright State University and the Wright State Research Institute — has hired Rufus Smith as its permanent director. Smith will take … Continue reading →

Excerpt Three years ago, Wright State University professor Govind Bharwani was given a challenge: Find a way to help people living with Alzheimer’s disease so they are less prone to becoming confused, agitated, withdrawn and falling. Today, the breakthrough therapy he … Continue reading →

Excerpt The new chapel that houses the Catholic Campus Ministry at Wright State University will receive a design award from the American Institute of Architects Ohio next month. The $1 million St. John Bosco Chapel replaced an A-frame building that … Continue reading →

Excerpt Courtney Simons will develop a new food science curriculum and teach most of the classes at Wright State University-Lake Campus. Classes in the program will be offered in the second semester for students seeking two- and four-year degrees. Originally … Continue reading →

Excerpt Ah, what a difference a year makes. Last preseason, Wright State was picked to finish last in the Horizon League. Heading into this season, the Raiders are the clear-cut favorites to win the conference. Billy Donlon, one of the … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State Research Institute is ahead of its ambitious growth projections, with new staff and portfolio companies being added in recent months. Since bringing on Jason Parker as its new director in early June, the institute has added seven jobs and plans … Continue reading →