Wright State in the News

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio — The state budget announced Tuesday will have a big effect on local state universities and it comes at a time when money is already tight.At Wright State University, cuts will amount to $30 million over the … Continue reading →

Both K-12 and higher education would see massive changes and double-digit cuts to funding under Gov. John Kasich’s two-year budget unveiled Tuesday. State support for local K-12 schools would be slightly increased under the plan, but the loss of federal … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) A Wright State University graduate who has been teaching junior high school students in Japan tried to reassure her pupils when they experienced earthquakes and aftershocks, she told the Dayton Daily News in an email Sunday. When the quake … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) – The sixth annual Miami Valley Invention Convention was held Saturday at Wright State University’s Student Union. Student inventors from schools in nine Ohio counties competed for a $2,500.00 grand prize and six $500.00 first prize … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Within hours of the Japan earthquake, experts here in Dayton were studying it’s impact on the earth. Professors at both The University of Dayton and Wright State say catastrophic events like this can improve safety … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) DAYTON, Ohio — The earthquake in Japan was so massive, that it could be felt in Ohio.News Center 7 talked to scientists at Wright State University Friday where they were able to collect data coming from half way around … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) Wright State University Theatre will present a 2011-12 theater season of five blockbusters. Exact dates are still to be decided, but, in order, the shows will be: Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” the musical “Hairspray,” the musical “Rent,” … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio — Students at Wright State University are trying to make their campus safer.The student government has been circulating a petition to get cameras installed in residential areas around campus as a result of a string of robberies … Continue reading →

((excerpt)) We spoke with Dayton-area residents who are not part of the partisan political debates raging in Columbus to see what they want to hear in Gov. Kasich’s first state of the state speech. DaytonDailyNews.com