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World Trade Center steel parade to cross Wright State’s campus

Community invited to watch its procession from Springfield through Fairborn and the Wright State campus
Posted on March 23, 2011 by Stephanie Gottschlich

This week a 12-foot-long piece of steel from the World Trade Center will make a journey from New York City to Fairborn, Ohio. Continue reading →

Wright State hosts 11th Trebuchet Competition

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

Wright State University’s eleventh annual Trebuchet Competition, in which teams use medieval devices to launch balls at targets, was held at the Wright State University Nutter Center. The tournament is inspired by medieval catapults that launched large projectiles into enemy … Continue reading →

Women’s Basketball drops 75-73 heartbreaker to Manhattan in WBI Quarterfinals

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

Wright State led by as much as 10 late in the first half, but Manhattan retook the lead with 2:33 remaining and held on… Continue reading →

Insect-sized aircraft wow Wright State crowd

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Eight different MAVs were shown at the Open House.

Dragonfly-like aerial vehicles circled, hovered and barrel-rolled in the Apollo Room. Continue reading →

Media literacy needed to maintain democracy in media-saturated world, says Wright State author

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Professor Gaines reads his new book on semiotics.

“People around the world spend an extraordinary amount of time every day consuming media,” said Elliot Gaines, Ph.D. Continue reading →

Global Health Initiative Symposium explores immunization programs in developing countries

Student-led fundraiser offsets costs of humanitarian efforts and international student travel
Posted on March 18, 2011 by Cindy Young

As all eyes turn toward the devastation in Japan following a catastrophic series of events, students at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine are… Continue reading →

Women’s Basketball to host Manhattan Sunday in WBI quarterfinals

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Wright State Media Team

After defeating Buffalo 82-79 in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Wednesday, the Wright State women’s basketball team will take on the Manhattan Jaspers… Continue reading →

WSU Boonshoft School of Medicine class of 2011 participates in national Match Day event

Boonshoft School of Medicine students join thousands nationwide in learning where they will pursue residency training
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Cindy Young

Graduating medical students learned today which residency programs they will enter after receiving their medical degrees in May. Continue reading →

Wright State grads to screen award-winning, Dayton-made film at the Cleveland International Film Festival

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Wright State grad Marianne Porter stars in "True Nature."

The Wright State University Alumni Association Cleveland Network will host a special event to celebrate. Continue reading →

UD, Wright State among top engineering schools

((Excerpt)) Wright State University’s School of Engineering in Dayton came in at No. 129. The engineering school has about 580 students. Wright State costs about $11,300 for in-state and $21,000 for out-of-state tuition. For the annual list, U.S. News surveyed … Continue reading →