Wright State Headlines
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Sep 23
Wright State hosts thousands of runners for the Air Force Marathon 5K and Health and Fitness Expo
Runners, walkers and families filled Wright State University’s Dayton Campus for the Air Force Marathon’s Health and Fitness Expo, 5K race and Tailwind Trot 1K Kids Run. Continue reading
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Sep 22
Wright State enrollment continues to grow, reaching 12,157 students
The number of first-time students, transfer students and College Credit Plus participants at Wright State increased in fall 2026. Continue reading
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Sep 22
Wright State University honors staff for excellence, innovation and service
A select group of staff members will be honored with the 2026 President’s Awards for Excellence, recognizing excellence in human relations, leadership, service, performance, innovation and student success. Continue reading
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Sep 21
Wright State University, Big Hoopla announce return of Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic featuring Air Force Falcons
The game continues the vision launched in 2024 to bring together Wright State and the local military community and strengthen Wright State’s connection to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading
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Sep 21
Wright State University honors faculty for excellence in teaching, research, professional service and community engagement
Nine faculty members will be honored with the 2026 President’s Awards for Excellence, recognizing sustained excellence in teaching, research, professional service and community engagement. Continue reading
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Graduate
Kim Demmings becomes Wright State scoring leader in win at Oakland
Kim Demmings is also just 20 points away from tying Milwaukee’s Traci Edwards as the Horizon League’s all-time scorer in women’s basketball. Continue reading
Kim Demmings ties Wright State all-time scoring record in win at Detroit
Guard Kim Demmings tied Bill Edwards for the most career points ever by any Raider in a career during the women’s basketball team’s win Jan. 14. Continue reading
Poetry in motion
Wright State grad students Sonora Humphreys and Sebastian Williams help edit ‘The Emily Dickinson Journal’
Wright State graduate students Sonora Humphreys and Sebastian Williams help edit ‘The Emily Dickinson Journal’ out of the Department of English Language and Literatures. Continue reading
U.S. News ranks Wright State online programs among best in 2016
Wright State’s online graduate programs in education, engineering and business ranked as among the best in the nation in 2016. Continue reading
Reservoir riddle
Wright State environmental scientists investigate effectiveness of trapping greenhouse gases underground
A research team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has won part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to study geologically sequestering of carbon dioxide. Continue reading
Wright State experts publish book on weapons of mass psychological destruction
Wright State experts will lecture about their book “Weapons of Mass Psychological Destruction and the People Who Use Them” on Jan. 21 in the Student Union. Continue reading
Wright State’s R. William Ayres inducted into key government panel of Council of Graduate Schools
R. William Ayres, associate dean of Wright State’s Graduate School, will serve a two-year term on the Council of Graduate Schools’ Government Relations Advisory Committee. Continue reading
Wright State wins $700,000 grant to help high school teachers earn credentials to teach college courses
Program will cover courses in History, Composition and Rhetoric, Mathematics and Statistics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Music and Physics. Continue reading
Fall 2015 commencement in photos
Wright State University honored more than 1,200 graduates at its 82nd commencement ceremony in the Nutter Center Dec 19. Continue reading
Wright State University graduates urged to change a troubled world, work for peace
Graduating Wright State students were praised as a special group who believe in standing up for others and urged to work for peace during fall commencement at the Nutter Center on Dec. 19. Continue reading
