Wright State Headlines
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Jun 17
Wright State resident, medical student land competitive ENT placements, reflecting strength of Premier Health partnership
The Boonshoft School of Medicine’s partnership with Premier Health produced a general surgery resident bound for a Harvard fellowship and a graduating medical student headed to Case Western Reserve University — both in one of medicine’s most competitive specialties. Continue reading
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Jun 16
Wright State aviation students celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State University honored 28 aviation students who have earned their first FAA pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 15
Western Ohio Educational Foundation celebrates student success at annual scholarship breakfast
Wright State University–Lake Campus recognized 38 scholarship recipients and the donors and WOEF Board members whose support makes those scholarships possible. Continue reading
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Jun 10
Wright State aviation students to celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State will honor 28 aviation students at the Dayton Air Show for earning their first Federal Aviation Administration pilot certification. Continue reading
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Faculty & Staff
Wright State researcher wins prestigious history book award
Intrigued by a magazine article that described the laying of a communications cable that snaked across the ocean floor from England to Japan, Jonathan Reed Winkler, Ph.D., began researching what would become an award-winning book. Continue reading
Coin flip charted career path for director of Wright State Research Institute
After Mary and Ryan Fendley graduated from Indiana University, they were faced with a career decision that confronts many couples – whose career to follow first. Continue reading
Virtual combat training
It’s a world within a world.
Inside that world, enemy snipers rain their fire down on U.S. soldiers as they patrol the streets of some strange and faraway urban war zone. Continue reading
Director of sustainability gains new perspective on environmental issues in China
In his second trip to China in less than two years, Wright State University Director of Sustainability and Senior Lecturer Hunt Brown got a firsthand look at how the Chinese are tackling environmental issues in their own country. As part … Continue reading
Lang Hong receives International Education Award
Lang Hong, professor of electrical engineering, is this year’s recipient of the International Education Award for expanding global awareness and international understanding on the Wright State campus and in the surrounding communities. The award is given by the University Center … Continue reading
Professor awarded Smithsonian Research Fellowship
Inder Khera, professor of marketing and international business, was recently selected for a Smithsonian Research Fellow designation by the Smithsonian Institution. Khera will conduct consumer research at various museums operated by the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. He is the first … Continue reading
Honorary degree nominations sought
Each year Wright State University considers the possibility of awarding honorary degrees to individuals whose contributions to society have been truly distinguished. Any faculty or staff member, alumnus or member of the Board of Trustees may submit nominations to the … Continue reading
The renovation and expansion project at Wright State University–Lake Campus was recognized with a Merit Award in the New Buildings, Additions, Renovations and Restoration category at the 2010 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Ohio Honor Awards. The award was presented … Continue reading
In Memory of Adrian Rake
Adrian Rake, a former faculty member and researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away November 13. Rake relocated to Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands in 1998, but he always had a special fondness for Wright State, his … Continue reading
In Memory of Nick Davis
Nick Davis, former director of continuing education at Wright State University’s Kettering Center, passed away on October 22. Davis graduated from Oakwood High School and attended the University of Michigan, before being appointed to the United States Naval Academy at … Continue reading
