Wright State Headlines
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Jul 17
Wright State’s successful baseball season fuels excitement at youth summer camps
Young athletes flocked to Wright State’s baseball, soccer and basketball camps this summer, energized by the university’s athletic success and upgraded facilities. Continue reading
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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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Medicine
Studies on muscle disease, high blood pressure and phone addiction are among top research stories of 2019
From muscle diseases to high blood pressure to phone addiction, Wright State University faculty and students have pursued important research endeavors. Continue reading
Wright State medical student participates in prestigious Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation program
Kyle Henneke, M.D./M.P.H. student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, learned about treating patients with addictions at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Continue reading
Science and Mathematics Dean Douglas Leaman named interim provost of Wright State
Douglas Leaman, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, will join the leadership team of Susan Edwards, who will become the university’s eighth president on Jan. 1. Continue reading
Jennifer Daniels named director of Wright State’s Clinical Trials Research Alliance
Jennifer Daniels is responsible for oversight of clinical research activities at Premier Health campuses, Wright State Physicians sites and community clinic locations. Continue reading
Research led by medical school staff member finds organizational leader assessments lacking
As part of her doctoral research, Colleen Hayden designed a study to help fill the absence of knowledge on the subject of leader engagement. Continue reading
Medical students and residents participate in Cost of Poverty Experience
Medical students and residents at the Boonshoft School of Medicine gained a better understanding of poverty’s complexities and the impact of health care professionals when interacting with vulnerable populations. Continue reading
Medical school professor presents research at National Security Agency meeting
Terry Oroszi, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, regularly gives presentations on her research into domestic terrorism. Continue reading
Gary LeRoy ’88 to receive community advocacy award
Gary LeRoy, associate dean of student affairs and admissions at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, will receive the Patricia Rousseau Community Advocacy Award. Continue reading
Study finds children with intellectual disability have less access to health care than children with autism
The investigation was led by Kelly Haller, a second-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
Wright State medical student researches Narcan access among heroin users
Research on addiction medicine has led third-year medical student Rachel Rhee to see the potential of working with that patient population after graduation. Continue reading
