Wright State Headlines
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May 16
Hey, Alexa, tell me about your co-creator’s Wright State alumni award
Joe Jessup, a senior software development manager at Amazon Web Services, received the 2025 Raj Soin College of Business Outstanding Alumnus Award. Continue reading
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May 15
Images of war inspire powerful conversations in Wright State dialogue series
Wright State’s Veteran and Military Center brought together student veterans, service members and military families for a discussion series that used images of war to explore personal military experiences. Continue reading
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May 14
Former Wright State Trustee Dawn Conway named interim dean of Raj Soin College of Business
Dawn Conway, who served on the Wright State University Board of Trustees from 2021 to April 2025, is the president and CEO of Boost Engagement. Continue reading
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May 12
Marty Sexton appointed dean of Wright State’s College of Health, Education and Human Services
Marty Sexton previously served as acting dean and associate dean of Wright State’s College of Health, Education and Human Services. Continue reading
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May 12
Eye in the sky
Wright State’s Police Department adds new innovative drone technology to enhance campus safety. Continue reading
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Author Archives: Jim Hannah
Wright State, Ohio State, other institutions receive $3.5 million grant to increase underrepresented graduates in STEM fields
The Ohio State University, Wright State University and nine other Ohio colleges and universities will share a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant over the next five years… Continue reading
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
