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
Going social
Wright State’s Class of 2023 gets to know each other before school begins
Incoming students in Wright State’s Class of 2023 connect with fellow classmates and build friendships before the fall semester even begins. Continue reading
Lake Campus collaborates in water quality project that draws researchers from around the nation
Wright State–Lake Campus collaborated with other university researchers to study harmful algal bloom activity on Grand Lake St. Marys. Continue reading
Wright State environmental student meets with nation’s top environmental official
Leon Katona, an environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, conducted research this summer on Lake Erie aboard the Lake Guardian, the U.S. EPA’s largest research vessel. Continue reading
Lake Campus wetlands expert Stephen Jacquemin meets with governor’s group
Steve Jacquemin, associate professor of biology, was invited to the Ohio governor’s residence to discuss how wetlands can help reduce nutrient runoff and harmful algal blooms. Continue reading
Wright State neuroscience major Adrian Williams appointed to state higher education committee
Adrian Williams, vice president of the Wright State student body, is one of two students serving on the Ohio Undergraduate Mission Study Committee. Continue reading
Wright State holds campus gathering to mourn victims of Dayton mass shooting
Megan Betts, a senior environmental sciences student who also sang in a campus choir, was killed during the Oregon District tragedy. Continue reading
Force of nature
Wright State alum David Nolin pens award-winning book following conservation career
David Nolin, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from Wright State, details the natural and human history of Huffman Prairie in his new book. Continue reading
Wakeup call
Wright State grad student Sarah Fryman presents smartphone addiction research at a national seminar
Research by Sarah Fryman, a Wright State biology graduate and current Master of Public Health student, found that one’s fear of not being able to use their smartphone can be magnified by personality traits. Continue reading
Medical student joins Wright State University Board of Trustees
Olivia Sneary, a first-year student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, has been appointed to the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Continue reading
Jungle fever
Students find Wright State study abroad trip to the Peruvian Amazon mind-bending
The Amazon rain forest opened its arms to a group of Wright State University students on a dazzling study abroad trip that included descending the Peruvian Andes, trekking through a cloud forest and riding a jungle river. Continue reading
