Wright State in the News

WSU plans disaster training location after environmental clean-up

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — When the FBI, Army National Guard and Ohio Highway Patrol visit Wright State University’s growing disaster training ground this month, they’ll be tested by simulated chemical, biological and nuclear hazards. What these “first providers” of medical care … Continue reading

Top 10 Colleges That Give Back To Communities

((Excerpt)) Wright State University’s We Serve U program encourages staff to contribute their time and skills to local community service projects. To gear up for the back-to-school season, WSU donated much-needed supplies to the Westwood School in Dayton, Ohio, which … Continue reading

Schools offer new tool for taking notes

((Excerpt)) The smartpens also have made an appearance at Wright State University-Lake Campus. The smartpen also allows the student to tap anywhere in his or her notes and replay exactly what the professor was saying at that point, John Wolfe, … Continue reading

Former WSU volleyball player injured in state fair stage collapse

((Excerpt)) COLDWATER — One by one, the former Wright State teammates were shaken to the core by the aftershock of that collapsing stage at the Indiana State Fair two Saturday nights ago. Mandy Gels — who lives in Coldwater where … Continue reading

Local family visits homeland, cheers fight for freedom

((Excerpt)) Amena Shermadou, 20, a sophomore at Wright State University, said she and her family returned about a week ago from their first-ever visit to Libya. Over the course of two months, she and her siblings met uncles, aunts and … Continue reading

Quake Felt Locally

((Excerpt)) ST. MARYS — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that rattled Virginia and much of the northern East Coast caused instruments at Wright State University Lake Campus to jump Tuesday afternoon. The quake struck shortly before 2 p.m. and its epicenter … Continue reading

East Coast quake shakes Wright State

((Excerpt)) The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake’s epicenter was in Mineral, Va. The Pentagon was evacuated, and the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is among the buildings reportedly damaged. Wright State’s Physical Plant workers were surveying all campus … Continue reading

Quake Shakes Area

((Excerpt)) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that rattled Virginia and much of the northern East Coast caused instruments at Wright State University-Lake Campus to jump Tuesday afternoon. The quake struck shortly before 2 p.m. and its epicenter was near Mineral, Va., … Continue reading

Hospitals demand higher educated nurses

((Excerpt)) Marcia Miller, head of nursing at Sinclair, said her program will be “alive and well” thanks to partnerships with schools like Wright State University where many of Sinclair’s nursing graduates go on to earn a bachelor’s degree. With more … Continue reading

Locals react to fall of Gadhafi’s rule in Libya

((Excerpt)) Vaughn Shannon, assistant professor of political science with Wright State University, said the Arabic-speaking world is closely watching the events unfold in Libya, and citizens of other oppressed countries in the Middle East may be inspired to rise up … Continue reading