Wright State Headlines
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Mar 13
Wright State’s annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign takes flight on March 17
Wright State faculty, staff and retirees change the lives of students by participating in the annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign from March 17 to April 25. Continue reading
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Mar 12
Wright State to host Project Blackbird, a live event promoting mental health, with special guest Anthony Muñoz
The March 19 event will feature a screening of “Blackbird” and a panel discussion on the complexities of mental health challenges, particularly eating disorders. Continue reading
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Mar 11
Centerville middle school student Aurora Spisak repeats as champ of Wright State Regional Spelling Bee, qualifying for national competition
Aurora Spisak, an eighth grader at Watts Middle School, will return to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning Wright State’s Regional Spelling Bee. Continue reading
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Mar 10
Students can win scholarships to Wright State at Big Hoopla’s STEM Challenge on March 16
Wright State University will award full in-state tuition scholarships to 12 students who participate in the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge on March 16 in Wright State’s Student Union. Continue reading
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Mar 10
Wright State’s Model UN team shines at annual Dayton conference
After competing in the Dayton Model UN conference, Wright State will represent Russia at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York City from April 5–11. Continue reading
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Dayton Daily News: Dayton Children’s, Wright State expand partnership, access to care
Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Dayton Children’s Hospital will be expanding a longtime partnership following approval from the university’s board to help grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research. Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and … Continue reading
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State University expand longtime partnership
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State have agreed to further develop and grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research to improve regional children’s health outcomes. Continue reading
Wright State alum Brittany Shyne wins top documentary prize at Sundance Film Festival
Brittany Shyne, a Wright State motion pictures alum, won the prestigious U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for her debut film, “Seeds.” Continue reading
Wright State faculty featured in WDTN story on how AI is used in education
Wright State University faculty members discussed how artificial intelligence can be a valuable tool in education — while emphasizing that it cannot replace the human element — in a story produced by WDTN 2 News. Valerie Shallin, Ph.D., professor of … Continue reading
Wright State Theatre presents Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Feb. 14–23
Wright State University Theatre will present Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” from Feb.14 to Feb. 23 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
Wright State dance students to premiere original works at Emerging Choreographers Concert Feb. 14–16
The Emerging Choreographers Concert will feature new choreographic works from 15 Wright State dance students that push the boundaries of creativity and artistic expression. Continue reading
Inside Higher Ed: Funding student success at Wright State University
If you had $10,000 to make a change to your college campus for student success, how would you apply the funding? That’s the question Wright State University community members are presented with each spring in the application for the Students … Continue reading
ABC22/FOX45: Wright State to launch mobile primary care project in Dayton
In just a few months, Wright State University’s Mobile Street Medicine Project will launch a new way to bring health care to the underserved community, especially people with substance use disorders. This will not only bring local organizations together but … Continue reading
WDTN: Wright State 1 of 17 universities in nation to receive Toxic Exposures Research grant
Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is trying to find out why people have different responses to exposures like burn pits or other military-relevant chemicals. The school has received federal funds to make this research project possible — a … Continue reading
Wright State psychologist Jeremiah Schumm to train clinicians in couple therapy for substance use disorder
Jeremiah Schumm, director of clinical training in the School of Professional Psychology, will train dozens of local clinicians in an innovative behavioral couple therapy to help people with substance use disorders. Continue reading
