Wright State in the News

((excerpt)) Across town, Wright State University led a regional consortium of companies that snagged nearly $6.4 million in research contracts from the base. Read more: Defense firms net big money deals to start year | Dayton Business Journal

((excerpt)) “If they meet all the physical demands, then there’s no reason why women shouldn’t be allowed to be in combat,” said Wright State University student Chris Stefanopoulos. Although several people thought new opportunities for women may increase the number … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) Michael Norris, a Wright State University associate professor of sociology and assistant director of the school’s criminal justice problems program, said the notion that crime increases during hard economic times has not been supported by the data. DaytonDailyNews.com

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Last year, 350 potential incoming freshmen auditioned for the acting and musical theater programs at Wright State University. “We took 40,” said W. Stuart McDowell, chairman of theater, motion pictures and dance. McDowell, in his 16th year … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde she’s not. Kelly Green is often close to cracking a smile, except during “tech week.” “I tend to get a little agitated” during the last few days before a theatrical opening, she … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) The Black Student Union based at Wright State University will be providing transportation to the MLK March. There will be a breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Sky Lot Lobby and the busses will leave at 9:45 a.m. … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) The words will be Shakespearean, but the setting will be F. Scott Fitzgeraldean when The Human Race, Dayton’s own professional theatre company, brings The Bard’s great comedy to The Loft Theatre beginning January 27. The tale of mistaken identity, … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) Maintaining a local medical clinic at the site of the former Wright State Physicians Family Health Center is the best use for the property at the corner of Xenia Avenue and Herman Street, according to Village Planning Assistant Ed … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) Wright State University‘s Boonshoft School of Medicine has been awarded $2.1 million in federal grants to support biomedical science education. The multi-year funding from the National Institutes of Health will go toward one already-established program that aims to prepare … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) Skipper and fellow researcher Jennie Gallimore, Ph.D., director of Wright State University’s Center of Excellence in Human-Centered Innovation, have been awarded a grant to give soldiers realistic cultural training by creating virtual humans. These avatar-like figures would be infused … Continue reading →