Wright State in the News

Weather spotters help saves lives

Excerpt Wright State University hosted the National Weather Service’s Skywarn Spotter Training Workshop today at the Nutter Center. Wright State is a storm-ready university—only 136 universities in the country rate Storm Ready. “It is a real distinction to be Storm Ready,” … Continue reading →

Calamityville hires new director

Excerpt The National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville has hired a new director. The Fairborn-based emergency response testing center — part of Wright State University and the Wright State Research Institute — has hired Rufus Smith as its permanent director. Smith will take … Continue reading →

New Alzheimer’s therapy developed by Wright State prof spreading across U.S.

Excerpt Three years ago, Wright State University professor Govind Bharwani was given a challenge: Find a way to help people living with Alzheimer’s disease so they are less prone to becoming confused, agitated, withdrawn and falling. Today, the breakthrough therapy he … Continue reading →

Wright State chapel wins design award

Excerpt The new chapel that houses the Catholic Campus Ministry at Wright State University will receive a design award from the American Institute of Architects Ohio next month. The $1 million St. John Bosco Chapel replaced an A-frame building that … Continue reading →

Jamaica native leads new Lake Campus program

Excerpt Courtney Simons will develop a new food science curriculum and teach most of the classes at Wright State University-Lake Campus. Classes in the program will be offered in the second semester for students seeking two- and four-year degrees. Originally … Continue reading →

College basketball countdown: No. 52 Wright State

Excerpt Ah, what a difference a year makes. Last preseason, Wright State was picked to finish last in the Horizon League. Heading into this season, the Raiders are the clear-cut favorites to win the conference. Billy Donlon, one of the … Continue reading →

Wright State Research Institute ahead of growth projections

Excerpt Wright State Research Institute is ahead of its ambitious growth projections, with new staff and portfolio companies being added in recent months. Since bringing on Jason Parker as its new director in early June, the institute has added seven jobs and plans … Continue reading →

Video—NASA Glenn director visits region, Wright State

Jason Parker, director of Wright States Research Institute says having NASA on a resume would also go along way to landing the promising STEM student of tomorrow. Continue reading →

Wright State class improves engineering graduation rates here, across country

Excerpt Nationwide, colleges face a challenge: as many as half of the students who aspire to be engineers drop out or switch majors, and leave the country short of the workforce it needs. Those who give up on engineering often … Continue reading →

Video—Students moving in at Wright State University

It’s move-in day at Wright State University, and hundreds of college students are saying goodbye to their parents and hello to their new roommates. Campus volunteers were there to make the transition much smoother.  They shuttled students and family members … Continue reading →