Wright State Headlines
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Jul 14
Neurosurgeon earns Wright State’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Neurosurgeon Nicholas C. Bambakidis received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Wright State University Alumni Association. Continue reading
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Social Sciences and International Studies
Wright State grads are the Heart on Fifth
Two Wright State graduates team up to open a new store in downtown Dayton’s Oregon District. Continue reading
Vanishing act
Wright State student Connor Keiser works to preserve historic black settlement of Longtown
Connor Keiser, an international studies major at Wright State, is working to preserve the historic black settlement of Longtown in western Ohio. Continue reading
Tournament titan
Wright State alum Kara Tyree '99 parlays Nutter Center experience into a top job with Atlantic Coast Conference
Wright State alumna Kara Tyree ’99 parlays experience working at the Nutter Center into a top job with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Continue reading
Carnival of Caring
Wright State University students, faculty and staff gathered in the Student Union Atrium Oct. 14 to raise money and awareness for organ donation. Continue reading
Wright State alum challenges perceptions of poverty
Karin VanZant leads CareSource initiative to tap into underutilized talents of Medicaid recipients
Wright State graduate Karin VanZant leads a CareSource initiative to tap into underutilized talents of Medicaid recipients. Continue reading
Wright State police officer receives state service award
The hits keep coming for Wright State University police officer Kurt Holden. Continue reading
TEDxDayton to feature many Wright State faculty, alumni
A number of Wright State faculty and alumni will participate in the third annual TEDxDayton on Oct. 16. Continue reading
Wright State wins Hunger Cup in friendly battle with the University of Dayton
Wright State and the University of Dayton collected funds and food for the Foodbank Dayton, Bogg Ministries and the Wright State Friendship Food Pantry during the Hunger Cup Campaign. Continue reading
Wright State will connect students with women leaders in STEMM fields
The Women in STEMM Leadership Institute on Oct. 25 will features remarks from Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and a keynote address by Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski. Continue reading
Wright State Lake, Dayton Campus student trying to save historic Darke Co. town
A junior majoring in international studies at nearby Wright State University, Keiser seems an unlikely savior for this blink of a town. Continue reading
