Wright State Headlines
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Dec 15
2026 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
2026 Alumni Achievement Award recipients will be formally recognized at a special banquet during Wright State University’s Homecoming Week, scheduled for Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Dec 11
Bags, boards and bonding
The Wright State Cornhole Club has quickly grown into a popular student activity, drawing more than 20 members and preparing both recreational and competitive players for upcoming tournaments. Continue reading
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Dec 9
More than 1,000 students to graduate at Wright State’s fall commencement ceremonies
Wright State University will hold its fall graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. and its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. in the Nutter Center. Continue reading
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Dec 9
Wright State’s Take Flight Program helps students soar high
Now in its fourth year, Wright State’s Take Flight program not only is on course with its original flight plan but also is seeing nothing but blue skies of success. Continue reading
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Dec 4
Wright State Police Department delivers major donation to Raider Food Pantry
Wright State University police officers rolled up to the Student Union on Nov. 25 with cruisers packed full of groceries for the Raider Food Pantry. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Jim Hannah
It’s no mystery why detective writers love Wright State DNA expert
Mystery writers and detective novelists from around the nation now have a better grasp of DNA testing thanks to Dan Krane… Continue reading
Filling the Pipeline: State-of-the-art software used to train future geologists
Schlumberger Limited, the world’s largest oilfield services company and a leader in environmental services, is drilling for good students at… Continue reading
Breathtaking: Wright State researchers developing disease-detecting exhalation device
Diabetes, kidney disease, even cancer. Their presence in the human body can change the smell and chemistry of a person’s breath… Continue reading
Wright State reaches out to surge of international students
Wright State is poised to reap huge benefits from its popularity with international students, whose numbers have increased by 40 percent this fall to 1,489. Continue reading
Higher education, degree completion keys to driving prosperity, President Hopkins says
Getting more Ohioans to attend college and complete their degrees is critical to produce a more competitive workforce, Wright State President David R. Hopkins told business leaders. Continue reading
Catching the Bug
Wright State researchers developing virus-detection technology
Technology under development by Wright State researchers and field-deployable at public sites has the potential to detect viruses within minutes, giving early warning and reducing the possibility of an outbreak.
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Wright State students lead professional geologists on field trip
When it comes to field trips, students are normally the ones being led. But a group of Wright State University environmental/geology students… Continue reading
Wright State announces Center for Manufacturing Sciences
The Wright State University Center for Manufacturing Sciences, which will build on the rich history of manufacturing in Ohio by creating an… Continue reading
Valedictorians/salutatorians swell newest class
They are twin brothers, were home-schooled, both play the violin and—oh yes—they were valedictorian and salutatorian of the same high school class. Continue reading
Wright State Grads Drive Air Force Research
Successful Wright State alumni have helped strengthen the university’s connections with Wright-Patterson Air Force base
They have jetted to the stratosphere of research in the U.S. Air Force. One oversees the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Another is chief scientist for human performance. A third heads up research on sensors. All are Wright State University … Continue reading
