Wright State in the News

Houston Chronicle story: Ohio college offers drug prevention education workshop

Excerpt Wright State University in southwest Ohio is offering a workshop on drug prevention education for teachers and school administrators. The Wednesday morning program covers tools for opioid and drug prevention in schools, and learning more about what’s called the … Continue reading →

Dayton City Paper previews ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Wright State

Excerpt Wright State University’s Department of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures continues its tradition of bringing quality stage entertainment to the Miami Valley with a revival of the venerable Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. It will be presented at … Continue reading →

Dayton Jewish Observer: At Wright State, Fiddler becomes a teaching tool, onstage and off

Excerpt It’s the first run-through for Act I, only three weeks from opening, and members of the production team can’t help breaking up with laughter at the homespun quips that volley in front of them. “From such children come other … Continue reading →

Wright State professor co-authors London School of Economics blog entry about U.S. marijuana policy trends

Excerpt Uncooperative federal government has led to innovation on marijuana policy in more liberal, less religious states. In the past two decades, 29 states and Washington DC have liberalized their laws on the use of medical marijuana – in defiance … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News reports on Wright State alum who lead saxophone group

Excerpt Saxophones times four will bring the brass to Chamber Music in Yellow Springs’ second concert of the season. The prize-winning saxophone quartet Project Fusion will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the First Presbyterian Church. Project Fusion … Continue reading →

DDN story: Horizon cross-country foes a bit mysterious

Excerpt Wright State will compete in the Horizon League cross-country championships Saturday at Oakland, and both the men’s and women’s teams will be going into it somewhat blind. Not only will they be seeing the course for the first time, … Continue reading →

DDN story: Chelsea Welch set to spark women again

Excerpt Wright State women’s basketball coach Katrina Merriweather wishes she had five Chelsea Welches. She wouldn’t have to worry about who would play the point or post because the 5-foot-9 Welch can guard all five positions and score from any … Continue reading →

PublicNow story: Wright State To Host Irish Novelist Colm Tóibín, Winner Of Dayton Literary Peace Prize Achievement Award

Excerpt Irish novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín, recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s 2017 Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, will take part in a panel discussion at Wright State University. The event, titled ‘Classical Tragedy and the Modern Imagination: A Conversation … Continue reading →

DDN story: Marriott drops lawsuit against Wright State for canceled rooms

Excerpt A local hotel has dropped its lawsuit against Wright State University for rooms that were canceled when the school lost the first presidential debate of the 2016 election. Attorneys representing Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co., the management company that runs … Continue reading →

DDN story: U.S.-North Korean tensions: WSU to explain what’s really going on

Excerpt Wright State University experts in politics, religion and history are planning a panel discussion on U.S.-North Korea relations. The discussion, “Is It Just Bluster, Insults and Threats? What to Make of U.S.–North Korean Relations,” will take place 3:30 p.m., … Continue reading →