Wright State Headlines
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Jan 9
Nichole Rustad named associate vice president for university communications and marketing at Wright State
Nichole Rustad is responsible for providing vision, strategy and oversight for all communications and marketing functions at Wright State. Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024
Wright State to launch mobile street medicine project for underserved patients in Dayton
Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine will collaborate with Premier Health to provide health care services to people with substance use disorders through a mobile community-based health care, or street medicine, model. Continue reading
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Dec 19 2024
Top 10 Wright State Newsroom videos of 2024
The Wright State Newsroom shared once-in-a-lifetime moments with students, faculty and staff while making joyful connections with alumni during 2024. Continue reading
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Dec 18 2024
2025 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
The Wright State University Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of Wright State alumni and friends with its 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards. Continue reading
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Dec 17 2024
Wright State alum partners with alma mater to brew a Raider-branded beer
Fans can now enjoy Wright State University-branded beer while cheering on the Raiders. Continue reading
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Faculty
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CBS-TV’s ‘48 Hours,’ including correspondent Erin Moriarty, come to Wright State to interview Dan Krane
Dan Krane, professor of biological science, will discuss DNA evidence on an episode of “48 Hours” examining an old murder case on Jan. 26. Continue reading
Literary lioness
Wright State’s Damaris Serrano again wins highest literary honor awarded by her native Panama
Damaris Serrano, associate professor of Spanish at Wright State, received Panama’s Ricardo Miró National Award for her essay on the evolution of Panamanian poetry and literature. Continue reading
Rianna Lloyd named director of the Power of Nursing at Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness
The Power of Nursing is a 15-hour elective course that utilizes discovery model guidelines for nursing students and graduate nurses. Continue reading
Muscle mystery
Wright State biologist Andrew Voss lands $454,000 federal research award to investigate Huntington’s disease
The three-year research award is aimed at determining if there is a primary disease of the muscle in Huntington’s disease. Continue reading
Wright State engineering professor Sheng Li honored for top paper in lubrication engineering
Sheng Li received the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Continue reading
Films by former Wright State motion pictures faculty to premiere at Sundance
“American Factory,” the latest documentary by Julia Reichert, professor emeritus, and Steven Bognar, is one of 16 documentaries that will premiere at Sundance. Continue reading
International Raider excellence
Rosemary Eustace, associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health, received the Wright State International Education Award. Continue reading
Wright State professor Kevin Lorson honored with top state award for contributions to health education
Kevin Lorson, director of the Physical Education Licensure Program, was recognized for his role in getting a health education standards bill introduced in the Ohio Senate. Continue reading
Metal mettle
Wright State sculptor Landon Crowell creates aerial sculpture for new PNC Arts Annex
New sculpture by Landon Crowell, fine arts technician in the Department of Art and Art History, features an optical illusion for viewers. Continue reading
Wright State professor Amit Sheth elected a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
Amit Sheth, executive director of Wright State’s Kno.e.sis, was recognized for his contributions on information integration, distributed workflow, and semantics and knowledge-based big data analytics. Continue reading
