Wright State Headlines
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Sep 29
10th annual Wright Day to Give scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
Wright Day to Give donors can “Give Back to the Pack” by supporting the area of Wright State that matters most to them, from academics and athletics to scholarships and student success initiatives. Continue reading
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Sep 28
Wright State University Foundation welcomes four new trustees
The Wright State University Foundation has appointed four new trustees to its Board of Trustees, adding leaders with strong ties to the university. Continue reading
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Sep 25
Wright State to host statewide mental health research summit focused on overlooked Ohio populations
The State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) Community and Research Summit will examine how mental health research can better represent Ohioans whose experiences are often overlooked in traditional studies. Continue reading
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Sep 25
Wright State Theatre to open 2026–27 season with Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’
Wright State University Theatre’s production of “The Crucible” runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Sep 24
Active-duty artists share artwork at Wright State exhibit
Active-duty service members stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base shared another side of their experiences through “Active Duty Artists,” an exhibition at Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries. Continue reading
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Special Collections and Archives
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
A hell of a ration
Donald McKinney Wallace, WWI, and the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918
When Donald McKinney Wallace enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1918, he did not expect to spend most of his term of service in the hospital quarantined in his barracks with the Spanish flu. Continue reading
