Academics

Theatre students rock controversial hit musical

Photo of three male students during a scene from Rent.

Wright State continues its 2011-12 theatre season with the rock musical “RENT.” Continue reading

Wright State researchers working on watershed moment in water purification

Photo of Sharmila Mukhopadhyay

Polluted streams, rivers, lakes and municipal water may soon be getting the Wright State treatment… Continue reading

Wright State professors’ first film added to National Film Registry

Photo of two women from the 1970s wearing sunglasses.

Julia Reichert and Jim Klein’s 1971 documentary Growing Up Female has been selected to join the list of landmark works of American cinema. Continue reading

Wright State exhibit will celebrate Wilbur Wright’s “life of consequences”

Tom D. Crouch, Ph.D., and Dawne Dewey, head of Wright State Special Collections and Archives, discuss Wilbur Wright at Aviation Trail's annual Celebration of Powered Flight dinner on Dec. 17, 2011.

Heritage groups in the Dayton region next year will celebrate the life of Wilbur Wright, who invented the airplane in Dayton with his brother Orville… Continue reading

Happy Birthday, Newsroom!

Photo of a birthday candle in the shape of the number one and some photos from newsroom stories.

On December 14, 2010, the Wright State Newsroom was born. Continue reading

Local media visit Wright State library, interview professor about Pearl Harbor

Photo of Edward Haas being interviewed by a local TV news crew about Pearl Harbor.

The Wright State University Friends of the Libraries display Infamy—December 7, 1941, attracted local news attention… Continue reading

Working with children changes Wright State student’s career path

Photo of Vanessa McKenzie

Wright State student Vanessa McKenzie started out as an art major… Continue reading

Wright State educators honored by Ohio Magazine

Photo of Nathan Klingbeil

A Wright State engineering professor who is helping boost the graduation rate and… Continue reading

Create a unique work of art while helping to feed our community

Photo of a man stacking canned food.

Stop by the Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries Nov. 30—Dec. 2 to make a sculpture with canned food items. Continue reading

Wright State students make Dunbar pilgrimage

Photo of Jessica Nicole Wheeler at Paul Laurenece Dunbar's grave.

Paul Laurence Dunbar is one of Dayton’s gems. Continue reading