Wright State Headlines
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Dec 4
Wright State Police Department delivers major donation to Raider Food Pantry
Wright State University police officers rolled up to the Student Union on Nov. 25 with cruisers packed full of groceries for the Raider Food Pantry. Continue reading
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Dec 4
Wright State engineering and computer science students earn prestigious federal SMART Scholarships
Six Wright State engineering and computer science students received prestigious Department of Defense SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Scholarships. Continue reading
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Dec 3
Wright State Police Chief Kurt Holden selected for prestigious FBI National Academy program
Wright State Police Chief Kurt Holden will attend the prestigious FBI National Academy, joining law enforcement leaders from around the world to advance his training and bring enhanced safety practices back to campus.
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Dec 1
Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business ranked among the best for entrepreneurs by Princeton Review
Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business is the only university in Ohio named to the Princeton Review’s Top 50 Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2026. Continue reading
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Nov 26
Wright State’s annual Raidersgiving draws hundreds
Wright State University students, staff, faculty and alumni enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal together at the 14th annual Raidersgiving. Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
Wright State staff and alumni make ‘Forty Under 40’ list
Once again Wright State University was well represented in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2015 Forty Under 40 Awards. Continue reading
Radar dominance
Wright State’s Brian Rigling named top radar engineer
Wright State engineering professor Brian Rigling honored as top radar engineer by world’s largest association of technical professionals. Continue reading
Documentary dynamite
Wright State’s Mai Nguyen helps chronicle plight of Vietnamese Americans in “Between Two Worlds”
Mai Nguyen, director of the Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center, is one of the local Vietnamese Americans featured in “Between Two Worlds,” a documentary produced by ThinkTV. Continue reading
Longtime Wright State researcher, ALS activist Roger Siervogel dies at 70
Roger Siervogel served as director of the Wright State Lifespan Health Research Center and its predecessor, the Division of Biology, from 1993 to 2013. Continue reading
Igor Elman named professor and chair of psychiatry at the Boonshoft School of Medicine
Igor Elman comes to Wright State from Harvard Medical School and is an expert in treating chemical and behavioral addictions, psychosis and PTSD. Continue reading
Film by Wright State faculty member Steven Bognar in New York Times
Filmmaker and Wright State faculty member Steven Bognar wrote about the decline of 35-millimeter projection in movie theaters in The New York Times. Published as an op-doc, Bognar’s article features his short film “Last Reel,” which chronicles the final days … Continue reading
Puppy love
Wright State’s Regina Willen proves that petting is instrumental in reducing stress in shelter dogs
Wright State researchers find that petting for as little as 15 minutes a day is instrumental in reducing stress of dogs in animal shelters. Continue reading
Wright State ERC director donates hundreds of books to Fairborn schools
Stephanie Bange donates books she received as a member of the prestigious 2015 Newbery Award committee. Continue reading
Wright State’s Spring Dance Concert to feature premiere of four works
Annual Dance Concert on April 23-26 will feature the Wright State Dance Ensemble and performances by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II and Dayton Ballet II. Continue reading
Concert to feature classical music inspired by World War I
Fourth annual “Poetry and Music Concert” on April 24 continues Wright State’s yearlong World War I project. Continue reading
