Wright State Headlines
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Mar 4
Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine receives $1.5 million estate gift for scholarships
A gift from the late Mary L. Marshall Sidorsky, M.D., will support scholarships for medical students at Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading
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Feb 27
Pancakes for patients
Wright State Miracle Makers held a fundraiser to promote Raiderthon and raise funds for Dayton Children’s Hospital. Continue reading
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Feb 26
Theatre alum invited to write new musical for Wright State fine and performing arts students
The School of Fine and Performing Arts invited alum Ronvé O’Daniel to create an original musical that current Wright State theatre students will perform in 2026. Continue reading
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Feb 24
Wright State students to present research at international cybersecurity conference
Wright State students will showcase their research at the inaugural IEEE International Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Cyberinfrastructure for IoT and Microelectronics. Continue reading
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Feb 21
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State University expand longtime partnership
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Wright State have agreed to further develop and grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research to improve regional children’s health outcomes. Continue reading
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Academics
Late Wright State faculty member Gail Moddeman recognized as part of Year of the Nurse Educator
Gail Moddeman was the first nurse to have a joint faculty appointment between Wright State University and Miami Valley Hospital. Continue reading
Wright State School of Music participates in international music clinic
Students from Wright State bands performed in a demonstration group during the clinic in front of an audience of about 600. Continue reading
Finding sanctuary
Wright State alumna Rishan Habte serves as a program officer at a major refugee resettlement agency
Wright State English alumna Rishan Habte is a program officer for economic empowerment at Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services. Continue reading
Wright State University Libraries to celebrate legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar: 150 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Dayton poet’s birth with a series of film, poetry, art and music events. Continue reading
Wright State dance majors will premiere original works at Emerging Choreographers Concert Feb. 11–13
Each of the 13 pieces presented during the concert represents the unique choreographic voice every dance major begins to develop in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance program. Continue reading
WYSO Culture Couch: Wright State Theater will present Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Sweat’
“Sweat” helps us understand what events led to our deepening divisions of class and race. Continue reading
Wright State faculty member Erin Flanagan’s debut novel nominated for prestigious Edgar Award
“Deer Season,” by Erin Flanagan, professor of English language and literatures, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. Continue reading
Wright State Theatre’s production of ‘Sweat’ will now run Feb. 10–20
Wright State Theatre will present “Sweat,” Lynn Nottage’s drama about working-class Americans, Feb. 10–20 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading
‘Undesign the Redline’ exhibits highlight Black History Month at Wright State University
“Undesign the Redline” is on display on the second floor of Dunbar Library during February. Continue reading
Wright State distributes $6.7 million in federal funds to help eligible students affected by coronavirus pandemic
Wright State distributed emergency financial aid grants to thousands of students who are enrolled in Spring Semester classes. Continue reading
