Welcome to the Wright State University Press Release Database! Here are the 10 most recent press releases posted:

Annual trebuchet competition at Wright State combines engineering design, physics, sport -- The Fifth Annual Trebuchet Contest is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Wright State University as a combined educational and sporting event in which high school teams develop battle plans to destroy the enemy.(12/30/2004)

Edward Haas named chair of history department at Wright State -- Edward Haas, Ph.D., professor of history, has been named chair of the history department at Wright State University.(12/29/2004)

Sundance Festival selects senior project of Wright State film student for prestigious event -- Wright State University graduate S.A. Burks has joined a select group of filmmakers with the acceptance by the prestigious Sundance Film Festival of her documentary on her mother’s battle with drug abuse.(12/16/2004)

WSU graduate starts in basketball and earns doctorate in biomedical sciences -- La’Tonia Stiner was recruited to Wright State University to play basketball and left with a doctorate in biomedical sciences awarded at the university’s recent winter commencement ceremonies.(12/15/2004)

Grant puts new technology at the fingertips of Wright State nursing students -- Students and faculty in Wright State University-Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health will have the latest mobile technology thanks to a $13,000 Excelerator Grant from SBC Communications, Inc.(12/15/2004)

WSU engineer studies superconductors for electrical, defense, space, medical applications -- A Wright State engineering professor recently received a $950,000 grant for superconductor research with applications that interest the electric power generation industry, the military, space technologists and the medical community.(12/14/2004)

Wright State professor of nursing inducted into national academy of fellows -- Susan Praeger, Ed.D. APRN, BC, professor of nursing at Wright State University, has been inducted into the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Academy of Fellows. Praeger and six other honorees received the national recognition, bestowed on professional members who have made significant, unique and extraordinary contributions to the advancement of school nursing. (12/13/2004)

Wright State Pre-College Programs to host Fourth Annual Camp Fair -- Families may learn about summer enrichment opportunities for students in grades K–12 during the Fourth Annual Miami Valley Camp Fair. The event is Saturday, March 12, 2005, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium on the Wright State campus.(12/09/2004)

WSU administrator selected for international board -- Sharon Nelson, D.M.E., associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Wright State University, has been selected to an international fine arts board.(12/07/2004)