Wright State in the News

Twin brothers take top academic honors

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

What 1903 Wright Flyer? Is there a flyer in here?

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

Got garlic mustard? Kill it

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

Wright State sees boom in neuroscience

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

Dayton-area universities provide training for Ohio’s burgeoning energy industry

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

Wright State senior prepares for Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant

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

William Hershey: Wright kind of attention to science, technology

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

Wright State, Clark State to boost collaborative program

Excerpt Declaring the pilot stage of their collaboration successful, Clark State Community College and Wright State University are expanding a program. The Gateway Program, a project to facilitate transfer students from Clark State to Wright State through academic support services, enrolled its first 29 … Continue reading

Video—Young Minds, AWESOME Ideas

The Weather Channel covered the Science Olympiad National Tournament at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Watch the video at weather.com

WSU staff member describes taking shelter

Excerpt ames Brown and Andy Sedlak spoke with a Wright State University staff member who made the trip to Moore for her granddaughters graduation this week and ended up getting caught in the tornadoes there. Barb Cwirka is a program … Continue reading