Wright State Headlines
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Feb 3
Time and talents
Wright State University students, faculty, staff and alumni participated in the We Serve U Volunteer Fair on Feb. 1 in the Student Union Atrium. Continue reading
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Feb 3
Boonshoft School of Medicine receives nearly $2.3M federal grant to support mental health training for family medicine residents
Family medicine residents at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine will receive additional training to care for the mental and behavioral health needs of children, adolescents and young adults. Continue reading
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Feb 2
Wright State Theatre presents Tom Stoppard’s romantic masterpiece ‘Arcadia’ in the Playhouse Theatre
Wright State Theatre’s production of Tom Stoppard’s romantic masterpiece “Arcadia” runs from Feb. 3 to 12 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Feb 2
Wright State students premiere documentary films at annual Doc Night
Doc Night featured 11 documentaries created by 12 motion picture students on topics ranging from local businesses to family to filmmaking, itself. Continue reading
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Feb 1
Wright State graduate’s book empowers and educates kids about wearing eyeglasses
Wright State English graduate Kristin B. Gyimah was inspired to write “Teddy Gets Glasses” by one of her children. Continue reading
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Special Collections and Archives
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
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
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
From the Stacks: 150 years of Paul Laurence Dunbar
The University Libraries will host several events into 2022 to celebrate 150 years of the life and work of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Continue reading
A woman’s crusade
Martha McClellan Brown and Ohio’s roots in the temperance movement
From the Stacks: A look at the Martha McClellan Brown collection in the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading
Wright State University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives receives grant to improve its digitized Wright Brothers Collection
Special Collections and Archives will use the grant to prepare the Wright Brothers Collection for the Ohio Digital Network and the Digital Public Library of America. Continue reading
Online Wright Brothers Day will celebrate university and community innovators
Although the annual Wright Brothers Day shifted to a web-based format, the event will still celebrate innovative research from Wright State faculty and local organizations. Continue reading
