Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) State law currently prohibits smoking within 25 feet of building entrances and inside all buildings. Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati recently reviewed their smoking policies, which follow state law, and students or faculty did not favor … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Whitmore looks at awards the same way, not really wanting much attention for a recent award from Wright State University as its 2012 International Student Advocate: “I’m humbled. I don’t really do things for appreciation,” he said. “I was… … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Wright State University’s newly renovated Ben and Marian Schuster concert hall will have a special new podium, thanks to the efforts of three dedicated woodworkers. “We have a faculty member, Dr. In-Hong Cha, who is a professor of violin … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The history of the invention of the airplane more often than not brings to mind the Wright Brothers – Wilbur and Orville – and their innovative developments leading to the legendary event of the first heavier-than-air, controlled and powered … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Nicole Scherzinger Biography Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is of Hawaiian, Filipina and Russian descent, and comes from a large family of entertainers — her mother, Rosemary, was a professional … Continue reading →

((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 →