Wright State Headlines
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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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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Faculty
Wright State University research on olive trees and emerald ash borer featured on Entomology Today
Wright State researchers find that emerald ash borer, which is destroying ash trees in a large swath of the United States, can also successfully complete development on olive trees. Continue reading
Dog days
Wright State’s Sarah and Ash McGinley give Marco the pit bull new ‘leash’ on life
Wright State couple Ash and Sarah McGinleys rescued Marco, a pit bull, from an adoption center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Leading the way
Wright State associate professor Pratik Parikh led Dayton-Cincinnati engineering organization to a Gold Award in 2016
Pratik Parikh, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, led a revival of the local Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers chapter. Continue reading
Stressful situation
Wright State associate professor Jeremy Schumm to train Canadian clinicians in PTSD therapy for military veterans
Canadian clinicians want to adopt a model used by Jeremy Schumm when he was associate director of the PTSD program at the Cincinnati VA. Continue reading
Security blanket
Vance Saunders heads the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s blossoming cybersecurity programs
Wright State is the only public institution in Ohio that offers a technical master’s degree in cybersecurity. Continue reading
Workings of protein hold keys to new cancer treatments
Kwang-Jin Cho, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, is working to find better anti-cancer drugs in his lab. Continue reading
Spring Dance Concert to feature works by Fosse and Rhoden
Wright State Dance Ensemble’s annual Spring Dance Concert takes place April 20–23. Continue reading
Summer trip to Jamaica will provide health care to poor
Many medical students on the trip are involved with the Global Health Initiative at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
Wright State to host Orthopaedic Research and Innovation Symposium
Engineering and orthopaedic researchers and clinicians from around Ohio and the region are expected to attend the symposium on April 10. Continue reading
Wright State faculty, alumni named to Dayton’s ‘Forty Under 40’ list
Four faculty members and eight graduates are recognized in the Dayton Business Journal’s annual “Forty Under 40” awards. Continue reading
