Wright State in the News

In 385 days, WSU coach transforms roster with 10 additions

((Excerpt)) Billy Donlon was hired as the men’s basketball coach at Wright State on April 14, 2010. From that point until Tuesday night, Donlon built a WSU roster that no one can argue is his own. When Wright State secured … Continue reading →

WSU president elected to highest NCAA Division I governing board

((Excerpt)) Dr. David Hopkins, the Wright State University president, has been elected to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, the highest governing body in Division I. The board is one step below the Executive Committee, which oversees all of … Continue reading →

Consumers Question Fluctuating Gas Prices

((Excerpt)) On Monday, News Center 7 found gas at $3.98 a gallon. Last Thursday, prices were at $4.15 a gallon for regular unleaded. Why the roller coaster in prices?Professor of Economics at Wright State University John Blair said the answer … Continue reading →

Osama bin Laden’s DNA: How Sure Is 99.9 Percent Sure?

((Excerpt)) Dan Krane, a professor of genetics and a DNA expert at Wright State University in Ohio, says modern-day rapid DNA tests can look at short tandem repeat sequences in the DNA. Tests that analyze these are indeed incredibly accurate, … Continue reading →

Local DNA Expert Explains Identifying Osama Bin Laden

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((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Wright State University professor and DNA expert sheds some light on how officials identified Osama Bin Laden’s body.  Professor Dan Krane has worked hundreds of cases in the past 20 years, many of them high profile, … Continue reading →

Students place straw to destroy toxic algae

((Excerpt)) GRAND LAKE – Seven graduate students from Wright State University assembled 100 barley straw bundles and placed them in channels at Behm’s Landing during the weekend. As the straw rots, it will release enzymes that kill toxic blue-green algae. … Continue reading →

Air Force base work likely played role 
in bin Laden’s downfall, some believe

((Excerpt)) Vaughn Shannon, a Wright State University political science professor and expert on terrorism, said it’s his understanding that “newer models of high-altitude surveillance” were involved in identifying and monitoring bin Laden’s compound about an hour from Islamabad, Pakistan. He … Continue reading →

Local professors think travel advisory for Americans makes sense

((Excerpt)) The warning makes sense, said Donna Schlagheck, chair of Wright State University’s Political Science Department. “The very rational expectation is going to be payback,” Schlagheck said. Operatives of Al Qaeda or even a “lone wolf” individual may attempt a … Continue reading →

Former WSU star leading Germany’s top league (full of locals) in scoring

((Excerpt)) DaShaun Wood, the former Wright State guard who helped the Raiders to the 2007 NCAA tournament, is leading Germany’s top league in scoring heading into the playoffs, which begin Saturday. Wood has averaged 19.1 points per game for the … Continue reading →

Dental research leads WSU prof to Himalayas

((Excerpt)) KETTERING — A Wright State University professor is seeking the genetic roots of some of humankind’s most common birth defects — cleft lips and palates — among a remote people in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains. Some 40 miles from the … Continue reading →