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Wright State researchers to create culture-specific virtual humans for Army

Wright State biomedical engineering graduate students Srikar Karanam and Jenny Davis worked on the project to help make the avatars as culturally authentic as possible.

You’re a freshly minted high school grad strolling down the street of your small Ohio hometown, giving a nod to the village barber, your former coach and the girl next door. Continue reading

Iconic paintings, abstract photography, paper prints highlight 2011 Wright State faculty art exhibition

Diane Fitch is professor of painting and drawing in the Art and Art History Department. In the exhibited paintings she borrows gestures and configurations from medieval and Renaissance paintings and from Gothic relief sculpture.

From January 23 to March 6, 2011, the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will feature the work of Wright State University art faculty Diane Fitch, Tracy Longley-Cook and Danielle Rante. Continue reading

Taxing times for non-traditional student

Kleismit interned with the IRS for 15 weeks in northern Kentucky, commuting home on the weekends to make it happen.

French fries and rose petals.

Bridget Kleismit found them under the chair in her $30/night hotel room–her on-again, off-again home as an out-of-state intern.
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Welcome to Wright State University’s multimedia online newsroom, your official source for news, stories and videos about the exciting things happening at the university. Continue reading

Wright State ecologist probes mystery of nutrient-poor, fish-rich African lake

Lake Tanganyika in east Africa

  Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is the second deepest lake in the world. Most of the lake’s massive volume of water sits in its dark depths, where a lack of oxygen makes it impossible for fish and other animals … Continue reading

Wright State researcher wins prestigious history book award

Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D. says history is ultimately literature and should be well written and not directed to just the few people who know something about what is a very narrow topic.

Intrigued by a magazine article that described the laying of a communications cable that snaked across the ocean floor from England to Japan, Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D., began researching what would become an award-winning book. Continue reading

Music and Medicine Symposium to focus on voice care for the performer

Caring for the mind and body of the artist requires equally artful expertise. A special dose of clinical skill and creativity is essential when the worlds of art and medical science intersect. Continue reading

Wright State helps collect toys for Miami Valley Kids

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Toys donated to FLOC by the Wright State community.

The Wright State community responded in a big way this holiday for the need to deliver presents to children that might not have otherwise received any gifts. Continue reading

Coin flip charted career path for director of Wright State Research Institute

After Mary and Ryan Fendley graduated from Indiana University, they were faced with a career decision that confronts many couples – whose career to follow first. Continue reading

Raiders prepare to “Blackout” Crusaders

The Raiders have won their last 13 games at Wright State's Nutter Center.

Black paw prints in the tunnels.

The rock is getting a fresh coat of black paint.

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