Wright State Headlines
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Science & Mathematics
New journal spotlights undergraduate research
How to win in the stock market, how to cope with domestic violence, and how to integrate premature babies into family life. Continue reading
Wright State hosts Ohio Physiological Society convention
Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine hosted the 27th annual meeting of the Ohio Physiological Society in October, bringing in more than 120 attendees from 14 Ohio universities. Continue reading
Wright State researcher part of first human gene therapy approved in West
The first human gene therapy approved for use in Europe owes its development in part to a Wright State University faculty member. Continue reading
Wright State University partners on plans for agriscience STEM academy
Wright State University plans to help form an agriscience STEM academy in Springfield. Continue reading
Wright State professor has role in next Mars mission
The Department of Physics professor is a member of the science team for Mars MAVEN, next in line for a ride to the Red Planet. Continue reading
Foster background, work ethic yields success for Wright State student
Jessica Lane credits her success largely to the motivation instilled in her by her foster grandmother. Continue reading
Rainforest field course changes lives
Want to study abroad next spring? Check out this deal: Fly into Cusco, Peru, high in the Andes Mountains and take a van down the cloud-shrouded eastern slope… Continue reading
Wright State grad finds fame as python hunter
Growing up on an Ohio farm, Shawn Heflick was bitten by snake fever at the age of 7 when he saw his first Garter snake. Continue reading
Lightning-fast computers possible outcome of pioneering Wright State research
When it comes to the speed of processors that power our computers, the needle is stuck. A speed limit of sorts has been reached in processing data… Continue reading
Wright State’s Thaddeus Tarpey honored nationally for statistics work
Odds are that Wright State professor Thaddeus Tarpey would land in the statistics hall of fame sooner or later. Looks like sooner. Continue reading
