Wright State Headlines
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Dec 20
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
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
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
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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Dec 17
Expanded agreement provides Air Force researchers more access to work on Wright State’s campus
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base now have access to work throughout Wright State University’s campus. Continue reading
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Features
No Shelf Required: Sue Polanka is Wright State’s globetrotter for eBook truth
Nine days, six presentations, four cities, 20,000 miles and an airplane ride every day except one. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine faculty member chosen for national leadership program
Brenda J.B. Roman, M.D., is one of 54 individuals chosen nationally to be part of the 18th incoming class for ELAM®, the only program in the United States dedicated to preparing senior women faculty for positions of leadership at academic health centers. Continue reading
History professor Jacob Dorn calls it a career, leaving his mark on Wright State from the school’s start
A Peterson pipe from Ireland dozes on his desk next to a pouch of tobacco. Continue reading
Taking the Reins
As new dean Rosalie O’Dell Mainous steers the College of Nursing and Health, she has one simple goal in mind. Continue reading
Wright State University mourns the loss of third president, Paige E. Mulhollan
Dr. Mulhollan is remembered on campus as a dynamic but “laid-back” president who took time to personally interact with faculty, staff and students. Continue reading
Orthopaedic surgery faculty member named co-chair of Operation Smile Burns Program
Michael Johnson, M.D., will work to help individuals in developing areas of the world who suffer from correctable burn-related deformities. Continue reading
Wright State community remembers Betty Yung
Professor Betty Yung, 67, of Kettering, passed away on Thursday, June 14. Continue reading
Vietnamese refugee Caroline Cao boosts Wright State’s expertise in medical imaging and human-factors engineering
It was post-war Saigon—deep in the night. Ten-year-old Caroline Cao and her family quietly slipped out of their home and made for the coast. Continue reading
Wright State’s Thaddeus Tarpey honored nationally for statistics work
Odds are that Wright State professor Thaddeus Tarpey would land in the statistics hall of fame sooner or later. Looks like sooner. Continue reading
Wright State’s Tony Ortiz appointed to Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs
Gov. John Kasich has appointed Tony Ortiz, Latino community liaison for Wright State University, to the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Continue reading
