Wright State in the News

Google, Facebook battle for top Web site

((Excerpt)) Kendall Goodrich, assistant professor at the Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business, recently told the Dayton Business Journal that companies taking advantage of Facebook should see rewards. As companies — both large and small — look to … Continue reading

People can receive free skin cancer screening on Tuesday

((Excerpt)) Atrium Medical Center is offering free skin cancer screenings twice during May. The first session will be 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, provided by physicians from the Wright State University Department of Dermatology. Registration is required by calling (866) … Continue reading

Schools save by sharing services

((Excerpt)) Officials involved in the initiative are also reaching out to Montgomery County superintendents. “The big hope is we will identify a couple of means by which school districts can save money and it will start to organically grow from … Continue reading

Sports always have been big part of Hopkins’ life

Athletic-minded school president to serve on D-I Board of Directors.

((Excerpt)) David Hopkins, the Wright State University president, has run a marathon and spent his academic career studying the way exercise affects the body and the aging process. He has raised six children who have been involved in sports, including … Continue reading

Cops cracking down on college ‘fests’

((Excerpt)) With many of Ohio’s semester schools in finals week, police in college cities that operate on the quarter system, like Athens, are expecting larger crowds for “fests” held in their municipality. Athens Police Department, OIU agents and other public … Continue reading

Semester switch approaching fast

((Excerpt)) Wright State University is on track to complete the semester transition on time for Fall 2012. Director of Semester Conversion, Herbert Dregalla, said that there is probably going to be some anxiety this fall from students and faculty when … Continue reading

Nepal teeth to uncover origins of birth defects

((Excerpt)) In order to obtain data quickly, he set up a small dental clinic in the village in January last year where local dentists are taking traditional dental casts and sending them to the US regularly. At  Wright State University … Continue reading

‘Branching Out’ project features local artists, classes

((Excerpt)) Just in time for fall classes at Wright State, artist Thomas Macaulay will be installing a site-specific piece of landscape art that will extend from the WSU Sculpture Studio to an evergreen-edged path that winds through a woods along … Continue reading

Thumbs down to new taxes

Voters statewide OK’d renewal taxes Tuesday, but rejected new ones.

((Excerpt)) Wright State University economics professor Rudy Fichtenbaum called it “a terrible time” for school districts to be asking voters to open their wallets because of the economic uncertainty, rising costs and high unemployment. “It’s a lot to ask of … Continue reading

Rising prices strain families, threaten economic recovery

((Excerpt)) “The inflation rate is suppose to measure inflation for everybody, but it doesn’t because we all have differences,” said Robert Premus, an economics professor at Wright State University. “Lower income families don’t have a lot of options. So when … Continue reading