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Tuned In

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Karen Strider-Iiames

Cramming in college … pulling all-nighters. Sound familiar? It’s not always a bad thing. In fact, it helped prepare award-winning composer Stephen Hampton for the tight deadlines he would encounter in the high-pressure music industry. “You begin to trust your … Continue reading →

History Floods the Stage

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Cory MacPherson

See newsroom story and photo gallery here One hundred years after the natural disaster that changed Dayton, Ohio, forever, Wright State University restaged its celebrated original play 1913: The Great Dayton Flood. Billed as an “epic parable with gospel blues,” … Continue reading →

Talent Show

Stars of the future to shine at Wright State University in 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jim Hannah

Talented teens from middle and high schools around the nation are coming to Wright State University to compete in a ballet of fiercely competitive science and engineering projects. For the best young minds in the land, the prestigious 2013 National … Continue reading →

Saving Face

When Jennifer Whitestone used her education and research experience to treat a burn victim, it changed her life as well

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Timothy R. Gaffney

Total Contact Inc. is more than a business to founder Jennifer Whitestone: it’s a mission. Whitestone made the leap from federal employee with job security to startup business owner after using her biomedical engineering skills to help someone who had … Continue reading →

Earth Angels

These three alumni work to create a culture of environmental responsibility–on campus and beyond

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jim Hannah

green machinist A year after the Cuyahoga River caught fire, Earth Day was born. 1970. It was the first wave of the environmental movement, and high school senior Linda Ramey was riding it. Since then, Ramey has made a colorful … Continue reading →

Fuel Efficient

Stephen Hightower builds petroleum-distribution business into a national powerhouse

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jim Hannah

When Stephen Hightower applied for a sales position at Armco Steel after graduating from high school, he had good reason to think he would get the job. After all, he had been heavily involved in his family’s cleaning business—interfacing with … Continue reading →

The New Recruits

Students answer the call for next generation of air force scientists

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Stephanie Gottschlich

Justin Estepp describes himself as “just a bench engineer.” But with a small army of student research assistants at his side in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Estepp is grinding … Continue reading →

Furniture and Philanthropy

Larry Klaben has grown his company from a mom-and-pop shop to a vast furniture empire that emphasizes giving back to the dayton region

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Cory MacPherson

The sofas and recliners he sells may be perfect for relaxing on a Sunday afternoon, but Larry Klaben rarely rests. Since taking over a hometown furniture store in Dayton 14 years ago, Klaben has never stopped working to grow Morris … Continue reading →

The Human Factor

Three mile island sparks grad’s business