Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) SPRINGFIELD — Most elementary schools in Clark and Champaign counties have only a handful of male teachers on staff, but men can be valuable in the classroom as role models for children, according to experts. About 8 percent of … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Amongst the many blooming buildings in the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood, there are still a few weeds. “When we first got there, roofs were in the basement,” says Idotha “Bootsie” Neal, President of Wright-Dunbar Inc. But officials … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) The Dayton area has added jobs for two consecutive years, the first time that has happened in more than a decade, according to academic researchers. Area employment has grown from about 363,500 people in 2010 to about 370,700 employed … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) BEAVERCREEK — A consortium of the Wright State Research Institute and area companies will create 50 full-time jobs with an average wage of about $90,000 a year to work with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to study human performance. The … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Tipp City eighth grader is now helping a researcher at Wright State University save kids’ lives. Sammie Rowland is just an ordinary 14-year-old girl who likes to play sports. (After her brother suffered a concussion,) Sammie … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, relocated to the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure law, has more than 60 civilian jobs and about 50 military officer jobs to … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Barbara Schwartz-Arevalo gives an angry, unresponsive child crayons and paper. The child won’t tell parents, teachers or therapists what bothers her, but the picture that emerges from her drawing gives Schwartz-Arevalo some clues. The colors red … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A privately owned apartment complex that Wright State University is considering buying is in foreclosure. Campus Village at Cimarron Woods, owned by Michigan-based Campus Village Management, had a foreclosure civil lawsuit filed against it March 30 in … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Employers across Ohio and the country are expected to hire more paid interns and college graduates this year as economic uncertainty eases, consumer spending picks up and the economy continues to show signs of recovery, according to various studies … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) Smartphones are becoming attractive targets for hackers and producers of malicious software because many of the devices contain a wealth of sensitive personal and financial information, experts said. Seven percent of smartphone owners were victims of identity fraud in … Continue reading →