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Wright State wins $2M contract for sensor research

A $2 million research grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory is the latest win for Wright State’s Center for Sensor Exploitation. Continue reading

Wright State to fight back against cancer at Relay for Life

Photo of students relaying on the quad

On Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, Wright State will again hold its own Relay for Life event, bringing the Dayton community together to fight back against cancer. Continue reading

Life support: Wright State to host suicide awareness event featuring traveling display of backpacks

Backpacks on college campus

Backpacks representing the 1,100 U.S. college students who take their own lives each year will grace the Wright State grounds on April 7 to raise awareness of mental health issues on campuses. Continue reading

Wright State graduate student develops formula for treating sex trafficking victims

Michelle Sobon

Michelle Sobon, a School of Professional Psychology graduate student, has developed therapies for victims of sex trafficking. Continue reading

Stage set for annual ArtsGala

The annual Wright State University ArtsGala, which has raised more than $1.6 million for arts scholarships during its 14-year history, is set for Saturday, April 12. Continue reading

Calamityville allows simulation of trauma

Wright State Research Institute Logo

Excerpt Two SUVs overturned off East Xenia Drive Thursday, ejecting their occupants. One passenger had a severed limb; another suffered a collapsed lung. All needed immediate medical care. Para-military first-responders were soon scrambling on the grounds of the nearby former … Continue reading

Homegrown and farm raised

Ph.D. student Renee Albers conducting key pregnancy research from agricultural launching pad
Renee Albers

Ph.D. student Renee Albers is conducting key pregnancy research in the in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology. Continue reading

World War I artifacts sought for local exhibit

Excerpt It’s the everyday items that will help show how Daytonians and the world were changed by the “war to end all wars” said Paul Lockhart, a Wright State University history professor. “The problem is a lot of diaries, letters … Continue reading

Pioneering technology for medical field demonstrated at Calamityville

New technology that promises to revolutionize training in the medical field by combining training with virtual reality was demonstrated at Wright State’s Calamityville. Continue reading