Wright State Headlines
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Mar 23
New course gives Wright State students real-world experience in genetics research
Thanks to a gift from three-time Wright State University graduate Doug Hull, a new class offers students experiential learning opportunities in the fields of genetics and genomics. Continue reading
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Mar 20
Wright State medical students discover where next journey as future doctors will continue at 2026 Match Day celebration
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine students learned where they will train as resident physicians, tearing open match envelopes at noon during the annual Match Day ceremony. Continue reading
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Mar 20
Wright State Police Chief Kurt Holden graduates from FBI National Academy
Kurt Holden, Wright State’s chief of police and director of public safety, will bring national-level training and global connections back to campus after graduating from the FBI National Academy. Continue reading
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Mar 20
Wright State’s Nutter Center hosting Ohio basketball state tournament semifinals
The Wright State University Nutter Center will host eight girls and 10 boys state semifinal basketball games in March. Continue reading
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Mar 19
Reading madness
Wright State University President Sue Edwards and dozens of faculty and staff are reading to children at Mini University during a month-long March Madness-themed event Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
Wright State filmmaker Julia Reichert worked on film nominated for Oscar
Wright State filmmaker Julia Reichert served as associate producer on Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Jack Hall, which is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Continue reading
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine surgery resident receives professionalism award
Justin Fox, chief resident in general surgery at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, received the Award for Professionalism in General Surgery from the American College of Surgeons.
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Wright State University Foundation Board welcomes new trustees
Ron Amos named chair
The Wright State University Foundation appointed four new trustees to its board and named Ron Amos, president of the Dayton market of U.S. Bank and Wright State alumnus, as chair. Continue reading
Wright State’s Healthy Steps program returns
Nearly 11 million steps. That’s how many were taken last winter in Wright State’s Healthy Steps program, an effort to help faculty, staff and members of the public stay fit and heart healthy over the winter by walking. Continue reading
Professor Damaris Serrano wins national literary award from Panama
Spanish professor Damaris Serrano received the most prestigious literary award from her native Panama for an essay she wrote on the construction of the first transcontinental railroad and the Panama Canal. Continue reading
Raiderthon dance marathon is story of the year
The Top Ten Wright State Newsroom stories for 2013
We begin 2014 with a tip of the hat to the best feel-good story of 2013. Continue reading
C-SPAN to air story on Wright State’s priceless Wright brothers collection
Did you know that the Special Collections and Archives in the Wright State University Dunbar Library has the largest collection of authentic Wright brothers materials in the world? Continue reading
Brilliance lost
An essay by David A. Petreman, professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature
On Stefan Pugh’s office door is a plaque that reads “Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research,” a declaration not only of this professor’s remarkable accomplishments… Continue reading
Joe Deer honored with Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence
Joe Deer, head of Wright State’s Musical Theatre program, received the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence during Fall Commencement Dec. 14. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine names Michael Leffak, interim chair of Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has named Michael Leffak, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Continue reading
