Wright State Headlines
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Jul 18
Five friends reunite in Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine
Former College of Science and Mathematics Dean’s Circle leaders Gabbie Ramos, Cassie Poeppelman, Hannah Baumgardner, Hannah Davidson and Rahul Shah will continue their shared journey as classmates at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
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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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Academics
Wright State professor Abinash Agrawal selected to serve on Ohio attorney general’s Scientific Advisory Council
Abinash Agrawal, a professor of earth and environmental sciences, is an expert in groundwater and soil remediation. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine program director recognized as a global woman icon
Terry Oroszi, director of graduate programs in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, will receive the Woman Icon award for 2020, part of the third edition of the iWoman Global Awards. Continue reading
Write angle
Biology and English students learn environmental storytelling in a new Eco-Narratives course
In an English and biological sciences course, students use storytelling to discuss extinctions, mutations, invasions and other environmental phenomena. Continue reading
Wright State faculty member Daniel Warshawsky says Nobel Prize validates work of World Food Programme
Warshawsky said the pandemic has resulted in the rise in global poverty and food insecurity. Continue reading
Wright State to hold virtual commencement ceremony for spring graduates Oct. 24
The virtual ceremony will celebrate Dayton Campus spring 2020 graduates and Lake Campus summer 2019 through spring 2020 graduates. Continue reading
Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall win Regional Emmy award for PBS children’s science show
Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall, co-directors of Wright State University’s New Media Incubator, were honored for their work ThinkTV children’s science show “Speakers and Beakers.” Continue reading
Wright State team finishes fifth in computer hackathon competing in 30-team field
The Wright State team had to reverse-engineering a hardware device and determine how it interacted with a computer. Continue reading
Debate trait
Wright State student Austin Lucous featured on a national presidential debate panel of voters on PBS
Austin Lucous, who majors in political science at Wright State, was selected to participate in a series of presidential debate panels of voters in swing states. Continue reading
Elliott Brown elected Fellow of Optical Society of America
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, was recognized for pioneering research contributions. Continue reading
Wright State’s School of Professional Psychology receives 10-year re-accreditation from the American Psychological Association
With a rich 40-year history, the School of Professional Psychology has nationally acclaimed faculty and a rigorous curriculum to prepare the next generation of psychologists. Continue reading
