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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Research
Stephanie Goodwin to present on bystander intervention training at National Academies convention
Stephanie Goodwin, director of faculty development and leadership, was invited to present at the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine convocation. Continue reading
Festival of Research hosted by College of Science and Mathematics draws a crowd
The Festival of Research hosted by the College of Science and Mathematics showcased faculty and student research and scholarship. Continue reading
Wright State social work professor wins best empirical article in social work journal
James Carter, associate professor of social work, was honored by the Journal of Social Work and Education for his research paper on student debt. Continue reading
Wright State engineering professor Amir Farajian wins $91,000 defense grant for equipment in nanomaterials research
The College of Engineering and Computer Science will use the award to acquire equipment to study atom-thin sheets of carbon for materials that could be used in electronics and aircraft. Continue reading
Engineering a better bra
Undergraduate engineering students team with graduates students for a research project. Continue reading
Taking the lead
Wright State biologist Paula Bubulya takes part in prestigious HERS Summer Institute for higher education leaders
Inspired by her HERS institute experience, Paula Bubulya wants to help Wright State hire and retain more faculty of color and women in science and expand the mentoring of junior faculty campuswide. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers study how changes in diet affect intestine
The research study “Dietary Fatty Acids Sustain the Growth of the Human Gut Microbiota” was published online in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Continue reading
Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading
Breathing space
Wright State research engineer Matthew Sherwood wins $501,000 Navy award to study effects of fatigue, reduced oxygen
Wright State research engineer Matthew Sherwood receives $501,000 from the U.S. Navy to study the effects of fatigue and reduced oxygen. Continue reading
Sociology professor Marlese Durr studies impact of recession on African American stylists
In a new study, Marlese Durr examined how African American women, specifically stylists, coped with and continued to work during the 2008 economic recession. Continue reading
