Wright State Headlines
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Jul 3
Wright State alum Lindsay Aitchison fulfills childhood space-agency dream
Wright State engineering alum Lindsay Aitchison received the 2025 College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Outstanding Alumni Award. Continue reading
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Jul 2
Wright State business professor, alumnus honored by regional technology organizations
Technology First honored Amir Zadeh, professor of management information systems, as the 2024 Tech Educator of the Year and recognized grad Brandon Hubley with the Award of Excellence in the Student Project category. Continue reading
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Jul 1
Wright State University Foundation awards 11 Students First Fund projects
Student-focused initiatives — ranging from wellness and professional development to inclusive leadership and campus spirit — received 2025 Students First Fund grants from the Wright State University Foundation. Continue reading
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Jun 30
Gov. DeWine reappoints Board Treasurer Beth Ferris and names student Ella Vaught to Wright State Board of Trustees
Beth Ferris received a six-year term on the Wright State University Board of Trustees and Ella Vaught, a sophomore marketing major, received a two-year term. Continue reading
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Jun 26
Joe Gruenberg’s 40-Year support for Wright State celebrated with Honorary Alumnus Award
Forty years after helping build the first on-campus housing at Wright State, Joe Gruenberg continues to support the university. Continue reading
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Research
Wright State engineering professor Sheng Li honored for top paper in lubrication engineering
Sheng Li received the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Continue reading
Research into pacemakers, hearing aids, joint replacements focus of projects by Wright State biomedical engineering students
Research projects by the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science hold great promise. Continue reading
Wright State professor Amit Sheth elected a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
Amit Sheth, executive director of Wright State’s Kno.e.sis, was recognized for his contributions on information integration, distributed workflow, and semantics and knowledge-based big data analytics. Continue reading
Weekend of innovation
Students from a variety of majors dreamed up ways military medics could evaluate injured personnel from the battlefield during Innovation Weekend, sponsored by the College of Science and Mathematics. Continue reading
Survey to assess needs of older Miami Valley LGBTQ population for first time
Students at the Boonshoft School of Medicine are working with an alliance of community organizations to lead the LGBTQ Aging with Pride Survey. Continue reading
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
