Wright State in the News

WSU’s business college tops list

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business has been named among the best business schools in the nation by The Princeton Review, winning the honor for the fourth year in a row. The Princeton … Continue reading

C-SPAN campaign bus comes to WSU

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — Students and residents can learn about the presidential race and campaign issues when the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 bus arrives at Wright State University Friday afternoon. With 32 days left until the election, the stop at the university … Continue reading

Disabled parking permits see big increase

((Excerpt)) A sharp increase in the number of disabled parking passes issued in Ohio has some charging that they are too easy to acquire while raising questions about what can be done to accommodate an increasing demand for spaces. At … Continue reading

445th medical units participate in disaster response exercise

((Excerpt)) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The 445th Airlift Wing, in coordination with the Wright State University National Center for Medical Readiness, conducted an emergency disaster response training exercise here and at the Calamityville collaborative training and research facility in Fairborn, … Continue reading

NCAA president to speak at Wright State

((Excerpt)) The leader of the NCAA will be in town to help Wright State University launch its basketball season. Wright State announced this week it has secured NCAA President Mark Emmert as the featured speaker at its Tip-Off Basketball Luncheon … Continue reading

No Bull Guys go national

((Excerpt)) South Charleston, Ohio (WDTN) – Each day, thousands of kids stay home from school because they don’t want to deal with the bullying they face at the hands of a classmate. I spoke with two guys, Scott Hannah a … Continue reading

Wright State prof has role in next Mars mission

((Excerpt)) A Wright State University professor has a role in the next Mars mission, scheduled to launch in November 2013, according to university officials. Jane L. Fox, a Wright State Department of Physics professor, is a member of the science … Continue reading

First-of-its-kind school to open in Springfield

((Excerpt)) SPRINGFIELD — An agreement signed Monday will create the state’s first academy to train local students for high-paying jobs in an in-demand field. The bioscience academy, which will be in the former South High School, will prepare more students … Continue reading

Defense, jobs key to capturing veterans’ vote

((Excerpt)) DAYTON —Future cuts to national defense, finding jobs after their deployment ends, and getting their health care taken care of are the issues most on the minds of veterans as the presidential election nears, interviews conducted by the Dayton … Continue reading

VA fails to track cause of veterans deaths

((Excerpt)) A six-month investigation by the Austin American-Statesman of Texas’ Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who died after leaving the military found an alarmingly high percentage died from prescription drug overdoses, toxic drug combinations, suicide and single car crashes — a … Continue reading