Wright State Headlines
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Apr 27
Wright State celebrates revitalized campus gathering space: the Moat at Wright Plaza
Wright State celebrated the Moat at Wright Plaza, a revitalized outdoor gathering space featuring new water features, seating, lighting, improved accessibility and a performance stage at the heart of campus. Continue reading
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Apr 24
Free Community Health Fair offers vital screenings and resources to Dayton residents
Wright State medical students, in partnership with Premier Health, will host a free Community Health Fair on April 25 to promote healthy lifestyles and provide essential health services. Continue reading
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Apr 23
First-year students celebrated at inaugural certificate ceremony
With applause echoing through the Student Union, nearly 500 students, family members, faculty and staff celebrated a defining milestone — the completion of the first year — at Wright State’s inaugural First-Year Certificate Ceremony. Continue reading
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Apr 23
Wright State University leads $2.5 million federal initiative to bring AI education to rural Ohio
Wright State has received a $2.5 million federal grant to develop AI-focused curriculum and train educators to teach it, with the goal of expanding artificial intelligence literacy from rural schools through colleges and into the workforce. Continue reading
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Apr 22
Local Vibes wins Wright State entrepreneurial competition
A QR-based platform that helps students discover trending spots, real-time deals and social connections near campus earned the top prize at Wright State University’s annual Wright Venture competition. Continue reading
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Academics
‘Music Man’ proves music is universal language
Wright State Theatre’s production of “The Music Man” runs March 17 through April 3 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading
Careless people are skewing the results of scientific studies. Can they be stopped?
Nathan Bowling, professor of psychology at Wright State, discussed his research on how careless people can skew the results of scientific studies with Quartz. If 10 percent of respondents in a survey don’t follow basic instructions, it can throw the … Continue reading
Wright State class to use social media to measure candidates’ performances during presidential debate
Communication class will monitor how the public discusses the presidential debate at Wright State on Sept. 26 on Twitter. Continue reading
A heart for service
Wright State marketing major Holley Mapel keeps a busy college schedule and active lifestyle, getting involved on and off campus. Continue reading
Wright State Physicians Family Medicine kicks off new educational series ‘Brain Matters’
Clinical health psychologist Paul Hershberger will discuss “Brain Matters: Common Thought Tendencies and How to Manage Them” on April 14. Continue reading
Wright State to host Air Camp for middle school students
Summer sessions for middle school students will be held June 12-17, June 19-24 and July 17-22. Continue reading
Model citizen
Wright State alum and videographer Lee Furry making international splash with his Star Wars models
Lee Furry, a Wright State motion pictures graduate and local news videographer, turned his interest in Star Wars models into a thriving business. Continue reading
Climate change survey of science teachers co-designed by Wright State’s Lee Hannah making national splash
Published in Science magazine, the survey examined how public school teachers are teaching climate change in the classroom. Continue reading
Wright State financial conference to draw 300
Excerpt Wright State University’s financial services conference is returning this year. The LIFT Symposium — Leading Innovation in Finance Today and Tomorrow — will return March 18 at the Wright State University Nutter Center. This year, the event, intended to … Continue reading
Glen Solomon elected to the Association of Professors of Medicine Council
Glen Solomon is professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and professor and interim chair of the Department of Neurology at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
