Wright State in the News

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

Debt, defaults and unemployment among grads on the rise

((excerpt)) When Chris Salley earns his business degree from Wright State University next year debt free he’ll be in increasingly limited company. Salley is on track to finish a double major in management information systems and supply chain management paying … Continue reading

Jobs likely to return as service industries grow again

((excerpt)) Robert Premus, an economist with Wright State University, said the results show that the economy continues to grow, a trend that should accelerate and continue at least through the next few months. “I think we’re poised to see some … Continue reading

Online trailblazer created Arts & Letters Daily site

((excerpt)) Modeled on a Victorian-era broadsheet, Arts & Letters Daily consists of three columns of witty teasers – written mainly by Dr. Dutton – about articles and essays on topics that provoked him and Managing Editor Tran Huu Dung, an … Continue reading