Wright State in the News

Funds help promote aerospace in Dayton

((Excerpt)) The portion of the grant dedicated to Wright State University will fund research and training initiatives as well as technology commercialization in areas that align with WPAFB human performance priorities. “The opportunity to capitalize on our 2005 BRAC win … Continue reading →

Wright State receives $5M gift

((Excerpt)) Wright State University has received $5 million to help train students in finding oil and gas, the university said. “Wright State University is most appreciative of this incredibly generous gift from Schlumberger Limited,” Wright State President David Hopkins said … Continue reading →

Scientists worry as U.S. panel looks for ways to balance federal budget

((Excerpt)) Robert Fyffe, associate dean for research affairs at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University, said the federal funding threat is happening at the same time state funds are constricting. Wright State receives between $8 million and … Continue reading →

Coalition gets $7M to promote Ohio aerospace/defense

((Excerpt)) The portion of the grant dedicated to Wright State University will fund research and training initiatives as well as technology commercialization in areas that align with WPAFB human performance priorities. “The opportunity to capitalize on our 2005 BRAC win … Continue reading →

PACCAR center sees boom in partnerships

((Excerpt)) Wright State University was instrumental in launching the first BSN program within the walls of PACCAR, which prompted other schools to become involved. In time, Southern State University began using PACCAR to help students with the prerequisites for a … Continue reading →

How does WSU plan to match up with No. 3 OSU?

((Excerpt)) Toward the end of the Wright State basketball team’s August trip to Italy, the Raiders trailed the fourth of four Italian professional opponents. Then A. J. Pacher got rougher. The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward from Vandalia Butler High School played … Continue reading →

Wright State hoops to get national spotlight vs. OSU

((Excerpt)) Wright State University men’s basketball faces a tough early season test, and gets a shot at some national exposure, when it faces Ohio State University on Friday. The Raiders trip to Columbus will be broadcast on the Big Ten … Continue reading →

Area county claims highest drug overdose rate of urban areas in state

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — The city’s east side is the epicenter for Montgomery County’s accidental drug overdose epidemic, according to newly released county emergency room and coroner data. Despite two years and $160,000 of publicly funded research, it’s still unclear why … Continue reading →

Wright State baseball coach to appear on Oprah Winfrey Network show

((Excerpt)) Every year, Wright State baseball coach Rob Cooper sends his players home for winter break with a reading assignment, a different book each time. In 2008, Cooper came home one evening to find his wife watching an Oprah Winfrey … Continue reading →

U.S. manufacturing falters in October

((Excerpt)) Economic uncertainty appears to be taking its toll on the U.S. manufacturing industry. The PMI, an index used to measure the strength of the industry, dropped to 50.8 percent in October, according to the latest report from the Institute … Continue reading →