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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Medicine
Wright State medical students volunteer services to help busy health care providers
The effort pairs physicians and health care providers with medical students available to babysit, dog walk, run errands or assist with eldercare. Continue reading
Wright State medical student volunteers in New Orleans to fight coronavirus
Kyle Henneke, a Wright State nursing graduate and current Boonshoft School of Medicine medical student, is caring for patients in New Orleans. Continue reading
Decade of progress
Women in Science Giving Circle celebrates 10 years of supporting women in STEMM
To help remove barriers to women in STEMM, the Women in Science Giving Circle has raised more than $154,000 for scholarships and grants. Continue reading
Weekly online Faculty Senate lecture series launches with a talk on the coronavirus
The weekly SiP (Shelter in Place) Lecture Series will feature talks on timely topics by Wright State faculty experts. Continue reading
Wright State medical student aids Dayton and Montgomery County public health response
Jessica Sokol spearheads a new non-clinical elective that will oversee Wright State medical students who volunteer at the health department, working the phone lines and contact tracing. Continue reading
Gary LeRoy ’88 featured in national news articles on coronavirus
Gary LeRoy, associate dean of student affairs and admissions at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, has been a popular source for media during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Wright State medical student to receive Excellence in Public Health Award
Megan Smith, an M.D./M.P.H. dual-degree student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, will be recognized for her involvement in public health issues in the community. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine students learn where they will pursue residency training during nationwide Match Day
103 medical students of the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine learned where they will complete residency training after receiving their medical degrees in May. Continue reading
Wright State coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATE
In an effort to minimize the circumstances whereby individuals can interact and therefore transmit disease, the Dayton Campus and Lake Campus will move to limited on-campus staffing effective Wednesday, March 18. Continue reading
Wright State medical students aid coronavirus monitoring at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Boonshoft School of Medicine students are helping to track the spread of the coronavirus at the Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
