Yearly Archives: 2020

Trifecta training

The Wright State men’s basketball team began their summer workout sessions in the Setzer Pavilion, in preparation for the upcoming season. Continue reading

Posted in Around Campus, Athletics, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, Homepage Photos and Video, News, Videos |

Collection conscious

Jane Wildermuth sees more online content, community outreach as the new head of Special Collections and Archives

Jane Wildermuth is leading the merged departments of Special Collections and Archives and Digital Initiatives and Repository Services. Continue reading

Posted in Home news sidebar, Libraries, News, Special Collections and Archives, Staff |

Wright State researcher Ulas Sunar wins $1.7 million grant to demonstrate novel approach for imaging and treating ovarian cancer

Ulas Sunar, director of the Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, is investigating new techniques to detect and treat small tumor nodules in ovarian cancer. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science, Home news sidebar, News, Research |

Nine Wright State students receive State Department scholarships for study abroad in 2021

In 2019, Wright State was named among the institutions showing the greatest growth in sending students overseas by the State Department’s Gilman program. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News, Study Abroad, University Center for International Education |

Dayton Daily News: With Broadway closed, Wright State graduate changes course

On March 9, Wright State University musical theater graduate K.J. Hippensteel took the stage of New York’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre as an ensemble member in the first preview performance… Continue reading

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Wright State committees meticulously prepare for campus reopening

Long before Wright State announced plans to return to teaching for the fall semester, many administrators, faculty, staff and students had been working hard to make it happen. Continue reading

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Foodbank to hold mass food distribution at Wright State Nutter Center July 23

The Foodbank will return to the Wright State University Nutter Center for a mass food distribution on Thursday, July 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Continue reading

Posted in Coronavirus, Home news sidebar, News |

Audio able

Wright State faculty member David Seitz wins national journalism award for coverage of prison theater production

The biggest challenge was trying to get the prison inmates to open up when he was interviewing them. But the efforts of English professor David Seitz resulted in a national award. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Home news sidebar, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, News |

Rishi Kumar, former dean of Wright State’s College of Business, passes away

Rishi Kumar, former dean of Wright State’s College of Business, passes away

Rishi Kumar, who served as dean of the Wright State University College of Business from 1992 to 2001, passed away on July 13. Continue reading

Posted in Academics, Business, Home news sidebar, News |

Dayton Daily News: Wright State, Air Force work together on testing for COVID-19 antibodies

Wright State University researchers and the Air Force Research Laboratory will be collecting blood and saliva samples from people who may have COVID-19 antibodies… Continue reading

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