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Free Community Health Fair offers vital screenings and resources to Dayton residents

Student-led health fair will be held Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., at CityThrift St. Vincent de Paul

Wright State medical students, in partnership with Premier Health, will host a free Community Health Fair on April 25 to promote healthy lifestyles and provide essential health services. Continue reading

First-year students celebrated at inaugural certificate ceremony

With applause echoing through the Student Union, nearly 500 students, family members, faculty and staff celebrated a defining milestone — the completion of the first year — at Wright State’s inaugural First-Year Certificate Ceremony. Continue reading

Wright State University leads $2.5 million federal initiative to bring AI education to rural Ohio

From rural high schools to college classrooms, students will build AI skills for the workforce and teachers will gain the training to take them there

Wright State has received a $2.5 million federal grant to develop AI-focused curriculum and train educators to teach it, with the goal of expanding artificial intelligence literacy from rural schools through colleges and into the workforce. Continue reading

Local Vibes wins Wright State entrepreneurial competition

A QR-based platform that helps students discover trending spots, real-time deals and social connections near campus earned the top prize at Wright State University’s annual Wright Venture competition. Continue reading

Wright State launches AI-powered platform to advance career readiness and strengthen employer connections

AI tool helps students practice interviews and refine résumés with 24/7 real-time feedback.

Wright State University is expanding career support for students with the launch of a free AI-powered platform that delivers instant feedback on résumés and interview skills. Continue reading

Wright State student-athletes help build Fairborn home for family seeking homeownership

More than 160 Wright State student-athletes and coaches volunteered to help build parts of a new Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the Athletics Department. Continue reading

Professional performance begins here

Wright State actors take the stage with the Human Race Theatre Company performing "Hay Fever"

Wright State theatre students Skye Hodgkin and Evelyn Vordtriede are gaining real-world experience with the Human Race Theatre Company, highlighting how the university prepares them for professional performance. Continue reading

Wright State’s ArtsGala celebrates the power of artistic growth while supporting student scholarships

ArtsGala’s celebrated student work across theatre, dance, film, music and visual arts, while raising scholarship support for Wright State artists. Continue reading

Wright State’s Model United Nations team wins top honor, continuing 46-year tradition of national recognition

Wright State’s Model United Nations program earned an Outstanding Delegation Award — the highest team honor — at the 2026 National Model U.N. Conference, continuing its tradition of excellence. Continue reading

Forecasting a future

Ian Bates enrolls at Wright State and begins his pursuit of a career in meteorology by meeting the WHIO weather team during his first semester
Ian Bates talks to reporters inside the WHIO weather studio.

Wright State student Ian Bates turned an unexpected opportunity into early hands-on experience in meteorology, including a first-semester job shadow with WHIO-TV. Continue reading