Wright State Headlines
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Jun 8
Every Wright State psychology doctoral student lands competitive clinical internship
All 22 fourth-year doctoral students in Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology matched to a clinical internship this year, a required step before they can earn their doctorates and pursue licensure as psychologists. Continue reading
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Jun 5
Global rankings place Wright State among the world’s top universities
Wright State University is ranked among the top 7% of universities worldwide in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings Global 2000 list. Continue reading
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Jun 5
Wright State expands research and teaching capabilities with Ohio Supercomputer Center
Wright State’s partnership with the Ohio Supercomputer Center gives students access to large-scale computing power to run more complex work in an environment that mirrors real-world research computing. Continue reading
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Jun 4
Raj Soin College of Business Associate Dean Rachel Sturm named rising education star by Dayton Business Journal
Rachel Sturm, associate dean and professor of management in the Raj Soin College of Business, has built a distinguished career as a scholar, teacher and leader. Continue reading
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Jun 1
Holding herself to high standards
Kasi Edwards says the broad business perspective she gained through Wright State’s MBA program helped propel her career from a series of leadership roles to executive vice president of strategy and corporate development at Reynolds and Reynolds. Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
NIH awards Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers $2.8M grant to study craniofacial growth in pediatric patients
Researchers from the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine and several other universities received grant to conduct the largest study of craniofacial growth in different facial types in the world. Continue reading
Wearing thin
Wright State to play role in national research/prevention study on body dissatisfaction and eating disorders
Wright State Professional Psychology students will participate in the Body Project, a national research study on body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. Continue reading
Apocalypse now
Wright State’s Andrea Harris teaches course that explores social significance of zombie films in pop culture
Wright State lecturer Andrea Harris teaches a course that explores the social significance of zombie films and television shows in pop culture. Continue reading
New Wright State initiative will boost multibillion dollar defense/intelligence industries
Excerpt Wright State University is ramping up efforts to tackle the looming shortage in defense, aerospace and intelligence workers. The school recently put three organizations under one umbrella — a new Center for Workforce Development in Beavercreek — to coordinate … Continue reading
Throwing pains
Longtime judo instructor Mark Curry making champions out of Wright State students
Longtime judo instructor Mark Curry is making champions out of Wright State students through the Raider Active judo class. Continue reading
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
