Wright State in the News

Flying machines debut at WSU

((excerpt)) Grad students at Wright State University showed off their work on the next generation of flying machines. The prototypes were on display Wednesday. Students say they studied the flying patterns of insects to design small aircraft with practical human … Continue reading →

College Dance Concert Delivers in Surprising Ways

((excerpt)) We all know about my ongoing addiction problem with dance.  With my recent experience with dance events, I was less than satisfied by the end results. Then I went to the Wright State University Dance Ensemble Winter Dance Concert … Continue reading →

BGSU’s new president has Wright State ties

((excerpt)) Bowling Green State University’s new president has plenty of ties to Ohio, including spending about 17 years at Wright State University. The school announced Tuesday that Auburn University provost and vice president for academic affairs Mary Ellen Mazey will … Continue reading →

Virtual reality projects at area colleges, universities may create jobs

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — Area colleges and universities are breaking new ground with research in virtual worlds, developing programs that could lead to new jobs, businesses and research, many with possible military ties. As state officials push for scholarly research with … Continue reading →

Sue Polanka – Change Agents – 2011 Movers & Shakers

((Excerpt)) Driven by zeal to improve service, academic librarian Sue Polanka dove into investigating technologies that would serve library users. Before long, this head of reference and instruction at Wright State University Libraries was blogging about ebooks and had become … Continue reading →

Volunteer organization Aviation Trail Inc. to honor member

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — Aviation Trail Inc., a volunteer organization that promotes aviation heritage, plans to honor one of its own members, Stephen P. Brown, for years of work on aviation preservation projects. Brown helped to develop and complete the Aviation … Continue reading →

Charlie Sheen controversy not expected to impact father’s ties to Dayton

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — The controversy swirling around actor Charlie Sheen isn’t expected to have any impact on his father Martin Sheen’s continuing connections to his hometown of Dayton. Those include a performing arts scholarship at Wright State University and the … Continue reading →

Radiation fears drive up iodine demand locally

((Excerpt)) DAYTON — Many area pharmacies and health food stores are sold out of pills that provide protection from radiation amid fears of exposure from Japan’s nuclear crisis, but experts say there is no current radiation threat to Dayton and … Continue reading →

Match Day for Wright St. medical students

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – It took countless hours of study and many sleepless nights, but dozens of med school graduates now know where their hard work will take them. Graduating students in Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine found … Continue reading →

Despite rise in state funding, education facing double-digit cuts

((Excerpt)) Colleges and universities would lose 10.5 percent of funding in 2012, but would see a slight increase of 3.7 percent in 2013 from 2012. “This is a very tough budget,” said Matt Filipic, Wright State University vice president for … Continue reading →