Wright State in the News

Ohio University-Chillicothe features photographic exhibit

Excerpt A distinctive photographic approach to insects, “Militainment and Insects,” is on display in the Patricia Scott Gallery at Ohio University-Chillicothe’s Bennett Hall. The exhibit by Benjamin Montague, a faculty member at Wright State University, will be on display through … Continue reading →

Wright State holds free Thanksgiving dinner for students

Excerpt Wright State University will hold a Thanksgiving dinner today for its students who can’t travel home for the holiday. The university hosted the free meal for the first time last year, when the switch to a semester calendar shortened … Continue reading →

Wright State inks partnership with British university

Excerpt Wright State University is hoping to take some of its research opportunities across the pond. The school signed a memorandum of understanding with Anglia Ruskin University Wednesday following a three-day visit to Wright State by officials from the Cambridge, England … Continue reading →

‘The Wild Party’ Review – Wright State University – Love and War

Excerpt The excellent local premiere of Andrew Lippa’s 2000 off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party,” adapted from Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 narrative poem of the same name, intimately electrifies at Wright State University. Presented inside the black box Herbst Theatre, “Wild … Continue reading →

University forum: Speaker shares merits of ‘insult pacifism’

Excerpt William B. Irvine has a “five-second rule” that has nothing to do with eating just-dropped food off a floor. But it has a lot to do with a person’s ability to brush off an insult, the Wright State University philosophy … Continue reading →

Reynolds and Reynolds gives $400K for Wright State scholarships

Excerpt Reynolds and Reynolds has committed to another $400,000 in scholarships to train students in engineering and computer science at Wright State University. The grant is expected to help 40 students over five years, and ups the commitment Reynolds and Reynolds has … Continue reading →

Video—Wright State dances for the kids

Some college students cut a rug to make a difference. Wright State’s Dance Marathon took place all day Saturday. Students danced for 15 hours straight  to raise money for Dayton Children’s Hospital. “We have over 617 students registered and it’s … Continue reading →

Wright State staging local premiere of ‘Wild Party’

Excerpt Andrew Lippa’s provocative and scintillating 2000 off-Broadway musical “The Wild Party” receives its overdue local premiere in Wright State University’s black box Herbst Theatre beginning Friday. Adapted from Joseph Moncure March’s risque 1928 narrative poem, the musical tells the … Continue reading →

Wright State to host dance marathon

Excerpt Wright State University will host an inaugural Dance Marathon beginning Nov. 16. The event, renamed “Raiderthon,” will raise money for the Dayton Children’s Miracle Network. The money is allocated to support numerous projects, including medical equipment, activities for the … Continue reading →

Breath analysis device

Excerpt Wright State University researchers are building a breath-analysis device that they hope will detect such diseases as diabetes, kidney disease and cancer by identifying changes in smell and chemistry that such diseases create in a human’s breath. The team … Continue reading →