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Reaching new heights

Wrights State students use indoor climbing wall to prepare for exciting outdoor adventures
Posted on June 18, 2024 by Kris Sproles

What started as two Wright State students wanting to try something new has blossomed into almost two dozen Raiders training several days per week and traveling the country for thrills and adventures. Continue reading →

Agricultural enthusiast

After traveling to Australia, Lake Campus student Katelyn Kinsella is digging into an agriculture degree
Posted on June 17, 2024 by Kevin Tucker

Katelyn Kinsella, an agriculture major at Wright State’s Lake Campus, is a leader in the Ohio Future Farmers of America and traveled to Australia to learn about that country’s agriculture practices. Continue reading →

Premier Health Chair Jill Wilson appointed national trustee of Wright State

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

Jill Wilson will serve as Premier Health’s representative on Wright State’s Board of Trustees as part of the new 30-year affiliation agreement between the two organizations. Continue reading →

Keep climbing

Wright State alumnus’ Air Force ROTC experience prepared him to excite and inspire
Posted on June 14, 2024 by Kris Sproles

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 →

Students in Field School in Archaeology excavate campus woods hope to find evidence of Wright State’s past

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Kris Sproles

Wright State’s Field School in Archaeology hopes to scrape the surface to learn more about the people who lived in the woods before the university was built. Continue reading →

Three Wright State alumni reflect on longtime bonds, mental health landscape

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Dennis Bova

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

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Bob Mihalek

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 →

2024 Wright State graduate launches chemistry career at water bottling company

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Greg Scott

Courtney Crone, who earned a master’s degree in chemistry from Wright State in 2024, was a standout teaching assistant and researcher in the College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading →

Regional champ Aurora Spisak makes Wright State proud at Scripps National Spelling Bee

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Dennis Bova

Aurora Spisak reflects on her experience winning the Wright State University Regional Spelling Bee and competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Area Latino students strengthen STEM skills and learn about college at two Wright State camps

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Kris Sproles

Wright State University welcomed dozens of Latino middle school and high school students from around Raider Country for two week-long camps to learn about STEM and what Wright State can offer them. Continue reading →