Wright State Headlines
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Apr 9
Wright State honored for innovative support of veteran and military-connected students
The National Veterans Leadership Foundation recognized Wright State and the Veteran and Military Center for creating impactful programming for military-connected students. Continue reading
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Apr 8
Wright State ranks among nation’s top graduate engineering and computer science programs in 2025 U.S. News rankings
Seven graduate programs offered by Wright State’s College of Engineering and Computer Science earned spots in the U.S. News Best Engineering School rankings. Continue reading
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Apr 8
Author of historical novel about Katharine Wright to give talk at Wright State on April 14
Tracey Enerson Wood will give a talk about her historical novel “Katharine, the Wright Sister” on Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Wright State’s Student Union Apollo Room. Continue reading
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Apr 7
Wright State’s ArtsGala celebrates the transformative power of art
The 26th annual ArtsGala was a night of “overflowing talent, overflowing brilliance, overflowing amazing artistic achievement” by Wright State’s fine and performing arts students. Continue reading
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Apr 4
Wright State media highlights, March 30–April 4
Wright State faculty member Karen Wonders, student-athletes, business alum Ashley Pleiman and our spelling bee champ were featured on Living Dayton, WDTN 2 News, WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle and Good Day Dayton this week. Continue reading
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Alumni
Wright State graduate engineering student receives prestigious NIH research award
Andy Deutsch, a Wright State alum and current doctoral engineering student, received a three-year award from the National Institutes of Health to support his research of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. Continue reading
Moon Tree a symbol of Wright State grad’s can-do attitude
Lake Campus graduate Rachel Tebbe successfully applied for a tree grown from a seed that orbited the moon for Coldwater Elementary School, where she was a student teacher. Continue reading
Wright State University Foundation welcomes new trustees
Doug Hull, a three-time Wright State graduate, and Julie Jacobs were appointed to the Wright State University Foundation board. Continue reading
Wright State staff leaders, faculty member honored for excellence by SOCHE
Kurt Holden, Josh Ricker and Amanda Spencer were honored by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education with 2023-2024 Excellence Awards. Continue reading
Wright State lighting design graduate earns prestigious fellowship
Jessica Ann Drayton, who earned a B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology from Wright State, received a prestigious entertainment lighting design fellowship. Continue reading
Go big and go home
Wright State University alumna has navigated a military career on one of the Air Force’s largest and most historic planes
Elizabeth Bergh, a captain in the Air Force and a Wright State alum, is stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and works as an instructor radar navigator on the B-52 Stratofortress. Continue reading
Wright State graduates and faculty well represented at Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association Awards ceremony
Wright State University graduates and faculty recently swept the major categories in this year’s Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association Awards ceremony. Continue reading
Keep climbing
Wright State alumnus’ Air Force ROTC experience prepared him to excite and inspire
For the past two years, Maj. Jake “Primo” Impellizzeri has performed dangerous and gravity-defying maneuvers in over 80 airshows per year as a pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Continue reading
Three Wright State alumni reflect on longtime bonds, mental health landscape
Kelly Barcelo, Eric Henderson and Amy Van Dyke bonded as psychology students at Wright State and still work in the mental health field in Dayton today. Continue reading
Wright State, Air Force Research Laboratory collaborate on novel cognitive performance research project
Wright State researcher Sherif Elbasiouny and Justin Estepp, a Ph.D. in engineering student, are collaborating on a novel cognitive performance research project for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Continue reading
