Wright State in the News

The shape of art to come

Excerpt Geometry comes to life in Glen Cebulash’s world, and large-scale takes on a double meaning. Forms become vessels and portals; shapes create movement. Expansive strokes of color require large-scale presentation. He has influenced countless art students at Wright State … Continue reading →

More than 700 students sign letter of intent at Wright State event

Excerpt Incoming Wright State University students on Monday said they were either unaware or not bothered by the school’s recent troubles. Nearly 700 students visited WSU yesterday as part of the college’s first “signing day” event, said Jen McCamis, WSU … Continue reading →

Eat it, then tweet it

Excerpt You spent all that time agonizing over just the right phrasing, paired it with the right hashtag, and tagged the right people. Well, it turns out those 140-character spurts of indelible wisdom aren’t completely useless after all. That is, … Continue reading →

House speaker: Wright State on right track for new beginning

Excerpt Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger told more than 2,100 graduating Wright State University students on Saturday that their shared alma mater has a bright future, despite recent controversies. Rosenberger’s speech at the Ervin J. Nutter Center touched on the … Continue reading →

Wright State, AFRL get $9.1M project from DARPA

Excerpt Wright State University is partnering with Air Force Research Laboratory and others on a $9.1 million contract from one of the government’s most advanced research groups. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded the work to WSU, AFRL, Vanderbilt University, … Continue reading →

2017 Big Lens Film Festival to showcase student work

Writer/director Christopher Blazavich and producer Kara Lynch are seniors preparing to graduate from Wright State University’s film program. Their work will be among seven films screened at the Big Lens Film Festival, a yearly event that showcases the work of … Continue reading →

Wright State student invents medical device that could launch new start-up

Excerpt A Wright State University student drew inspiration from his father’s struggles to create a medical device that could spur a new Dayton-based start-up. Muhammed Hamdan invented a fully automated device that stores, organizes and dispenses pills with 98 percent … Continue reading →

Legacies series brings musical theatre professionals to Wright State students

When it comes to the craft of theater, not everything can be learned in a classroom. There’s a long history of theater professionals sharing their knowledge with younger generations. At Wright State University, the Musical Theatre Initiative continues that tradition … Continue reading →

Wright State graduate student piecing together people’s stories lost in time

Fox 45’s Adam Aaro talks with Wright State graduate student Haldey Drodge about her project to piece together stories lost in history. Drodge has been combing through everything from pictures to 19th century Bibles, left behind by slaves who came … Continue reading →

Darkly compelling ‘Macbeth’ wraps Wright State theatre season

Excerpt Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Macbeth” concludes Wright State University’s 2016-2017 theater season beginning Friday, April 21, in the downstairs, black box Herbst Theatre of WSU’s Creative Arts Center. Read the article from Dayton.com.