Wright State Headlines
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Jan 23
Wright State’s Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program named one of top online graduate programs by U.S. News
Wright State’s Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering program is ranked second in Ohio and 34th nationally among online graduate engineering programs. Continue reading
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Jan 22
Wright State hosts fair to help students find opportunities to get involved on campus
Hundreds of Wright State University students learned about opportunities to participate in various clubs and student groups at the 2025 Spring Involvement Fair. Continue reading
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Jan 17
Wright State University Foundation accepting applications for Students First Fund grants
The Students First Fund supports student success initiatives at Wright State’s Dayton and Lake campuses. Continue reading
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Jan 16
Wright State Police Academy trains cadets for law enforcement careers while earning college credits
Over the past 25 years, about 400 cadets have completed certification through the Wright State University-Lake Campus Police Academy and gained knowledge and training in various areas of law enforcement. Continue reading
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Jan 15
Wright State postdoctoral researcher receives award to help transition to research faculty role
Alex Carpenter, a postdoctoral researcher in Wright State’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, received the prestigious grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. Continue reading
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Research
Wright State researchers honored for top paper on technology to improve diagnostics for the human eye
Critical components of the sensing are being fabricated and tested in Wright State’s Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building. Continue reading
Researchers are seeking control subjects for study on genes that cause bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
This part of the study seeks African-Americans age 18 or older who do not have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Continue reading
‘CBS Sunday Morning’ puts Wright State in the spotlight for story on beards
A crew from “CBS Sunday Morning” traveled to Wright State to interview Christopher Oldstone-Moore, senior lecturer of history, about his research on the history of facial hair. Continue reading
Wright State history professor helps organize exhibit on Dayton and World War I
Using diaries, letters, documents, photographs and artifacts, “Over There: Dayton and the Great War” showcases the essential involvement of Daytonians and local businesses in the war. Continue reading
Handmade lesson
Making artificial hands for children part of Wright State English and communication class project
Students in this English and communication course also learned how to gather information and then marry words, images and sounds to communicate it. Continue reading
Target talent
Wright State grad student Matthew Scherreik’s paper on target recognition wins top award in international competition
Matthew Scherreik, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, won the Lockheed Martin Best Student Paper award for the third year in a row. Continue reading
Video vision
Wright State’s Noah Schroeder, students building sophisticated spaceship video game as teaching tool
The video game is designed for the many teachers who have trouble finding an educational video game that matches the content they want to teach. Continue reading
Current affair
Wright State neuroscience professors open eyes of high schoolers with electrifying lesson on neural pathways
Wright State faculty reach out to the community to promote a new undergraduate neuroscience major. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers studied tweets to learn more about use of marijuana edibles
The study, which is the first to attempt to analyze Twitter data on marijuana edibles, is supported by a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse. Continue reading
Wright State researchers tapped for selective state research commercialization training
Wright State researchers will participate in a state training opportunity designed to foster research commercialization and entrepreneurship. Continue reading
