Wright State in the News

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 →

Sharing class with the bulls and bears

((Excerpt)) WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Ohio (WDTN) – They’re students sharing a classroom with the bulls and the bears, but if there was ever a lesson to take stock in, it’s this one. “The kids get an opportunity at Christmas to … Continue reading →

Ohio 444 reroute around Wright-Patterson to impact city entrance

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN —A main entrance to Fairborn will be transformed on Oct. 9 when Wright-Patterson Air Force Base permanently shuts down a mile-and-a-half stretch of Ohio 444 for security purposes and the state road is rerouted through another section of … Continue reading →

Census: Dayton among worst in U.S. to lose downtown population

((Excerpt)) Downtown Dayton is gaining new residents, but neighborhoods located within two miles of City Hall saw one of the largest population declines in the nation between 2000 and 2010, according to a new Census analysis. Cities grow out from … Continue reading →

Wright State to house African Leadership Institute headquarters

((Excerpt)) A new agreement will bring African leaders to Wright State University for training. The Wright State Institute for Defense Studies and Education and its Center for Professional Education signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Leadership Institute to … Continue reading →

The Miracle Worker Review – Wright State University – The Special Relationship

((Excerpt)) Wright State University opens its 38th season with a wonderfully heartfelt production of William Gibson’s 1959 Tony Award-winning drama “The Miracle Worker,” the compelling account of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan set in Tuscumbia, Alabama and based … Continue reading →

New website connects students who want to buy or sell textbooks

((Excerpt)) Joe Lammers has launched a new website for college students who want to buy or sell textbooks without some of the potential hazards of the exchange. The collegemiddle.com site is a place where students and other people on campus … Continue reading →

Wright State gets $1M grant for drone research

((Excerpt)) Researchers at Wright State University are about to start a program that will make drones think together and even fix themselves. The university just got a $1 million grant to research drones for commercial and military uses. The professor … Continue reading →

Cities relying more on temporary workers

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — A significant loss of public sector jobs since the Great Recession has led city governments to rely more heavily on temporary employees to deliver basic services. Dayton has shed 306 full-time jobs and $23 million in personnel … Continue reading →

Wright State selected for drone research project

((Excerpt)) Wright State University has been chosen by the National Science Foundation to head a three-year research project to develop smart air vehicles that can repair themselves in flight. Read more at bizjournals.com