Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Wright State University has a new dean for its Boonshoft School of Medicine, selecting Dr. Marjorie Bowman from the University of Pennsylvania. Bowman, who begins Oct. 1, is a professor and founding chair of Penn’s Department of … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) KETTERING — Mound Laser & Photonics Center broke ground on a new $4 million, 20,000-square foot facility here Monday. The company has outgrown its current 15,000-square foot facility in Miamisburg, said president and CEO Larry Dosser. The new site, … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) CELINA — A local garden has netted approximately 170 pounds of fruits and vegetables that have been given to area food pantries. This is the first year for the Wright State University Lake Campus Community Garden, an all-volunteer operated … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Paige Mulhollan was a lifelong educator, the third president of Wright State University, a historian whose research is included in the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, a sailor, a lover of nature and a community leader. But few realized … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Cheryl Meyer, professor of psychology at Wright State University in Ohio, who co-wrote two books on maternal filicide, said that “in very many instances,” like in these two cases, mothers decide to take their own lives and, seeing their … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The city is banking on the development of Calamityville, the National Center for Medical Readiness, as a driver of economic growth in the region. But, that impact won’t be seen for several years because the 54-acre site run by … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) CHILLICOTHE — Tom Miller is a competitive poker player, but he’s never had a hand quite like the one he held June 9 at Wright State University’s commencement ceremony. Miller, 72, received six — yes, six — bachelor’s degrees … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) On Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the ALA conference, several hundred librarians gathered for an interesting discussion on eBook collection development practices.  This ALA Program was a panel discussion featuing eBook collection development practices from both academic and public … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Vernard Hollins remembers basketball fans in Hungary heating up coins with a lighter so that when they threw them at opposing players they would stick to skin. In Macedonia, fans threw rocks and pebbles at the former … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The buildings are at the crux of the Ellis Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood Plan, which aims to establish three Wright State University    mental health centers in the Wright Dunbar neighborhood, the historic community west of downtown Dayton. The university and … Continue reading →