Wright State Headlines
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Mar 6
Calorie competition
Starting March 3, Wright State University students, employees and partners kicked off the annual Spring Food Drive competition to support the Raider Food Pantry. Continue reading
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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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Science & Mathematics
A mind for government
Adrian Williams, neuroscience major and vice president of the student body, wants to be secretary of health and human services someday. Continue reading
Wright State will welcome 900 new students on Move-In Day on Aug. 22
During Operation Move-In, new residential students will move into residence halls and on-campus apartments on Aug. 22 and returning residential students will move in on Aug. 24. Continue reading
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
