Wright State in the News

Classic ‘Harvey’ opens Wright State season

Excerpt Mary Chase’s delightful 1944 comedy “Harvey,” recipient of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize, opens Wright State University’s 39th season Thursday. Adapted for the big screen in 1950 starring Jimmy Stewart and Josephine Hull, Chase’s tale of confusion and peculiarity concerns … Continue reading →

Wright State gallery becomes a fantasy world of light and color

Excerpt Soo Sunny Park, a South Korean artist, has been busy transforming the Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries at Wright State University into a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of light, shadow and brilliant color. When one thinks of beauty, an ordinary chainlink … Continue reading →

Wright State gives $100K to students threatened by sequestration

Excerpt Wright State University says it has made an internal loan of $100,000 to help about 40 students threatened by sequestration continue their schooling. The students affected are defense employees, contractors, or members of the military who were threatened by the … Continue reading →

Degree programs where students are having success: Wright State athletic training

Excerpt Wright State’s athletic training program has a 100 percent job placement rate for students who want to work right after graduation. Some students instead choose to pursue a more advanced degree before entering the job market or go onto … Continue reading →

Wright State military affairs VP discusses newly created role

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 →

Video—Preparing for a biological attack

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 →

Wright State hoops to get time in national spotlight

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 →

Weather spotters help saves lives

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 →

Calamityville hires new director

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 →

New Alzheimer’s therapy developed by Wright State prof spreading across U.S.

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 →