Wright State Headlines
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Jun 18
Wright State surgery professor Priti Parikh inspired by prestigious academic medicine leadership fellowship
After spending a year learning alongside some of the most accomplished leaders in academic medicine, Priti Parikh, returned to Wright State with a broader perspective on leadership and a renewed focus on creating opportunities for students. Continue reading
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Jun 17
Wright State resident, medical student land competitive ENT placements, reflecting strength of Premier Health partnership
The Boonshoft School of Medicine’s partnership with Premier Health produced a general surgery resident bound for a Harvard fellowship and a graduating medical student headed to Case Western Reserve University — both in one of medicine’s most competitive specialties. Continue reading
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Jun 16
Wright State aviation students celebrate milestone at Dayton Air Show
Wright State University honored 28 aviation students who have earned their first FAA pilot certification. Continue reading
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Jun 15
Western Ohio Educational Foundation celebrates student success at annual scholarship breakfast
Wright State University–Lake Campus recognized 38 scholarship recipients and the donors and WOEF Board members whose support makes those scholarships possible. Continue reading
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Jun 12
SOCHE honors Wright State staff and faculty leaders for excellence
Wright State employees Cassie Guard, Karen Lahm and Patrick Sonner received 2025–26 SOCHE Excellence Awards for their outstanding contributions to student success, teaching and campus impact. Continue reading
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Special Categories
Student artist reflects “The Growing Mind” with library sculpture
The Growing Mind, a large sculpture on display outside the Dunbar Library was created by senior art major Megan Dooley-Smallwood. Continue reading
Students design life-saving incubation station
By any measure it’s low-tech–with its plastic base and supports, a vinyl tent-like cover and a couple of heating elements. But it’s designed to be just that. And it promises to be life-saving. Continue reading
Wright State honors Top Scholars
The Wright State University Parents Association and the Wright State University Friends of the Libraries honored six graduating seniors as the Top Scholars for their colleges. Continue reading
FBI visits Wright State, instructs staff to look out for ‘dual-use’ materials, ‘tripwires’
Eleven years ago, Special Agent Richard Maier served as one of the HAZMAT safety officers for the massive evidence collection… Continue reading
Down the garden path
Those who walk by Wright State’s new Campus Community Garden just can’t resist. Continue reading
Several Raiders make DBJ’s “Forty Under 40” list
Three of this year’s four inductees to the Dayton Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Hall of Fame are also members of the Wright State family. Continue reading
“The Phantom of the Opera” haunts Festival Playhouse
The show has already sold out its entire 15-performance run. Continue reading
Senior art majors to showcase talents in Stein Galleries
The exhibition features artwork by more than 40 students and will run from May 20 to June 10. Continue reading
Mapping the way to semester success
For a busy student like Spencer Brannon, creating a MAP (My Advising Plan) did more than prepare him for Wright State University’s conversion to a semester calendar this fall; it gave him peace of mind. Continue reading
Vietnamese refugee Caroline Cao boosts Wright State’s expertise in medical imaging and human-factors engineering
It was post-war Saigon—deep in the night. Ten-year-old Caroline Cao and her family quietly slipped out of their home and made for the coast. Continue reading
