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: Seth Bauguess
Wright State research leader plans to double growth
Excerpt The Wright State Research Institute’s new director said he plans to double the organization’s full-time staff and $20 million research portfolio over the next five years. “We are going to grow the region by growing ourselves and growing Wright … Continue reading
Using crisis mapping to aid Uttarakhand
Excerpt Technology-driven efforts are on to crowdsource information using the Internet and other communication channels and integrate it into online maps to help manage the aftermath of the natural calamity that has beset Uttarakhand. The international experience in recent years … Continue reading
Two Wright State professors land coveted Air Force grants
Excerpt Two professors from Wright State University have been awarded highly competitive grants from the U.S. Air Force for research equipment. Madhavi Kadakia, associate director of Wright State’s Center for Genomics Research, received $338,000 for genomic tools. Her lab works … Continue reading
Acclaimed scholar, public servant to discuss affirmative action at Wright State diversity conference
The Diversity in the Multicultural Millennium Conference, scheduled for October, will feature talks by scholar Michael Eric Dyson and affirmative action attorney Marilynn L. Schuyler. Continue reading
Savings Race 5—College Bound Edition winner announced on live TV at Wright State
The atrium crowd in Millett Hall erupted in shock, joy and applause June 12, when the Wright-Patt Credit Union Savings Race 5—College Bound Edition champion was… Continue reading
Wright State students present wage gap project at National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
Two Wright State University students whose project aimed at closing the wage gap for women presented their work at the National Conference for College Women Student… Continue reading
Literature, sociology instructors team up to offer ‘clustered’ learning opportunity this fall
Students who enjoy television crime dramas or good murder-mystery novels may want to consider a cluster of classes this fall that’s poised to be the first-of-its-kind at Wright… Continue reading
Protecting the future by remembering the past
Wright State police officer and emancipated foster child relishes chance to serve young people on campus
Wright State patrolman Kurt Holden entered the foster care system at such an early age he doesn’t remember when it all began… Continue reading
Wright State sees boom in neuroscience
Excerpt With a state-of-the-art facility under construction and millions of dollars in grant funding pouring in, neuroscience is on the rise at Wright State University. Driven by interest from students, a flood of physician talent and collaboration from area hospitals … Continue reading
Wright State senior prepares for Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant
Excerpt Wright State University senior Jessica Kelbley is the current reigning Ms. Wheelchair Ohio and is entered into the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant on July 15 in Houston. Kelbley and her sister, Missie both have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal Muscular … Continue reading
