Wright State Headlines
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Sep 29
10th annual Wright Day to Give scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
Wright Day to Give donors can “Give Back to the Pack” by supporting the area of Wright State that matters most to them, from academics and athletics to scholarships and student success initiatives. Continue reading
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Sep 28
Wright State University Foundation welcomes four new trustees
The Wright State University Foundation has appointed four new trustees to its Board of Trustees, adding leaders with strong ties to the university. Continue reading
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Sep 25
Wright State to host statewide mental health research summit focused on overlooked Ohio populations
The State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) Community and Research Summit will examine how mental health research can better represent Ohioans whose experiences are often overlooked in traditional studies. Continue reading
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Sep 25
Wright State Theatre to open 2026–27 season with Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’
Wright State University Theatre’s production of “The Crucible” runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading
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Sep 24
Active-duty artists share artwork at Wright State exhibit
Active-duty service members stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base shared another side of their experiences through “Active Duty Artists,” an exhibition at Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries. Continue reading
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People of Wright State
Wright State professor Julian Gomez-Cambronero to be recognized in his native Spain for scientific work
Wright State scientist Julian Gomez-Cambronero will receive the prestigious Communications Award conferred by Cadena SER. Continue reading
Counseling cognition
Wright State’s Ernest Brown Jr. wins prestigious American Psychological Association fellowship
Ernest Brown is not only passionate about social justice, diversity and multiculturalism, but also about ethnic minority communities and forensic psychology. Continue reading
Revolutionary outlook
Wright State junior Rachel Ebert traces ancestry back to U.S. war of independence
Wright State psychology major Rachel Ebert is a member of Children of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution. Continue reading
Retired WNBA player to graduate with M.D. degree
After starring at Beavercreek High School, Boonshoft School of Medicine student Alison Bales played basketball for Duke and in the WNBA for the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream. Continue reading
Dog days
Wright State’s Sarah and Ash McGinley give Marco the pit bull new ‘leash’ on life
Wright State couple Ash and Sarah McGinleys rescued Marco, a pit bull, from an adoption center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Engineering for a cause
Sam Salchak ’17 uses his engineering degree from Wright State to design a life-sustaining washing machine for a hospital in Malawi, Africa. Continue reading
Stressful situation
Wright State associate professor Jeremy Schumm to train Canadian clinicians in PTSD therapy for military veterans
Canadian clinicians want to adopt a model used by Jeremy Schumm when he was associate director of the PTSD program at the Cincinnati VA. Continue reading
Promised land
Wright State grad student Hadley Drodge pieces together pilgrimage of Randolph slaves to Ohio for museum exhibit
Graduate public history student Hadley Drodge is going through photos, drawings, Bibles and other materials to assemble the exhibit at the National Afro-American Museum. Continue reading
Medical student interns on ‘The Dr. Oz Show’
Rod Gerardo took a year off from medical school to be a medical student producer for “The Dr. Oz Show.” Continue reading
Smashing success
Wright State senior Vanessa Madrigal epitomizes athletics department’s academic emphasis
Vanessa Madrigal enrolled at Wright State to play on the tennis team and study biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Continue reading
