Wright State Headlines
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May 14
Former Wright State Trustee Dawn Conway named interim dean of Raj Soin College of Business
Dawn Conway, who served on the Wright State University Board of Trustees from 2021 to April 2025, is the president and CEO of Boost Engagement. Continue reading
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May 12
Marty Sexton appointed dean of Wright State’s College of Health, Education and Human Services
Marty Sexton previously served as acting dean and associate dean of Wright State’s College of Health, Education and Human Services. Continue reading
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May 12
Eye in the sky
Wright State’s Police Department adds new innovative drone technology to enhance campus safety. Continue reading
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May 9
Wright State media highlights, May 3–9
Wright State made headlines this week with media coverage highlighting commencement celebrations, student success, alumni achievements and faculty expertise. Continue reading
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May 8
Wright State alum shapes the future of AI in national defense
Kevin Schmidt, now developing cutting-edge AI technologies for the Air Force Research Laboratory, credits his success to the experiences he received during his behavioral neuroscience studies at Wright State. Continue reading
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Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering
Symphony for Peace at Wright State to raise awareness of Syrian refugee crisis
Scheduled for March 28, a Symphony for Peace will use dialogue, film, photography and music to explore the refugee crisis caused by the Syrian civil war. Continue reading
U.S. News ranks Wright State online programs among best for 2018
Wright State’s online bachelor’s degree programs as well as its online graduate programs in business, education, engineering and nursing named among the best in the nation for 2018. Continue reading
Childhood interest in science leads medical student to pursue M.D./Ph.D. degree
During her M.D./Ph.D. studies with the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the College of Science and Mathematics, Jessica Myers will research mental illness and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Continue reading
Wright State faculty members Lisa Kenyon, Pratik Parikh honored by Affiliate Societies Council
Kenyon and Parikh were honored on Oct. 10 with the Affiliate Society Council Outstanding Engineers and Scientists Award. Continue reading
Composite software and the need for speed
Sean Saffle was a student athlete at Wright State University who turned his passion for engineering and prosthetics into a career. Continue reading
Director from National Academy of Engineering to speak at Wright State on Grand Challenges Scholars Program
B.L. Ramakrishna will lecture on “Grand Challenges in Engineering and the Role of Materials, Manufacturing and Education in Addressing Them” on Sept. 27 in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
ONEIL Center for Research Communication opens at Wright State University
The center will strengthen technical communication by scientists and engineers while giving students from other disciplines a place to develop the art of research communication. Continue reading
Wright State staff and faculty honored for excellence
President Cheryl B. Schrader and the campus community recognized award recipients during the University Convocation and Awards Ceremony. Continue reading
Wright State engineering students install X-ray system at a hospital in the African nation of Malawi
Wright State engineering students returned to Malawi to build a digital X-ray system, equip an X-ray room and train personnel at a hospital. Continue reading
Electric moment
Wright State grad student Shashank Reddy Goli charging full speed ahead at Tesla
Shashank Reddy Goli, a graduate student studying industrial and human factors engineering at Wright State, is spending the summer interning at Tesla’s manufacturing facility in California. Continue reading
