Wright State in the News

Double life, student and soldier

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde she’s not. Kelly Green is often close to cracking a smile, except during “tech week.” “I tend to get a little agitated” during the last few days before a theatrical opening, she … Continue reading

Martin Luther King Jr march

((excerpt)) The Black Student Union based at Wright State University will be providing transportation to the MLK March. There will be a breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Sky Lot Lobby and the busses will leave at 9:45 a.m. … Continue reading

Photo Flash: THE TWELFTH NIGHT At The Human Race 1/28

((excerpt)) The words will be Shakespearean, but the setting will be F. Scott Fitzgeraldean when The Human Race, Dayton’s own professional theatre company, brings The Bard’s great comedy to The Loft Theatre beginning January 27. The tale of mistaken identity, … Continue reading

YS works to get clinic back

((excerpt)) Maintaining a local medical clinic at the site of the former Wright State Physicians Family Health Center is the best use for the property at the corner of Xenia Avenue and Herman Street, according to Village Planning Assistant Ed … Continue reading

Wright State grabs $2.1M in biomedical-education grants

((excerpt)) Wright State University‘s Boonshoft School of Medicine has been awarded $2.1 million in federal grants to support biomedical science education. The multi-year funding from the National Institutes of Health will go toward one already-established program that aims to prepare … Continue reading

Wright State researchers to create culture-specific virtual humans for Army

((excerpt)) Skipper and fellow researcher Jennie Gallimore, Ph.D., director of Wright State University’s Center of Excellence in Human-Centered Innovation, have been awarded a grant to give soldiers realistic cultural training by creating virtual humans. These avatar-like figures would be infused … Continue reading

Licking County robotics teams excel at regional competition

((excerpt)) The Brick Warriors from Newark placed first among 23 teams, and two Granville teams — Pirates of the Lego Storm and LegoAces — also took home awards. All three teams qualified to advance to the state tournament Feb. 12-13 … Continue reading

Paul Leonard: Shooting brings back vivid memories of ’60s protests

((excerpt)) This commentary was written by Paul R. Leonard, a former mayor of Dayton and Ohio lieutenant governor. He teaches political science at Wright State University. It was in the fall of 1964 when I first witnessed violent protest aimed … Continue reading

Student building on degree

((excerpt)) Hurley, a nursing major, and a Pennington, an accounting and finance major, are students at Wright State University. They are to graduate a week before they leave for California to start the trip in June. They said they thought … Continue reading

Time right for Ohio county reform?

((excerpt)) “I think we need to recognize that the number one group who are against this are officials who are elected or appointed who risk losing their job or having their job prospects diminished,” Myron Levine, professor of urban affairs … Continue reading