Wright State Headlines
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Apr 22
Wright State alumna Lucy Staugler to inspire Lake Campus grads during commencement on May 1
Lucy Staugler, a retired educator and guidance counselor, was invited to speak at the Lake Campus commencement ceremony after receiving the 2025 Lake Campus Outstanding Alumna Award. Continue reading
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Apr 18
Wright State media highlights, April 7–18
Local media spotlighted Wright State with coverage of Lt. Gov. Tressel’s visit to campus, a community health fair led by medical students in partnership with Premier Health and new state support aimed at boosting STEM education. Continue reading
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Apr 18
Wright State’s Model UN team once again secures top honors at national conference
Wright State’s Model United Nations program extended its streak of excellence by earning a team delegation honor for the 45th consecutive year at the 2025 National Model U.N. Conference in New York City. Continue reading
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Apr 18
Wright State alum Morgan O’Brien honored for global diplomacy
Wright State alum Morgan O’Brien’s diplomatic career has taken him from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to the United Nations and the State Department to NATO. Continue reading
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Apr 17
Jim Denniston appointed vice president for academic affairs and provost of Wright State University
Jim Denniston, who joined Wright State three years ago as the founding dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Services, had served as acting provost since Jan. 1, 2025. Continue reading
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Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
Opening for LED art installation to feature artist Erwin Redl
Artist Erwin Redl will discuss his LED installation “Dial” in the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building during an art opening May 26. Continue reading
Puppy love
Wright State’s Regina Willen proves that petting is instrumental in reducing stress in shelter dogs
Wright State researchers find that petting for as little as 15 minutes a day is instrumental in reducing stress of dogs in animal shelters. Continue reading
Wright State University’s dazzling new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building a research powerhouse
Wright State will celebrate the opening on the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building with a ceremony April 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Continue reading
Bull’s-eye
Architectural features of new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building hit the mark
Chilled ceiling beam, anti-vibration floor and a glass facade stripped with energy-saving fins are among the many architectural highlights of Wright State’s new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
Best feeling possible
Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny to conduct pioneering prosthesis research in new NEC Building
Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny will conduct pioneering prosthesis research in the new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
$37M neuroscience building a draw for Dayton health care
Excerpt Wright State University is close to finishing the $37 million Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration building it hopes will bring its research into a new era. The building, on the school’s main campus, will host a grand opening next month, with … Continue reading
New Wright State building area’s latest neuroscience investment
Excerpt Wright State University’s new campus Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building represents an exclamation point of sorts on the Dayton area’s long-term attention to neuroscience. Premier Health, Kettering Health Network, Dayton Children’s Hospital and others have made investments in brain and … Continue reading
Collaboration in new NEC Building starts with star student researchers
Scheduled to open next month, the Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building will help Wright State’s brightest student researchers work together to create innovations that improve people’s lives. Continue reading
Collaboration between Wright State and Johns Hopkins may lead to new treatments for sepsis patients
Wright State neuroscientists are collaborating with clinicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine to determine whether they can help paralyzed patients after overcoming sepsis infection. Continue reading
Neuroscience group to hold workshop on non-academic careers in science
Professional development workshop “Preparing Yourself for a Non-Academic Career in Science” is designed for graduate and postdoctoral students. Continue reading
