Wright State in the News

Dayton Daily News: Project Blackbird to shed shame on mental health at upcoming Wright State event

Excerpt Stigma around mental health can lead to people suffering longer and in silence, which is why one nonprofit’s mission is to visit places like Wright State University to address that shame head-on and provide students with free resources. “We … Continue reading →

‘Living Dayton’: President Edwards explains how students can win scholarships to Wright State at the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge

During an appearance on “Living Dayton,” President Sue Edwards explained how 12 students can win full in-state tuition scholarships to Wright State University by participating in the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge. The annual STEM Challenge, championed by Wright State University, … Continue reading →

Yahoo News: ‘I’m still kind of processing it’: Wright State grad wins top honor at Sundance

Motion pictures alum Brittany Shyne talked to WDTN 2 News about winning the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “I’m still kind of processing it. You know, it’s obviously incredible and it’s a very huge … Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: Dayton Children’s and Wright State expand longtime partnership

Two of Dayton’s most prominent organizations have extended their longtime relationship in the hopes of expanding the region’s healthcare workforce with children’s health priorities in the forefront. The Wright State University board of trustees approved an expansion of its longstanding partnership with … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News: Dayton Children’s, Wright State expand partnership, access to care

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Dayton Children’s Hospital will be expanding a longtime partnership following approval from the university’s board to help grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research. Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and … Continue reading →

Wright State faculty featured in WDTN story on how AI is used in education

Wright State University faculty members discussed how artificial intelligence can be a valuable tool in education — while emphasizing that it cannot replace the human element — in a story produced by WDTN 2 News. Valerie Shallin, Ph.D., professor of … Continue reading →

Inside Higher Ed: Funding student success at Wright State University

If you had $10,000 to make a change to your college campus for student success, how would you apply the funding? That’s the question Wright State University community members are presented with each spring in the application for the Students … Continue reading →

ABC22/FOX45: Wright State to launch mobile primary care project in Dayton

In just a few months, Wright State University’s Mobile Street Medicine Project will launch a new way to bring health care to the underserved community, especially people with substance use disorders. This will not only bring local organizations together but … Continue reading →

WDTN: Wright State 1 of 17 universities in nation to receive Toxic Exposures Research grant

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is trying to find out why people have different responses to exposures like burn pits or other military-relevant chemicals. The school has received federal funds to make this research project possible — a … Continue reading →

WYSO Public Radio: Wright State University piloting street medicine project in Dayton

Wright State University is set to start a mobile health clinic in downtown Dayton, run by staff and students of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Once a week, a Premier Health mobile unit will park outside of the Dream Center, … Continue reading →