Wright State in the News

DDN story: Wright State engineering students analyze Mars mission

Excerpt Meteor strikes, temperature extremes, ultraviolet radiation and cramped living quarters – a group of Wright State University engineering students used their collective brainpower to overcome these challenges thrown up by a manned mission to Mars. “Let’s Go to Mars!” … Continue reading

PublicNow story: Partnering With DEA To Battle Opioid Crisis, Wright State Will Host Summit At Nutter Center

Excerpt Wright State is playing a key role in a new initiative by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and will host a summit Oct. 16 designed to throw the spotlight on the dangers of opioid abuse and the importance of … Continue reading

US News story: Ohio College Celebrates Wright Brothers Day

Excerpt FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio university will celebrate the innovative spirit of its namesake aviation pioneers this week. Wright State University on Thursday will mark the 112th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ record 39-minute flight in 1905 on what is … Continue reading

DDN story: At 50 years, Wright State’s past serves as inspiration for its future

Excerpt As Wright State University closes out its first five decades, the school is trying to recapture what made it a vital part of the Dayton region in the first place The university, which became an independent institution in 1967, … Continue reading

Wright State researcher authors neuroengineering article in Pulse Magazine

Sherif Elbasiouny with prosthetic arm

Excerpt Cross-Disciplinary Medical Advances with Neuroengineering CHALLENGES SPUR DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE REHABILITATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. Neuroengineering brings tools and techniques from the engineering fields into neuroscience to create new approaches for investigating the central nervous system (CNS). This fusion of … Continue reading

DDN story: Ohio court sides with Wright State in administrator firing

Excerpt An Ohio court ruled on behalf of Wright State University in a lawsuit filed by a former administrator alleging the school improperly terminated him in 2015 amid a federal investigation into possible violations of U.S. immigration law. Ohio Court … Continue reading

WHIO.com story: Wright State firing long-suspended provost; researcher resigns

Excerpt Wright State University’s leaders have taken steps to fire former provost Sundaram Narayanan, who has been on paid suspension for more than two years during a federal investigation of possible violation of immigration laws, according to records obtained by the … Continue reading

Wright State marketing professor featured in VentureBeat story about mobile app development

Excerpt App store discoverability is at its lowest, and this is fooling countless app developers and entrepreneurs. As John Dinsmore, mobile app market researcher at Wright State University, explained, many part-time app developers out there simply don’t have the marketing … Continue reading

Wright State to host TEDx event for teens

Excerpt The third annual TEDxYouth@Dayton event will take place at Wright State University next spring. The event, which features speakers and performers ages 14 to 19, will be focused around the theme “3D: Dream. Dare Decode.” It is scheduled for … Continue reading

Wright State finance professor Carol Wang an expert for Wallet Hub story on credit scores

Excerpt The Myth: Many people assume we each have three, and only three, credit scores, one from each major credit bureau: TransUnion, Experian and Equifax. After all, anyone with a Social Security number who’s ever possessed either a credit card or … Continue reading