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Wright State’s Gina Oswald gets up-close view of disability services in Caribbean nation

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Gina Oswald, director of the Rehabilitation Services and Transition To Work programs, spent a week in Havana with a national delegation exploring disability services in Cuba. Continue reading →

Living Legends Lecture to feature Dale Huffman

Excerpt Longtime columnist Dale Huffman will speak on Friday, July 18, as part of the 5th Annual Living Legends of the Dayton Daily News Archive lecture series. The series is co-hosted by Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, and … Continue reading →

In memoriam: Karen Hayes

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Wright State Media Team

Karen Hayes had served as a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literatures at Wright State. Continue reading →

Difference maker

Longtime professional psychology professor James Dobbins to retire

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Jim Hannah

James Dobbins, a charter faculty member of Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology, will retire this summer after 35 years at the university. Continue reading →

Rethinking classrooms

Excerpt It’s hard to walk through Wright State’s campus these days. Half of campus seems like a construction zone. In fact, several major building projects are underway, including a $23 million redo of its Creative Arts Center, a new $14 … Continue reading →

New alliance will strengthen area, patient care

Excerpt Leaders of the Wright State University-Premier Health Neuroscience Institute and Dayton Children’s Hospital believe a new affiliation announced Thursday will help patients and strengthen Dayton as a home to neuro-trauma research. The alliance means a nearly $2 million investment … Continue reading →

Video — “SAM” project could change the future of driving

Wright State graduate Benjamin-Ausdenmoore

Benjamin Ausdenmoore, a Wright State graduate who now works at Ball Aerospace, played a key role in outfitting a simulator that allows a disabled person to drive. Ausdenmoore and his colleagues at Ball developed technology that allowed a disabled race car driver to get … Continue reading →

Wright State grad’s documentary series screening at Air Force museum

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Bob Mihalek

Series of television documentaries on restoring vintage aircraft, created by motion pictures graduate Adam White, now showing at Air Force museum’s IMAX theater. Continue reading →

Wright State and Premier Health Neuroscience Institute adds Dayton Children’s Hospital, pediatric research to neuroscience venture

Affiliation positions Dayton region for neuroscience national prominence

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Wright State Media Team

Wright State University President David R. Hopkins

Wright State Neuroscience Institute collaboration with Dayton Children’s Hospital will boost pediatric neuroscience research in the region and enhance pediatric care. Continue reading →

Farm system: Lake Campus agriculture program on the rise

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Jim Hannah

The Lake Campus is growing its agriculture program and now offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in technical and applied studies with an agriculture concentration. Continue reading →