Wright State in the News

Q&A: Berkwood Farmer, dean of Wright State’s business school

((Excerpt)) Berkwood Farmer, dean of Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business, will retire in June after 11 years on the job. Farmer will remain at Wright State as a professor. He recently sat down with the Dayton Business … Continue reading →

Video games could help identify security threats

((Excerpt)) The government is spending millions of dollars to determine whether video games can be designed as instructional tools for intelligence analysts, who help compile reports that U.S. officials use to identify potential threats from emerging foreign powers. The Intelligence … Continue reading →

Commencement address key element of college ceremonies

((Excerpt)) Cedarville is one of more than a dozen area colleges and universities that works to find a speaker who is a financial, scheduling and community fit to provide the spring commencement address. Schools use a range of committees, student … Continue reading →

Man shares story of saving ex-Rep. Giffords’ life

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The former intern for ex-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who rushed to her aid in the moments after she was shot last year shared his story and made a call to public service to about 100 Wright State … Continue reading →

Gabby Giffords’ Intern Gives Speech at Wright State

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The man credited with helping save the life of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in the Miami Valley Wednesday night.  Daniel Hernandez spoke at Wright State University as part of the University Presidential Lecture Series. Read more … Continue reading →

Human Performance Consortium changes name

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The Human Performance Consortium has rebranded itself AHEAD — Alliance for Human Effectiveness and Advancement — to better define what it does and expand its ranks to compete for contracts with the 711th Human Performance Wing at … Continue reading →

For kids, natural disasters can whip up worries

((Excerpt)) Kids who have grown up in today’s media-saturated environment are more prone to be affected by news of disaster, said Todd Walker, a psychologist in private practice in Cincinnati and a member of the clinical faculty of the Wright … Continue reading →

Experts say graduation rate data flawed

((Excerpt)) While Sinclair has consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top community colleges, it has a graduation rate of 9 percent. Ohio’s four-year schools have a graduation rate of about 60 percent, and for two-year schools it’s 9 percent. … Continue reading →

How to Build a Better Operator

((Excerpt)) Driven by operating companies, which are primarily in petroleum, the center also counts among its members three of the major control system suppliers: ABB, Emerson and Yokogawa. The group was founded at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, which … Continue reading →

Sustainability discussion at Wright State Lake Campus

((Excerpt)) One day after Earth Day 2012, more discussion tonight about man’s role in keeping the earth in balance. These Wright State Lake Campus students were learning about sustainability. Celina architect David Sundersingh was the featured speaker at an event … Continue reading →