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Moving Forward by Looking Back

New director Tom Webb is leading the Office of Disability Services with a familiar trailblazing spirit

There’s a manuscript in Tom Webb’s office that should be in a museum. Not because it’s antiquated, but because it was so progressive at the time of its publication in 1977 that it is still critically relevant today. Disabled Students on … Continue reading

In Their Words

Communication students capture the moment

Kate Hoover Because of the experienced pro-fessors and array of practical courses the communication department at Wright State University offers, my future is filled with incredible opportunities. As an internal and external communication writer for Woolpert, an architecture and engineering … Continue reading

Time to Ring Again

CELIA project uses music, poetry, art and film to inspire understanding of World War I

World War I had a profound impact on culture, society, and government in the United States, but many Americans neither realize it nor “think of it as their war,” says Wright State history professor Paul Lockhart. Lockhart and other Wright … Continue reading

Chain of Command

Wright State’s Pratik Parikh spearheads research in supply chains and patient-centered health care

Just inside the entrance of an off-campus retailer is a big, blue dot on the floor from which sprang more than two aisles with subtly placed racks leading shoppers into the store. It would go unnoticed by most customers. But not … Continue reading

Wright State English professor selected as Fulbright Scholar

Sally Lamping in class

Wright State English professor Sally Lamping will research the Australian education system and how it educates immigrants as a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar. Continue reading

Salmon stakes

Former Wright State faculty member pins hopes for success of new business on family recipe
Martin Davis packaging salmon

Former Wright State professor Martin Davis launches business based on family recipe for smoked salmon. Continue reading

University Business magazine honors Wright State for being a ‘Model of Efficiency’

Printing Services Consortium representatives

University Business magazine recognizes Wright State for its innovative approach in forming a Printing Services Consortium with two area colleges. Continue reading

Donated Boeing 727 to land at Wright State

schoolchildren board a Boeing 727

Plane will be used as a STEM classroom as part of a collaborative involving Wright State, Clark State Community College and Beavercreek City Schools. Continue reading

A Bronx tale

Newspaper veteran Ray Marcano teaching digital media to Wright State students
Ray Marcano

Newspaper veteran Ray Marcano is helping the next generation of journalists by teaching digital media to Wright State students. Continue reading

Wright State graduate Joanne Huist Smith publishes ‘The 13th Gift,’ a holiday memoir

Joanne Huist Smith

Joanne Huist Smith chronicles how an act of kindness helped her family cope with a tragic loss in a new holiday memoir. Continue reading