Wright State in the News

Wright State research draws attention to behavioral health’s economic impact

Local media spotlight a new Wright State study finding that untreated mental illness costs the greater Dayton region nearly $30 billion a year. Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State’s enrollment continued to tick upward this year

Despite experiencing a decline in international students, Wright State University’s enrollment continued to tick upward this year, following the last two years of increased enrollment overall. Wright State officials announced this fall’s headcount was 11,924 students across both the Lake … Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: Untreated mental illness drains billions from Dayton’s workforce, economy

A new study published by Wright State University, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and workplace mental health engagement firm One Morning has revealed the price of untreated mental illness in Dayton’s workforce. Titled “The economic impact of behavioral health … Continue reading →

WYSO: Metal recycling, manufacturing and AI: Wright State receives $3M grant to show they can collide

Two Wright State professors have received a big grant to investigate how AI can transform metal recycling and manufacturing. Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: $3M NSF grant funds Wright State’s ‘recyclofacturing’ nationwide research project

Natasha and Sean Banerjee, associate professors in Wright State’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, secured a nearly $3 million research grant to spearhead research into a more sustainable metal recycling process. Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Wright State engineers land $3M federal grant to study scrap metal recycling

Research at Wright State University could transform how scrap metal is recycled into new products. Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: $2.4M boost puts students on frontlines of mental health shortage at Wright State

A $2.4 million grant has allowed Wright State to not only provide students with hands-on career experience but also support underserved Ohio communities in need of accessible mental health programming. Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Increasing mental health counseling help in region goal of Wright State initiative

A new initiative involving Wright State University social work and counseling graduate programs will help address the growing need for mental health counseling in the region. Using a $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the initiative … Continue reading →

Wright State media highlights, Aug. 25–29

Recent media coverage highlighted Wright State’s community impact, including a mobile street medicine clinic, a nursing professor’s expertise on AI in health care and education and an engineering technology degree pathway developed with Sinclair College. Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: Sinclair College, Wright State launch engineering technology degree transfer pathway

Two of the largest higher education institutions in the Dayton area are joining forces to meet a critical workforce demand for the region. Sinclair College and Wright State University have launched a new transfer pathway program, giving students a direct … Continue reading →