Wright State in the News

New Course Offers Credit

((excerpt)) NEW BREMEN — Area students are taking advantage of a new dual-enrollment opportunity through Wright State University. TheEveningLeader.com

WSU professor wins award for book

((excerpt)) The American Historical Society honored Jonathan Reed Winkler Ph.D., who is an associate history professor at WSU, for his book “Nexus: Strategic Communications and American Security in World War I.” TheGuardianOnline.com

Housing Project Kicks Off

((excerpt)) CELINA — Officials from Wright State University Lake Campus gathered Monday afternoon to kick off a project that was a decade in the making. TheEveningLeader.com

Wright State Police Discuss Recent Robberies Near Campus

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Wright State University Police went before the student government Tuesday night to ease concerns and educate students on how to handle the situation surrounding a rash of robberies near campus. DaytonsNewsSource.com WHIOTV.com WDTN.com DaytonDailyNews.com

Happiness, Productivity, and the Obama Competitiveness Initiative

((excerpt)) Not so, according to a research project by Nathan Bowling, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychology at Wright State. His findings, which will be published soon in the Journal of Vocational Behavior, show that although satisfaction and performance are … Continue reading

Robberies near WSU has campus, students on alert

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Police responded to a robbery Monday night at an off-campus Wright State University apartment complex near Duncan Drive and Zink Road around 8 p.m. They would not confirm if the incident was connected to three previous incidents … Continue reading

Blaine Boyd Takes Wright State’s Jekyll and Hyde to the Next Level

((excerpt)) Seldom can you compare the quality of a college show to that of professional theatre. It’s nothing against college productions. They are meant to be a little more amateurish for the mere fact that the student performers are still … Continue reading

Ke$ha to perform at Nutter Center

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Pop singer and rapper Ke$ha will perform her chart-topping hits April 5 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. Ke$ha’s debut album, “Animal,” was released in January 2010 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. … Continue reading

Guest column: WSU welcomes speakers across political spectrum

((excerpt)) This commentary was written by Carol Herringer, chair of the Wright State University Department of History, and Carol Loranger, chair of the Department of English Language and Literatures. As colleagues of Professor William Irvine, we were disappointed that he … Continue reading

Retaining family doctors crucial for future

Two-thirds of WSU med grads leave area

((excerpt)) A Dayton medical school and local physicians groups are faced with tackling the shortage of primary care physicians. About a third of the 500 annual graduates from Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine currently stay in Dayton. And … Continue reading