Wright State in the News

New alliance will strengthen area, patient care

Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration

Excerpt Leaders of the Wright State University-Premier Health Neuroscience Institute and Dayton Children’s Hospital believe a new affiliation announced Thursday will help patients and strengthen Dayton as a home to neuro-trauma research. The alliance means a nearly $2 million investment … Continue reading →

Video — “SAM” project could change the future of driving

Wright State graduate Benjamin-Ausdenmoore

Benjamin Ausdenmoore, a Wright State graduate who now works at Ball Aerospace, played a key role in outfitting a simulator that allows a disabled person to drive. Ausdenmoore and his colleagues at Ball developed technology that allowed a disabled race car driver to get … Continue reading →

Premier Health growing neurology assets

Excerpt With a growing partnership with Wright State University and more presence in Dayton’s suburbs, Premier Health is building neurology assets. The hospital group, the largest private employer in the region, is hiring for several key physicians in its neurology unit as it grows … Continue reading →

Q&A with Wright State basketball coach Billy Donlon

Excerpt With the start of college basketball season less than 100 days away, Wright State men’s coach Billy Donlon took a break from summer workouts earlier last week week to sit down and talk about vacationing, scheduling and parenting, among … Continue reading →

Courtney Boyd: Wright State’s own ‘Blind Side’ story

Excerpt She said she hears it all the time. “People say, ‘Your life is like a movie.’ They compare it to The Blind Side,” said Courtney Boyd. The reference is to the 2009 movie about Michael Oher, the massive offensive … Continue reading →

Sing-Off winners cap week at Camp Acappella with Friday concert

Excerpt When Home Free formed in Minnesota 14 years ago, a cappella music was not a certain pathway to network television appearances or the top of the Billboard charts. Most active groups had university or high school affiliations. The limited … Continue reading →

Experts: It’s time to rethink cyber workforce

Excerpt Cybersecurity isn’t just about the internet anymore. It affects the car you drive, the phone you use, and all of the electronics you own. That’s “the Internet of things,” and it’s only growing more complex every day, says Vance Saunders, … Continue reading →

Wright State students heading to the Amazon Rainforest

Excerpt This summer eight Wright State students will be traveling almost 4,000 miles to Manu National Park, Peru for the expedition of a lifetime. Under the watchful guidance of Marcia Wendeln, professor of tropical biology, and Dr. James Runkle, students … Continue reading →

Wright State site gathers hacking news

Excerpt A locally developed web site is providing a one-stop look at each day’s developments in the increasingly relevant world of hacking and computer security. Wright State University’s Institute of Defense Studies and Education and its Center for Professional Education … Continue reading →

Ohio is a leader in terahertz technology

Professor Elliott Brown

Excerpt Ohio is emerging as a global center of research in a branch of physics that’s stymied scientists for decades. It’s called Terahertz radiation, a band of light waves with potential uses that range from detecting cancer to uncovering art … Continue reading →