Wright State Headlines
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Jan 29
Wright State’s Homecoming Week features block party-inspired events Feb. 4–7 on the Dayton Campus
Basketball games, the Alumni Achievement Awards, Trivia Night, a chili cookoff and salsa dancing will highlight Wright State’s packed Homecoming Week on the Dayton Campus Feb. 4–7. Continue reading
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Jan 29
Wright State music professor honored with Ohio’s top music education service award
Shelley Jagow, professor of music and director of bands, will receive the Ohio Music Education Association’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her long-standing service and leadership in music education. Continue reading
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Jan 28
Wright State’s Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program named one of top online graduate programs by U.S. News
Wright State’s master’s degree in industrial and human factors engineering is ranked No. 2 in Ohio and No. 33 nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs rankings. Continue reading
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Jan 28
Student-run ReyRey Café celebrates decade of entrepreneurship at Wright State
Wright State University celebrated the 10th anniversary of the student-run ReyRey Café and the official opening of its new location in Dunbar Library. Continue reading
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Jan 23
Wright State faculty member Damaris Serrano wins Panamanian literary award
Damaris Serrano, professor of Spanish, received the prestigious Pedro Correa Vázquez Literary Criticism Essay Award from Panama’s Ministry of Culture for her book “Voices in Global Times.” Continue reading
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Graduate
Mid-term mindfulness
Dayton Regional STEM School students of Wright State alum James Smith in national spotlight with elections project
Wright State alumnus James Smith worked with his students at the Dayton Regional STEM School to create an online nonpartisan election guide. Continue reading
Bringing history to life
Wright State University launches $6.5 million fundraising campaign to create a new home for priceless archives
Discover Your Story will transform the former corporate headquarters of the Wright-Patt Credit Union at 2455 Presidential Drive into the new home of Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading
Engineering a better bra
Undergraduate engineering students team with graduates students for a research project. Continue reading
Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading
Breathing space
Wright State research engineer Matthew Sherwood wins $501,000 Navy award to study effects of fatigue, reduced oxygen
Wright State research engineer Matthew Sherwood receives $501,000 from the U.S. Navy to study the effects of fatigue and reduced oxygen. Continue reading
Studying business in Mexico
Raj Soin College of Business students learned about the Mexican economy and culture during a study abroad trip. Continue reading
Wright State chemistry researchers awarded $462,000 from NIH for cancer-fighting project
The award from the National Institutes of Health is designed in part to help expose undergraduate students to research. Continue reading
By the numbers
Wright State graduate students Fan Yang and Michele Miller win first place in prestigious Datathon competition
Two Wright State graduate students were honored for developing a model that could be used to help patients with sickle cell disease better manage their pain. Continue reading
Paddle boarding for a cause
Peter Savard, a doctoral nursing student, paddle boarded down the Susquehanna River to raise awareness for clean water for people in need. Continue reading
Fourth season of ‘Veterans Voices’ launches on WYSO
The new season of “Veterans Voices” on WYSO presents stories produced by and featuring Wright State University student veterans. Continue reading
