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BSOM to host advance screening of HBO’s “The Weight of the Nation”

Four-film documentary series and panel discussion addressing national obesity epidemic

Free and open to the public, this four-film series addresses our country’s obesity epidemic. Continue reading →

Raider Recon—Ushering

Student reporter Lara Donnelly, host of the monthly video series Raider Recon, gets dressed up and trains as an usher for Wright State’s upcoming production… Continue reading →

Artist Bing Davis to visit Wright State

Photo of Bing Davis and his wife

Renowned Dayton artist Willis ‘Bing’ Davis will present “The Arts as an Agent of Change” at the Friends of the Libraries’ 33rd annual spring luncheon. Continue reading →

DoD basic research discovers new spectroscopic signatures from the “Stuff of Life”

Photo of Dr. Elliott Brown and a Wright State student.

There is hardly a greater discovery during the past century than DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the biomolecular material in every cell of the human body. Continue reading →

Annual Greek Step Show, Drag Revue live up to billing

Photo of svereral Wright State students performing at the 13th Annual Harley E. Flack Greek Step Show.

The 13th Annual Harley E. Flack Greek Step Show and the Rainbow Alliance’s annual Drag Revue show made for a festive Friday on May 4. Check out some of the best pictures from the two events.

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Senator Sherrod Brown visits Wright State, argues against scheduled student debt interest rate hike

Photo of U.S. Senator from Ohio Sherrod Brown at Wright State University.

Roughly 10,000 students at Wright State University depend on subsidized Stafford loans to go to college. Soon after graduation, they all know they’ll have to pay it back with 3.4% interest. But this summer, that rate could double. Continue reading →

Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” star to visit Wright State

Photo of the four stars of the Sundance Channel's new docu-series, Push Girls.

The show premieres in June, but the Wright State University community will get to see an advance screening of the show Monday, May 7… Continue reading →

Wright State biology student wins fellowship to study treefrogs

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A Wright State undergraduate biology major is one of 24 nationwide who has been named an American Physiological Society (APS) 2012 Undergraduate Research Fellow. Continue reading →

Gabrielle Giffords’ rescuer speaks at Wright State

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President Obama called Daniel Hernandez a hero for his actions following the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Continue reading →

Li named dean of Raj Soin College of Business

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Joanne Li, professor and chair of the Department of Finance at Towson University in Maryland, has been named dean of Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business. Continue reading →