Wright State Headlines
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Jan 9
Nichole Rustad named associate vice president for university communications and marketing at Wright State
Nichole Rustad is responsible for providing vision, strategy and oversight for all communications and marketing functions at Wright State. Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024
Wright State to launch mobile street medicine project for underserved patients in Dayton
Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine will collaborate with Premier Health to provide health care services to people with substance use disorders through a mobile community-based health care, or street medicine, model. Continue reading
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Dec 19 2024
Top 10 Wright State Newsroom videos of 2024
The Wright State Newsroom shared once-in-a-lifetime moments with students, faculty and staff while making joyful connections with alumni during 2024. Continue reading
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Dec 18 2024
2025 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members
The Wright State University Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of Wright State alumni and friends with its 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards. Continue reading
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Dec 17 2024
Wright State alum partners with alma mater to brew a Raider-branded beer
Fans can now enjoy Wright State University-branded beer while cheering on the Raiders. Continue reading
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Science & Mathematics
Virtual reality classrooms and health tracking explored during Wright State’s Innovation Weekend
Students devised solutions to “The Psychology of Connection: From Education to Work to Space” during Innovation Weekend. Continue reading
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Wright State alumnus and Air Force researcher Brian Simpson honored by the Acoustical Society of America
Wright State psychology alumnus Brian Simpson was named as a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. Continue reading
Orientation at Wright State is getting personal
This year incoming students will experience a hybrid model, with virtual and on-campus events during orientation at Wright State. Continue reading
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Wright State mathematics major Catherine Embury researches satellites for NASA as part of an internship
Helping improve the tracking of and communication with small satellites to aid in space exploration is part of mathematics major Catherine Embury’s job description. Continue reading
Wright State awarded nearly $2.4 million in Choose Ohio First scholarship money
Choose Ohio First scholars work with career and academic advisers from their first year of enrollment through graduation. Continue reading
‘Forever chemicals’ expert Marta Venier to speak at Wright State’s virtual Carmichael Lecture April 19
The lecture will feature Marta Venier, an environmental chemist and assistant professor at the Paul O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Continue reading
Wright State’s prep course for Medical College Admission Test a godsend for aspiring physicians
Wright State’s MCAT prep course provides a structured group-study setting that includes instruction and mentorship by the medical and pre-med students. Continue reading
Helping students follow their dreams
Delores Etter ’70,’72 expands scholarship program for Wright State students from military families
Forty-four STEM students are receiving scholarship support, thanks to Wright State alumna Delores Etter and her husband, Jerry. Continue reading
Alumni Speaker Series to feature retired Rear Admiral Deborah Loewer
Deborah Loewer will discuss her military career and her Wright State experience on March 25 at 6 p.m. on Webex. Continue reading
Wright State biologists Shulin Ju, Quan Zhong win $450,000 federal research grant to study neurological disease
The research by Ju and Zhong is aimed at understanding mechanisms of the cellular toxicity of the protein-coding gene FUS, mutations in which cause ALS. Continue reading
