Wright State Headlines
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Sep 25
Wright State at 50
Originally founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967. Continue reading
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Sep 25
Homecoming Week kicks off with campus celebration
Wright State University’s 50th anniversary celebration culminates this week with more than 35 special Homecoming events. Continue reading
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Sep 25
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
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Sep 22
Wright Brothers Day to celebrate innovation in the community
Wright Brothers Day takes place Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium. Continue reading
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Sep 22
Vending trending
A social media-activated vending machine that dispenses free hats, T-shirts, gift cards and other products will be on campus during Homecoming Week at Wright State, the first university in the region to have one. Continue reading
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Liberal Arts
Wright State at 50
University hitting its stride at the half-century mark
Originally founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967. 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
Teaching temperament
Wright State alum, inaugural registrant Sheila Skimmerhorn caps career with stint at STEM school
Sheila Skimmerhorn, a two-time Wright State graduate, was the first student to register for classes at the university in 1964. Continue reading
A golden opportunity
History professor Drew Swanson returned to his alma mater the University of Georgia to lecture on the Georgia gold rush. Continue reading
Terminal triumph
Art installation by Wright State alum Kailah Ware graces Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Kailah Ware, who graduated from Wright State with a degree in motion pictures, created “One Degree of Separation,” a mix-media art installation celebrating Cincinnati. Continue reading
Flying Fishes
Wright State super alums establish legacy scholarship in the name of their sister
The four Fish sisters were highly involved in campus life as Wright State students in the 1970s. Continue reading
Wright State’s Homecoming Week packed with activities as university marks 50th anniversary
The special Homecoming Week features a golf cart parade, chili cook-off, bonfire, dining-in-the-dark event and a reunion of Wright State’s founding classes. 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
A Holocaust survivor remembers
Samuel Heider, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, will give a lecture at Wright State on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Continue reading
Moore news
Alumna Brooke Moore is one of at least 17 Wright State graduates working in television broadcasting newsrooms in the Dayton area. Continue reading
