Wright State Headlines
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Sparks—and parts—fly during battle bots event at Nutter Center
Teams of high school and college students battled one another with remote-controlled robots during the Xtreme BOTS Competition Fall 2013 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading
Wright State to host dance marathon
Excerpt Wright State University will host an inaugural Dance Marathon beginning Nov. 16. The event, renamed “Raiderthon,” will raise money for the Dayton Children’s Miracle Network. The money is allocated to support numerous projects, including medical equipment, activities for the … Continue reading
Breath analysis device
Excerpt Wright State University researchers are building a breath-analysis device that they hope will detect such diseases as diabetes, kidney disease and cancer by identifying changes in smell and chemistry that such diseases create in a human’s breath. The team … Continue reading
Jump-starter kits for the mind
Excerpt Others seeking a cognitive edge are rushing to buy a ready-made version called Foc.us, which costs $249. A sort of futuristic-looking headband with button-size electrodes, Foc.us is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and the London-based manufacturer does not make … Continue reading
Robots to battle at Wright State Nutter Center Nov. 2
High school and college students will battle one another with remote-controlled robots during the Xtreme BOTS Competition Fall 2013 on Nov. 2 in the Wright State Nutter Center. Continue reading
Dan Kirkpatrick elected president of Ohio Nurses Association
Dan Kirkpatrick, a clinical instructor at the Wright State–Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health, was recently elected president of the Ohio Nurses Association. Continue reading
Wright State students ‘sitting pretty’ in cardboard chairs they designed
Excerpt It wasn’t difficult to guess who had built the sea-foam green cardboard chair on display in the engineering class at Wright State University-Lake Campus. The delicate pink flowers painted on each arm were a dead giveaway. “I’m the only … Continue reading
Helping Hands grant
From the Dayton Daily News: Two Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine students have received, from the American Psychiatric Foundation, a Helping Hands grant for their Project Parenthood program, which will provide parenting skills to young adult parents at … Continue reading
Tiffin U introduces new art show
Excerpt Tiffin University’s Diane Kidd Gallery of Art is to open a new exhibition, “Paintings, Drawings and Collages,” by artist Glen Cebulash Thursday. The public is invited to a free reception 5:30-7 p.m. that day. The exhibition is to run … Continue reading
Architect spotlight: Wright State Enrollment Services Center
Excerpt The Wright State University Student Enrollment Center consolidates two related yet distinct functions: a welcome and orientation center for new students and their families, and an advising center for currently enrolled students. While each center required distinct entries, spaces … Continue reading
