Wright State Headlines
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Sep 18
Nearly $3 million NSF grant positions Wright State to transform scrap metal recycling
Wright State is leading a $3 million National Science Foundation project that will use advanced technologies to help recycling plants turn scrap metal into new products while training workers and students in high-tech manufacturing. Continue reading
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Sep 17
2025 President’s Award for Excellence in Human Relations
Assistant Director Amanda Brewer is the steady hand and welcoming presence at the heart of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Continue reading
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Sep 17
2025 President’s Award for Excellence in Leadership
Bethany DeLong, associate director for enrollment and retention in the College of Health, Education and Human Services, is a mentor, innovator and tireless advocate who has shaped the experience of countless Wright State students. Continue reading
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Sep 17
2025 President’s Award for Excellence in Service
Kathy Warden, manager of university space and special projects, is the behind-the-scenes force who ensures Wright State’s events and spaces run seamlessly. Continue reading
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Sep 17
2025 President’s Award for Outstanding Performance
Accountant Elizabeth Robbins’ dedication, resourcefulness and willingness to go above and beyond have made her indispensable to her colleagues. Continue reading
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Academics
Boonshoft School of Medicine students organize wellness clinics for local Latino community
Medical students in the Wright State Latino Medical Student Association are staffing wellness clinics for area Latino communities. Continue reading
A walk to remember
Wright State graduate student’s persistence is paying off for himself and Dayton students
Carl Foster, a graduate educational leadership student, is set to graduate from Wright State after years of hard work. Continue reading
Area high school students spend GREAT Lab day at Wright State
High school students experienced activities related to human genomics during an outreach program hosted by Wright State’s Genomics in Real Time (GREAT) Lab. Continue reading
Wright State Raj Soin College of Business students, dean win tech leadership awards
Matthew Cavender and Cameron Cross won the Award of Excellence for College Student Project and interim Dean Donald Hopkins received the Legacy of Leadership Award from Technology First. Continue reading
New York Times tech and privacy reporter, bestseller author to visit with Wright State marketing students
New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill will speak about privacy in the digital age with Wright State students during a digital marketing class. Continue reading
Thinking globally, working locally
Wright State international studies graduate helps those in need locally
Wright State graduate Adama Diakhate helps the underserved and works to revitalize neighborhoods as a community engagement specialist for the City of Dayton. Continue reading
Wright State alumna Nicole Scherzinger earns critical acclaim as star of London’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Nicole Scherzinger, who studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State from 1996 to 1999, stars as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” in London’s West End. Continue reading
Top brass
Internationally renowned trumpeter is breaking barriers in music and changing careers at Wright State
Wright State music students received individual lessons from Canadian Brass trumpet player Ashley Hall-Tighe during a special guest artist residency. Continue reading
Wright State hosts Intel education and research officials for campus tour, meeting
Intel representatives toured Wright State’s lab spaces and discussed opportunities to prepare more students for semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics careers. Continue reading
Princeton Review ranks Wright State top 50 nationally for entrepreneurship studies
Wright State’s Raj Soin College of Business was ranked one of the top graduate programs for aspiring entrepreneurs nationally and the top program in Ohio in 2024. Continue reading
