Wright State Headlines
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Jul 9
Wright State Police Department honored for excellence in community policing
The Wright State Police Department was named the July Agency of the Month by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Foundation. Continue reading
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Jul 8
Wright State ranked among top universities worldwide for third consecutive year
Wright State University was ranked in the top 6.7% out of 21,462 universities worldwide in the 2025 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings. Continue reading
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Jul 7
Profitable pitch
Wright State entrepreneurship graduate Peyton Hoff used his $6,000 Wright Venture competition prize money to launch Absolute Roofing Services, which has grown into a thriving business. Continue reading
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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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People of Wright State
Interview with Wright State grad and author Ryan Ireland
Ryan Ireland, who earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Wright State, will publish “Beyond the Horizon” in March. Continue reading
Wright State grad Cedric Alexander named to presidential panel on community policing
School of Professional Psychology graduate Cedric Alexander selected to serve on a White House task force to study ways to improve community policing. Continue reading
Security blanket
Wright State grad Curtis Rowland working as chief scientist at National Air and Space Intelligence Center
Curtis Rowland, who has two engineering degrees from Wright State, is chief scientist at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. Continue reading
Bird calling
Wright State grad Lorrie Monteiro is curator of The American Pigeon Museum & Library
Wright State history graduate Lorrie Monteiro is curator of The American Pigeon Museum & Library in Oklahoma City. Continue reading
Highly technical
Wright State’s Emma Harmeyer turns technical-writing internship into career start
Wright State communication major Emma Harmeyer turned a technical-writing internship into a full-time job when she graduates. Continue reading
Family history
Paths converge for a father and son in Wright State’s Department of History
Father and son work together at the National Museum of the United States Air Force and in Wright State’s Public History program. Continue reading
Wright State graduate Joanne Huist Smith publishes ‘The 13th Gift,’ a holiday memoir
Joanne Huist Smith chronicles how an act of kindness helped her family cope with a tragic loss in a new holiday memoir. Continue reading
Seeing double
Wright State graduate models India counseling center after the university’s Ellis Institute
Wright State graduate Anthony D’Souza models counseling center in his native India after the School of Professional Psychology’s Ellis Institute. Continue reading
Computational social scientist
Student researcher Hemant Purohit wins international honor for using social media technology innovation to help disaster relief
Hemant Purohit, a graduate researcher in the Center of Excellence in Knowledge-enabled Computing (Kno.e.sis), was honored for using social media to help disaster relief. Continue reading
State taps eagle-eyed Wright State student for service committee
Wright State student Adrian Hill works in Wright State’s Veteran and Military Center’s and was named to the state’s committee on service and volunteerism. Continue reading
