Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) The winner of “The Apprentice” season four, Randall Picknett, will make an appearance this week at Wright State University. Picknett, also an author and entrepreneur, will be the keynote speaker this Wednesday for the school’s 12th annual diversity conference, … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) On April 28 at Carillon Historical Park, thousands of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes annual March for Babies—the nation’s oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Wright State is set to host a challenge for universities nationwide to come up with a system for battlefield airmen to scale buildings. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2012 Service Academy and University Engineering Challenge will be held at … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Dayton has the highest office vacancy rate among the nation’s metropolitan areas, and the portion of its office space that is unoccupied is at least at a 13-year high, according to new data from a real estate research firm. … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) SPRINGFIELD — Most elementary schools in Clark and Champaign counties have only a handful of male teachers on staff, but men can be valuable in the classroom as role models for children, according to experts. About 8 percent of … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Amongst the many blooming buildings in the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood, there are still a few weeds. “When we first got there, roofs were in the basement,” says Idotha “Bootsie” Neal, President of Wright-Dunbar Inc. But officials … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The Dayton area has added jobs for two consecutive years, the first time that has happened in more than a decade, according to academic researchers. Area employment has grown from about 363,500 people in 2010 to about 370,700 employed … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) BEAVERCREEK — A consortium of the Wright State Research Institute and area companies will create 50 full-time jobs with an average wage of about $90,000 a year to work with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to study human performance. The … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Tipp City eighth grader is now helping a researcher at Wright State University save kids’ lives. Sammie Rowland is just an ordinary 14-year-old girl who likes to play sports. (After her brother suffered a concussion,) Sammie … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, relocated to the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure law, has more than 60 civilian jobs and about 50 military officer jobs to … Continue reading →