Wright State in the News

Wright State grad student, nurse urges drivers to “Wait 2 Text”

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((Excerpt)) WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, OHIO (WDTN-TV) – Texting while driving can be extremely dangerous, so Sarah Schrinner wants everyone to avoid doing it. Schrinner told 2 News texting while driving impacts people in multiple ways. “They take their eyes off the … Continue reading

2nd annual Embracing Technology Day

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((Excerpt)) (from left) Patricia Vermeersch, PhD of Wright State University; grandma Sophia; Marie Bashaw of WSU and grandaughter Beth during the 2nd annual Embracing Technology: Faculty/ Educator Deveopment Day at Bethany Village in Centerville, Thursday, August 4, 2011. Sophia and … Continue reading

Satellite college campuses boom in area

((Excerpt)) Sinclair is the only public college with a brick and mortar site Warren County, but the school has partnership agreements with Wright State University, Wilmington College, University of Dayton and University of Cincinnati, which all have either offered classes … Continue reading

WSU group 
to help Dayton school with supplies

((Excerpt)) The beginning of school means buying school supplies and for many families buying those supplies is difficult, if not impossible. Through Aug. 12, Wright State University’s We Serve U, a subcommittee of the Staff Council, will be collecting school … Continue reading

WPAFB could be targeted in cyber attack, expert warns

5-year-long attack should be a wake-up call for area, expert says.

((Excerpt)) Vikram Sethi, director of the Institute for Defense Studies and Education at Wright State University, believes these attacks will get wider and worse. This summer, the institute introduced training programs to defend against cyber attacks. “Most people do not … Continue reading

500 low-income students offered help to pay for college

((Excerpt)) The goal is to help pay for as many as 500 students from low-income families to attend either Sinclair Community College or Wright State University within the next 10 years. The two colleges have pledged to help offset the … Continue reading

Hopkins gives annual report at lake campus

((Excerpt)) CELINA — On Thursday morning, Wright State University president David. R Hopkins gave his Annual Report to the Community at Wright State University-Lake Campus. “If we work together and really plot the future, we can bring Ohio to a … Continue reading

Wright State president has info for VW

((Excerpt)) Wright State University President David Hopkins had plenty of news for local community members when he spoke during a luncheon event held Thursday at Willow Bend Country Club. One priority of the Dayton-based university, he said, was collaboration with … Continue reading

Daytonian’s film gets Leno look

((Excerpt)) Jenna Fischer, star of the smart comedy “A Little Help,” will talk about the film tonight, July 19, on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” “A Little Help,” which opens Friday, July 22, in New York, Los Angeles and … Continue reading

Wright State to help create aerospace studies

((Excerpt)) Wright State University will work with other schools across Ohio to build an aerospace curriculum, state officials announced yesterday. The Wright State Research Institute will lead the $11.4 million initiative to bolster Ohio’s aerospace and defense workforce, according to … Continue reading