Wright State Headlines
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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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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Author Archives: Bob Mihalek
Wright State President Hopkins named chair of Ohio council
Exceprt Wright State University President David Hopkins has been elected chair of the Inter-University Council of Ohio. In the role, Hopkins will oversee the council, which consists of the presidents of the 14 public universities in the state. The council, or IUC, aims … Continue reading
Wright State Lake Campus to add more student housing
Excerpt Wright State University will see housing options grow at its Lake Campus in Celina as a group doubles the size of on-campus housing. The Western Ohio Educational Foundation, or WOEF, is finalizing plans for a $1.7 million, 10,000-square-foot addition to … Continue reading
Twin brothers take top academic honors
Excerpt Twin brothers Alex and Blake Dugas, 18, earned the top two spots in Wayne High School’s 2013 graduating class. . . . After high school Alex who received the Wright State University National Merit Commended Scholarship will be attending … Continue reading
What 1903 Wright Flyer? Is there a flyer in here?
Excerpt Sixteen feet up hangs a replica of the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer. The wingspan is over 40 feet and it has a length of 21 feet from the nose to the tip of the tail. Students who do notice … Continue reading
Got garlic mustard? Kill it
Excerpt Garlic mustard has a two-year growing cycle. In the first year, the plants remain green rosettes close to the ground, although the leaves smell of garlic if you crush them. In the second, they burst upward, preparing to spray seeds … Continue reading
Dayton-area universities provide training for Ohio’s burgeoning energy industry
Excerpt The University of Dayton and Wright State University will provide training for Ohio’s emerging natural gas and crude oil industry. The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, or OOGEEP, has compiled a list of programs offered by the … Continue reading
A slap in the face: professor examines psychology behind the insult in new book
Wright State Professor William Irvine examines why we should overcome our inclinations to insult others, in A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt—And Why They Shouldn’t. Continue reading
Wright State, Clark State to boost collaborative program
Excerpt Declaring the pilot stage of their collaboration successful, Clark State Community College and Wright State University are expanding a program. The Gateway Program, a project to facilitate transfer students from Clark State to Wright State through academic support services, enrolled its first 29 … Continue reading
Wind Symphony performs at Carnegie Hall
The Wright State Wind Symphony was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, one of the world’s most prestigious concert venues, earlier this month. Continue reading
Video—Preparing for a Miami Valley tornado
Excerpt Jim Gruenberg has walked through many scenes of destruction created by Mother Nature. Now he’s taking a shot at creating one of his own. “We felt it was important we had some sort of a prop feature here that … Continue reading
