Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) On Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the ALA conference, several hundred librarians gathered for an interesting discussion on eBook collection development practices.  This ALA Program was a panel discussion featuing eBook collection development practices from both academic and public … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Vernard Hollins remembers basketball fans in Hungary heating up coins with a lighter so that when they threw them at opposing players they would stick to skin. In Macedonia, fans threw rocks and pebbles at the former … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The buildings are at the crux of the Ellis Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood Plan, which aims to establish three Wright State University    mental health centers in the Wright Dunbar neighborhood, the historic community west of downtown Dayton. The university and … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Wright State was the first school to offer Wapahani junior guard Grant Evans, before he even played a varsity game. It was also, in Evans’ estimation, the school that recruited him the hardest over the past two years. With … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) John Feldmeier, a Wright State University political science professor who teaches public law, said he believes the fear of UAVs derives in part from video showing U.S. attacks overseas on terrorists. “We’ve certainly seen the images of what drones … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Unemployment was down in most major cities and counties in the Miami Valley last month, continuing a steady decline in unemployment in the local area since the beginning of the year. Unemployment declined for the fifth consecutive month in … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Who lives in Yellow Springs, and what are they paying to be here? The answers to those questions can be found in the 2012 Yellow Springs Cost of Living Report, completed this spring by Wright State University’s Center for … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Wright State University and Wright-Dunbar Inc. have been awarded a $1.8 million tax credit from the Ohio Department of Development for the renovation and reuse of two historic buildings. The university’s School of Professional Psychology and Wright-Dunbar are teaming … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) COLUMBUS — Ohio lags among other states when it comes to turning the $2 billion spent in research at the state’s public universities into successful commercial products. A new report released Wednesday by the Ohio Board of Regents aims … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The presidents of Ohio’s 14 public universities are developing a “progressive agenda” to address funding and academic challenges facing higher education with an innovative spirit instead of fear, according to Wright State University President David Hopkins. University presidents have … Continue reading →