Wright State in the News

Top five reasons Wright State is cool

Tom Hanks

From our connection with Tom Hanks to low tuition, the Dayton Daily News lists the “top five reasons Wright State is cool.” Read the list >>

Aviation camp going on this week at Wright State University

Excerpt Middle schoolers from all over the country are here in the Miami Valley learning all about flying airplanes. Sunday kicked off this summer’s first week of aviation camp at Wright State University. Read more from ABC 22.

Wright State undergrads get break from tuition increase

Excerpt Tuition will not go up next year for Wright State undergrads. That’s the word from the University, which released its proposed fiscal 2016 budget to the Board of Trustees Thursday. WSU did ask for what they call a “modest, … Continue reading →

Wright newspapers to be digitized, preserved

Ryan O’Grady at overhead large format scanner

Excerpt Before they invented the airplane — before they even ran a business fixing bicycles — the Wright brothers wrote and published newspapers, of all things. As printers between 1889 and 1899, the brothers followed and wrote about local events … Continue reading →

Wright State education model expands to high schools

Dean Nathan Klingbeil

Excerpt An education model aimed at increasing the number of students in engineering professions is expanding from Wright State University to area schools. The university’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has been developing a curriculum over the past decade, which … Continue reading →

What good is thinking about death?

Excerpt “The Stoics had the insight that the prospect of death can actually make our lives much happier than they would otherwise be,” (William Irvine) says. “You’re supposed to allow yourself to have a flickering thought that someday you’re going … Continue reading →

Wright State University grows campus using new organization

Photo of Wright State University's Dayton campus

Excerpt Wright State University has been using a new business organization to buy real estate near its campus and in the Dayton region as part of an overall growth plan. Officials tell me the school has been purchasing office property … Continue reading →

Wright Brothers legacy archived at Wright State University

David McCullough discussing a photo

WYSO looks at the Wright brothers’ legacy in the Miami Valley in an interview with Dawne Dewey at Wright State University — home to the largest collection of Wright brothers artifacts in the world. In the following interview, Dewey, who is the head … Continue reading →

Video: Wright State offers zombie class

Students watching zombie film

Wright State lecturer Andrea Harris discussed her course Zombies & Gender in Pop Culture on “Fox 45 in the Morning.” The course explores the social significance of zombie films. Watch the interview on Fox 45.

Wright State extends reach in deal with high-tech center

Excerpt Wright State University has inked a deal with the National Composites Center in Kettering that will boost the school’s work in advanced materials as well as their use in aviation. The two will launch a joint use agreement next … Continue reading →