Wright State Headlines
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Feb 13
Wright State names Rajneesh Suri dean of Raj Soin College of Business
Rajneesh Suri joins Wright State from Drexel University, where he was senior vice provost for academic industry partnerships and founding academic director of the Drexel Solutions Institute and the Innovation Engine. Continue reading
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Feb 12
‘Only in New York,’ born at Wright State
On stage Feb. 13–22 in the Herbst Theatre, “Only in New York” allows Wright State theatre students to debut original roles in a new musical created for them. Continue reading
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Feb 12
Wright State president, Horizon League leaders welcome new commissioner
The Horizon League Board of Directors named Jill Bodensteiner, vice president and director of athletics at Saint Joseph’s University, the league’s next commissioner. Continue reading
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Feb 11
Wright State celebrates homecoming with week-long block party
Homecoming Week transported alumni, students, faculty and staff back to the sights and sounds of the 1980s and ’90s with its “Block Party” theme. Continue reading
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Feb 10
Wright State baseball to take on Dayton Flyers at Day Air Ballpark April 15
The Wright State University baseball team will face the University of Dayton on April 15 at Day Air Ballpark, the home of the High-A Dayton Dragons. Continue reading
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Research
Himalayan dental study crowned by Wright State computer muscle
Sometimes scientific research can seem as exciting as an Indiana Jones adventure. And sometimes it can be as tedious as watching paint dry. Continue reading
Wright State researchers to create culture-specific virtual humans for Army
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
Wright State ecologist probes mystery of nutrient-poor, fish-rich African lake
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
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
Virtual combat training
It’s a world within a world.
Inside that world, enemy snipers rain their fire down on U.S. soldiers as they patrol the streets of some strange and faraway urban war zone. Continue reading
Wright State-led consortium wins multimillion-dollar Air Force human-performance contracts
Air Force contracts of up to $6.4 million for research designed to improve human performance in dealing with terrorist threats, combat fatigue and other defense issues have been awarded to Wright State University and a regional consortium of companies. Continue reading
Predicting premature births
When Rose Hedger went into labor more than three months before her due date, she feared the worst. Less than a year earlier, she had lost her baby after premature delivery of the child at only 20 weeks. Continue reading
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
