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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Military & Veterans
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
Police story
Wright State nursing alum Sam Lewis leaps into law enforcement, winning honors at a Tennessee police academy
Sam Lewis used the nursing skills he learned at Wright State in the U.S. Army, a heart transplant unit and hospice. Continue reading
Former Wright State instructor David Kender among surviving raiders of Son Tay prisoner-of-war rescue attempt in Vietnam 50 years ago
The most daring prisoner-of-war rescue attempt of the Vietnam War era included David Kender, a retired Wright State engineering instructor. Continue reading
Human interest
Wright State political science alumnus Neal Duiker balances Air Force mega-contracting with serving the homeless
Neal Duiker, a 2003 political science graduate of Wright State, works with the homeless, manages Air Force contracts, is an Iraq war veteran and former AmeriCorps VISTA employee. Continue reading
Air Force to utilize Boonshoft School of Medicine laboratories for research initiatives
Wright State and the Air Force Research Laboratory will research the stressors that affect pilots and the impact they have on the mission and a pilot’s well-being. Continue reading
Elite research internship program finishes a ‘distant win’ in the summer of 2020
ATRC attracts student researchers from more than 40 universities every summer to create advanced solutions for complex sensing and autonomous technologies. Continue reading
Watch online screenings of ‘Veterans Voices’ documentary film
“Veterans Voices: Lives and Stories” features Wright State student-veterans and local veterans and their families, exploring their time in the service and lives as civilians. Continue reading
Wright State to collaborate with Air Force on testing for COVID-19 antibodies
The study involves researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing, Courtney Sulentic, an associate professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; and Mateen Rizki, chair of computer science and engineering. Continue reading
Wright State nursing student Taylor Wagner helps COVID-test Gov. DeWine
Wright State nursing student Taylor Wagner says helping test Gov. Mike DeWine for COVID-19 at the Ohio Statehouse on live television was an amazing moment. Continue reading
Mediation station
2007 Wright State alum and Iraq War veteran Michelle Zaremba addresses conflicts by heading up the Dayton Mediation Center
Michelle Zaremba, who earned a M.P.A. from Wright State, helps people address conflict in a productive and constructive way at the Dayton Mediation Center. Continue reading
