Wright State Headlines
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Aug 4
‘Only in New York,’ born at Wright State
Go inside “Only in New York,” the musical a Wright State alum created for Wright State students. Continue reading
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Aug 4
Thirsting for life
Inspired by challenges at home, a Wright State researcher is working to make drinking water safer around the world. Continue reading
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Aug 4
SMART paths forward
From robotics to wildfire prediction, Wright State’s SMART scholars are building high-impact careers in defense and research. Continue reading
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Aug 3
Designing dreams
Oscar-winning designer’s journey from Wright State student to Hollywood trailblazer is a story of resilience and reinvention. Continue reading
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Aug 3
Students find jobs, co-ops and confidence at Lake Campus Career Hub
The Lake Campus Career Hub is a one-stop resource for career exploration, job shadowing, professional document review, interview practice, internship searches and major advising. Continue reading
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News
Wright State research studies how blind can feel fabric to experience works of art
A Wright State University doctoral student is documenting how fabric allows the blind to experience works of art by feeling textures, and the preliminary findings are encouraging. Stephanie Auld, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student, has spent nearly two years analyzing … Continue reading
Social media sharpening writing skills
Facebook posts and Twitter tweets are usually not great literature. And all of the acronyms, abbreviations and word shortcuts in the online conversations can make English seem like a foreign language. But social media may be making better writers out … Continue reading
Wright State proposes brain-injury study to NFL
The National Football League may soon be reviewing a proposal from Wright State University designed to better understand injuries from violent helmet blows during games and practices. A rash of scary collisions in recent NFL games prompted the league to … Continue reading
Scanning for skeletons: Anti-terror technology?
The idea was born when a Wright State University scientist went online as his young daughters were preparing to go trick-or-treating and discovered that convicted sex offenders were living in his neighborhood. What if there was a way to positively … Continue reading
Wright State mourns passing of former trustee, Honorable James Cannon
The Wright State family is mourning the Honorable James F. Cannon, former Wright State University trustee and alumnus and retired Dayton Municipal Court judge, who died Friday, Nov. 5, after an extended illness. He was 79. Funeral services for Cannon … Continue reading
Victoria Theatre Association signs over archives to Wright State on Nov. 14
Records that document the century and a half of the Victoria Theatre’s existence were officially turned over to the Wright State University Libraries at a deed-signing ceremony on Sunday, November 14, during the 20th anniversary celebration of the renovation and … Continue reading
Jim Brown named executive director of Wright State University’s Nutter Center
James “Jim” W. Brown II, CFE, has been named executive director of Wright State University’s Nutter Center. Brown, 45, who has served as associate director of the center for the past 11 years, has been a facility manager in the … Continue reading
