Wright State Headlines
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Jul 14
Neurosurgeon earns Wright State’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Neurosurgeon Nicholas C. Bambakidis received the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Wright State University Alumni Association. Continue reading
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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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People of Wright State
Trafficking trek: Ian Kallay bicycling cross country to bring attention to sex trafficking
Wright State student Ian Kallay will spend part of his summer cycling from the Dayton Campus to San Francisco to raise public awareness about sex trafficking. Continue reading
Great hunt
Wright State alumnus Steve Libert may be closing in on locating the long-lost ship Griffin
After searching for the long-lost ship the Griffin for three decades, Wright State alumnus Steve Libert believes he is close to locating the “Holy Grail of the Great Lakes.” Continue reading
Dealing in healing
Wright State grad Katie LaRue-Martin named Athletic Trainer of the Year
Katie LaRue-Martin is the fifth Wright State graduate to be named a state’s Athletic Trainer of the Year. Continue reading
Seeing stars
Wright State alumnus Tom Jenkins gets the ride of his life on NASA’s stratospheric observatory
Wright State grad and science teacher Tom Jenkins takes off in NASA’s high-altitude astronomy flight program for school teacher. Continue reading
Wright State grad appointed to presidential committee on disability
Zachary Holler ’12 appointed by President Obama to a panel designed to advise the federal government on matters related to people with disabilities. Continue reading
A servant and a scholar
Wright State promotes David Finnie to chief of police
New Chief of Police David Finnie brings a wealth of experience gathered over a 25-year career in university law enforcement. Continue reading
Wright State grads’ documentary to play at Cannes Film Festival
A documentary by two recent Wright State Motion Pictures graduates will play at the Cannes International Film Festival Short Film Corner. Continue reading
Wright State alumni nominated for Student Academy Award
Wright State grads’ film about a Vietnamese immigrant who teaches youth mixed martial arts out of a nail salon nominated for Student Academy Award. Continue reading
Wright State psychology researcher shines light on unusual genetic disorder
Graduate student Roshni Rao’s research leads to recommendations for useful interventions for children with a rare genetic disorder. Continue reading
Wright State alumnus honored by White House for research
Onome Scott-Emuakpor, a Wright State alumnus and Air Force Research Laboratory engineer, receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Continue reading
