Wright State in the News

State loans to create 50 new jobs at WSU, Senator says

((Excerpt)) The Ohio Development Financing Advisory Council has approved loans and assistance to four companies across Ohio, including the Wright State Applied Research Corp., part of the Wright State Research Institute, which will create 50 new jobs, according to State … Continue reading

Video—Wright State expert weighs in on what’s behind the pump price crisis

((Excerpt)) Wright State Global Business Professor Dr. Riad Ajami attributes the spike to the political instability in the middle east, investors trying to buy and own oil and an improvement in the US economy. “We are looking at a situation … Continue reading

Ohio Governor appoints/reappoints members to OCHLA

((Excerpt)) Ortiz, Latino community liaison for Wright State University, said he will keep the governor informed of all issues affecting Latinos, and efforts to create jobs around the state for Latinos and all Ohioans. “It’s a nice honor,” Ortiz said … Continue reading

WSU researcher creates ‘nano brushes’ that remove contaminants from water

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — A Wright State University researcher believes she may have found a tiny solution to an increasingly big problem. With the help of students and colleagues, Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, director of Wright State’s Center for Nano-Scale Multifunctional Materials, has … Continue reading

Web App Analyzes Tweets in Real Time for a Record of Historic Events

((Excerpt)) If you’ve tweeted a lot about the Occupy movement, the Syrian Protests or the Egyptian Revolution, Twitris may have considered what you said and recorded it.Dr. Amit P. Sheth, director of the Kno.e.sis Center in Dayton, Ohio, developed the … Continue reading

WSU inks deal with Israel group

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – Wright State University has announced it’s partnering with the Israel Leadership Institute to promote academic exchange and international understanding. The Israel Leadership Institute (ILI) is a nonprofit educational organization that trains Jewish students from around … Continue reading

$37M WSU research hub to bring 125 jobs

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Wright State University wants to build a $37 million neuroscience and engineering research hub that would employ about 125 people under one roof, including key faculty hires that will enhance WSU’s reputation for research. The facility would … Continue reading

Wright State liaison tapped for Ohio Hispanic commission

((Excerpt)) Tony Ortiz, Latino community liaison for Wright State University , this week was named to an Ohio advisory commission on Hispanic/Latino communities. Gov. John Kasich appointed Ortiz to the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs for a term ending Oct. … Continue reading

‘App economy’ job prospects booming

((Excerpt)) The app economy presents “a great opportunity” for students to develop a marketable skill and build some income, said Arijit Sengupta, an associate professor of business at Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business. Wright State will offer … Continue reading

Thousands of jobs expected for skilled, educated

((Excerpt)) Young people had an abysmal employment rate last year, and many are struggling to compete for jobs with older, out-of-work residents with more experience and education. But many unemployed Ohioans are not qualified to fill positions in those growth … Continue reading