Wright State Headlines
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Jan 27
Wright State to celebrate Homecoming Week Feb. 5–8 on the Dayton Campus
The Chili Cookoff, Wright State basketball games, the Alumni Achievement Awards, Trivia Night and Homecoming Dance highlight Wright State’s Homecoming Week from Feb. 5-8. Continue reading
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Jan 24
Photo exhibition by Ohio artist Marcella Hackbardt on display at Wright State’s Stein Galleries
The Stein Galleries opens the spring semester with “Recent Works: Momentos and My Rooms” by Marcella Hackbardt and “Walking through Stone” by Wright State alum Micah Zavacky. Continue reading
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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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Research
Wright State basic and applied research operations, leadership consolidated
Research capabilities and leadership at Wright State will be further strengthened as a result of developments announced recently by Vice President for Research Robert Fyffe. Continue reading
Visit of Chinese museum officials may lead to growth in partnership with Wright State
Wright State’s partnership with the Museum of Terracotta Soldiers and Horses of Shi-Huang-Di in China may expand in the wake of a visit to the university by museum officials. Continue reading
Aha moments
Philosophy professor William Irvine authors book on world-changing insights
Latest book by Wright State philosophy professor William Irvine examines moments of insight that shape the world. Continue reading
$20 million for Wright State meant to grow Ohio research
Excerpt A $20 million earmark in the state budget will allow Wright State University to set up a statewide network to score a bigger slice of federal research funding. Wright State Applied Research Corporation will use most of the money … Continue reading
Wright State’s Tamera Schneider to take prestigious rotating scientist position at National Science Foundation
Wright State psychology professor Tamera Schneider will direct the National Science Foundation’s social psychology program in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. Continue reading
Attack on white fringetree by emerald ash borer likely to be widespread, says Wright State researcher
Wright State biology professor Don Cipollini suggests use of white fringetree by emerald ash borer is likely to be widespread and that the beetle may move to close relatives. Continue reading
Q&A: Dean of Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine talks research, challenges
Excerpt Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is entering a new era of research, thanks to its new Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration center. Putting 30 researchers from six disciplines together to investigate brain, spinal cord and nerve disorders could take … Continue reading
Digging up the past
Wright State student Tyler Heneghan explores the past through field work at the Fort Ancient Earthworks and an internship with the Dayton Society of Natural History and SunWatch Indian Village. Continue reading
WSRI’s RPA program receives $7.5M contract ceiling increase for UAV testing
The Wright State University Research Institute has been awarded a $7.5 million ceiling increase to an existing contract with the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
Wright State’s Julian Gomez-Cambronero lands visiting professorship at Harvard
Professor Julian Gomez-Cambronero will serve as a visiting professor at Harvard as part of a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant. Continue reading
