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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Health and Exercise Sciences
Wright State offering 20 percent rebate again on cost of undergrad summer classes
Wright State undergraduate students from Ohio can save up to 20 percent on tuition by taking undergraduate classes during the summer semester, under the university’s Summer Tuition Rebate plan. Continue reading
Wright State will become tobacco free on July 1, 2017
All smoking and smokeless tobacco products, as well as nicotine-delivering products like e-cigarettes, will be prohibited from use anywhere on campus. Continue reading
Nontraditional nursing student named Presidential Scholar
Pamela Nelson, who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wright State in 2004, returned to study nursing. Continue reading
Wright State professor works to improve health education and drug abuse prevention in Ohio’s schools
Kevin Lorson, director of the Physical Education Licensure Program, is working on health education standards and drug and opioid abuse prevention education in Ohio public schools. Continue reading
Wright State University unveils special scholarship fund for members of Ohio National Guard
The scholarships will pay up to $2,500 in tuition per semester for a full-time graduate student who is also a current member in good standing with the Ohio National Guard. Continue reading
Hands-on disaster
Wright State nursing students were among those who participated in a disaster response training exercise at Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville.
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Theme and interest housing in demand by Wright State freshmen
Interest by freshmen in themed housing options motivated Residence Life and Housing to restructure and expand its themed housing communities. Continue reading
Wright State’s first president Brage Golding dies
Known as an innovator with an entrepreneurial spirit, Brage Golding served as Wright State’s president from 1966 to 1972. Continue reading
Wright State faculty honored for excellence in classroom, research and community
Each year Wright State recognizes select faculty members for their outstanding work in the classroom and for excellence in research, community engagement, professional service and early career achievement. Continue reading
Wright State’s Raider Guardian app a handy tool for staying safe on campus
Students, faculty and staff at Wright State’s Dayton Campus are able to call university police at the touch of a button. Continue reading
