Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) There’s been a lot of attention given to the issue of prescription drug abuse, in the wake of violent crimes such as one last year that left four people dead in a pharmacy shooting in Suffolk County, New York. … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Students from international air forces attend, too. In 2010, 65 students from 46 countries took courses. The school has a partnership with Wright State University in which flight surgeons may earn a master’s degree in aerospace medicine, and SAM … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Dayton — The second class of high school students accepted into the College Promise program will meet their mentors for the first time tonight during the second annual College Promise celebration at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. The $22.8 … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Similar research helped influence Tuschman’s stance on tobacco, he told The Plain Dealer. A Board of Regents recommendation on tobacco use would be unique because it would enter into the student experience realm of campuses, said Dan Abrahamowicz, vice … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The state’s GDP growth last year was “decent” and fairly typical of an economy emerging from a recession, said Robert Premus, an economics professor with Wright State University. Premus said the Federal Reserve is predicting that economic growth will … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Much of big data focuses on tracking Internet usage. When you search for a product on Google or Amazon, or post a comment about a product on Twitter, software tools help businesses mine that data to craft targeted promotions … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Their keynote speaker: Adrian McLemore, formerly a foster child himself who’s now the foster parent to his niece and nephew. He’s attending Wright State University while he takes care of his sister’s children. Weir said she hopes this isn’t … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) In Women Who Yell, 20-some 20-something women lose their cool and let the camera have it. Ranting about food, clothes, sex and more, the subjects of Megan Hague’s experimental documentary reveal profound, sometimes hilarious, moments of exasperation normally reserved … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) “Women Who Yell” to be shown on Thursday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Neon Movies in Dayton, as part of the Big Lens Film Festival, an annual event showcasing the creations of Wright State film students. Read … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) In the digital era, where in the movie business it’s sometimes hard to tell the stars from the stand-ins, Wright State University’s motion picture program has somehow still managed to separate itself. The Big Lens Film Festival — at … Continue reading →