Wright State Headlines
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Nov 22
Wright State’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures adds director, plans to grow
New director and faculty have big plans for Wright State University’s Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures. Continue reading
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Nov 21
Wright State departments create powerful collaboration researching threats to expectant mothers, babies
A collaboration between Wright State’s departments of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology connects scientific research and clinical practice with patients. Continue reading
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Nov 20
Wright State nursing students to offer Stop the Bleed training in Wilmington
Wright State University nursing students will train residents in Wilmington how to staunch the flow of blood in an emergency on Nov. 22. Continue reading
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Nov 19
Joyful connections
Wright State alumna Krissy O’Malley brings happiness to the elderly through interactive music and memories with her new business. Continue reading
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Nov 15
Wright State’s MBA program ranked among the best for entrepreneurs by Princeton Review
Wright State’s Master of Business Administration was ranked the top program in Ohio, 43rd nationally and eighth in the Midwest in the Princeton Review’s top graduate programs for entrepreneurs for 2025. Continue reading
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Wright State students recognized for co-curricular excellence
Wright State University President David R. Hopkins presented Presidential Commendations for Excellence in Co-Curricular Activities to students Wednesday, June 6, at the Rockafield House on campus. Continue reading
Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign cooks up a “recipe for success”
Following a record-breaking year in 2011, unit chairs for this year’s Campus Scholarship & Innovation Campaign (CSIC) hope they can whip up similar results. Continue reading
Wright State University Foundation Board welcomes new trustees
William Pohlman named chair
The Wright State University Foundation has appointed six new trustees to its board… Continue reading
A Daughter’s Love: Wright State graduate Judy Wyatt funds Patient-Centered Medical Home for People Living with Dementia
Judy Wyatt has always had a special bond with her mother, Stella. “My mother and I were born on the same day,” Wyatt recalled… Continue reading
Wright State graduate Ann Weisgarber shortlisted for Ohioana Book Award
Wright State University alumna and award-winning author Ann Weisgarber is one of six finalists… Continue reading
Everyday Miracles
In a country ravaged by HIV and AIDS, The Luke Commission brings health care and hope to the people of Swaziland
On a dark and foggy night in the Swaziland bush, The Luke Commission is on a quest—a quest to find a young mother and her two children, ages 5 and 6. The family had been at The Luke Commission’s clinic earlier in the day, where all three had tested positive for HIV. Continue reading
For the Love of Art
Wright State graduate combines her passions for photography and teaching
When Sally Struthers came to Wright State University in 1977 as a first-year student, she had never even heard of the field of art history. “I had no idea what I was going to major in,” Struthers recalled. She thought … Continue reading
Secret Agent Man
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer ’86 shares his personal story of the war on terror from the front lines of Afghanistan
Tony Shaffer’s journey from Wright State University has been one filled with top-secret missions, bureaucratic roadblocks, and the honor of serving his country. “Wright State prepared me very well to go forth and do things,” said Shaffer, who graduated in … Continue reading
Consulting, Scrappy Style
With her own unique approach and dogged determination, Kimberly Wiefling ’84 helps people and corporations achieve what they once thought was impossible.
In one of her many speaking engagements, Kimberly Wiefling ’84 holds a rubber chicken at shoulder height, releases it, and lets it drop to the floor. “What caused the chicken to drop?” she asks the audience. Some say gravity. Others … Continue reading
