Wright State in the News

R. William Ayres, interim dean of the Graduate School at Wright State University, wrote a guest column on privacy and security in the Dayton Business Journal: There’s a lot of conversation about the NSA and recent revelations regarding the U.S. government’s massive … Continue reading →

Exceprt Wright State University President David Hopkins has been elected chair of the Inter-University Council of Ohio. In the role, Hopkins will oversee the council, which consists of the presidents of the 14 public universities in the state. The council, or IUC, aims … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University will see housing options grow at its Lake Campus in Celina as a group doubles the size of on-campus housing. The Western Ohio Educational Foundation, or WOEF, is finalizing plans for a $1.7 million, 10,000-square-foot addition to … Continue reading →

Excerpt Twin brothers Alex and Blake Dugas, 18, earned the top two spots in Wayne High School’s 2013 graduating class. . . . After high school Alex who received the Wright State University National Merit Commended Scholarship will be attending … Continue reading →

Excerpt Sixteen feet up hangs a replica of the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer. The wingspan is over 40 feet and it has a length of 21 feet from the nose to the tip of the tail. Students who do notice … Continue reading →

Excerpt Garlic mustard has a two-year growing cycle. In the first year, the plants remain green rosettes close to the ground, although the leaves smell of garlic if you crush them. In the second, they burst upward, preparing to spray seeds … Continue reading →

Excerpt With a state-of-the-art facility under construction and millions of dollars in grant funding pouring in, neuroscience is on the rise at Wright State University. Driven by interest from students, a flood of physician talent and collaboration from area hospitals … Continue reading →

Excerpt The University of Dayton and Wright State University will provide training for Ohio’s emerging natural gas and crude oil industry. The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, or OOGEEP, has compiled a list of programs offered by the … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University senior Jessica Kelbley is the current reigning Ms. Wheelchair Ohio and is entered into the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant on July 15 in Houston. Kelbley and her sister, Missie both have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal Muscular … Continue reading →

Excerpt When she came to Wright State on May 17-18 the university was the center of American youthful innovation, with Ohio, as in pre-Rust Belt days, flexing plenty of intellectual muscle. Sixty middle school teams, including Lucy’s from the Syracuse … Continue reading →