Libraries

Ermal Fraze: the essence of a ‘can’-do entrepreneur

From the Stacks: Learn about Dayton entrepreneur Ermal Fraze, who designed the pull-off tab and push-in and fold-back tab on aluminum cans. Continue reading

Innovative spirit

Wright Brothers Day featured innovative research and demonstrations from Wright State faculty and students and local organizations. Continue reading

Annual Wright Brothers Day will celebrate campus and community innovators

Student flying slight simulator

Wright Brothers Day takes place Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium. Continue reading

Wright State receives grant to digitize local program featuring prominent civil rights figures

Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives will digitize videocassettes of the weekly television program, “Like It Is.” Continue reading

The Wright brothers’ mechanician

Charles “Charlie” Taylor, the Wrights’ mechanician, designed and built the engine used during the first successful flight. Continue reading

University Libraries to host screening, talk on Paul Laurence Dunbar documentary

“Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” will be screened on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. in 441 Dunbar Library and on Webex. Continue reading

Wright State University Libraries to celebrate legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar: 150 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dayton poet’s birth with a series of film, poetry, art and music events. Continue reading

‘Undesign the Redline’ exhibits highlight Black History Month at Wright State University

“Undesign the Redline” is on display on the second floor of Dunbar Library during February. Continue reading

Historic photo collection of Rike’s holiday window displays housed in Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives

Rike’s donated the photos to the Special Collections and Archives in 1988. Continue reading

Knit knack

Free scarves, hats and other winter accessories were provided to Wright State students at the sixth annual Scarf Frenzy. Continue reading