in·no·va·tion;

—noun

1.) something new or different introduced
2.) the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods

With one foot in the present and one foot in the future,

Wright State University has created an environment where people can flourish, generate ideas, be authentic, and ask the questions that lead to Innovation. By committing to be part of the solution, Wright State University meets the region's education, business, government, and community partners where they are and asks: "What are the problems you're facing today? What do you need? How can we help?" The result is social innovation, technological innovation, policy innovation...innovation of the sort that John Kao, author of Innovation Nation, calls the creation of "something that is both new and valuable."

Experience.

WSU President David R. Hopkins has declared the 2009–2010 academic year Wright State's "Year of Innovation." Learn how Wright State is working toward its vision of becoming Ohio's most innovative university.

WRSI Thumbnail of machinery SkillsTrac Training Consortium
Workers in advanced manufacturing can gain a competitive edge...
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STEAM3, a course for art and music education majors at Wright State, combines the STEM disciplines...
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The National Center for Medical Readiness is a Wright State Center of Excellence developed to provide training and education...
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Interact.

Virtual Brainstorming Sessions
Monday, November 16, 2009

We posed questions, tackled problems, and tossed around ideas and possible solutions for issues affecting our region. LEARN MORE...

Get Involved.

Frans Johansson
Author of the bestseller The Medici Effect

April 9, 2010
9:15 a.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Free and open to the public

John Corvino, Ph.D.
Philosophy professor and "gay moralist"

April 20, 2010
7 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Free and open to the public

Ted Rall
Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist

May 3, 2010
7 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Free and open to the public