Wright State in the News

Motion pictures alum Brittany Shyne talked to WDTN 2 News about winning the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “I’m still kind of processing it. You know, it’s obviously incredible and it’s a very huge … Continue reading →

Two of Dayton’s most prominent organizations have extended their longtime relationship in the hopes of expanding the region’s healthcare workforce with children’s health priorities in the forefront. The Wright State University board of trustees approved an expansion of its longstanding partnership with … Continue reading →

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Dayton Children’s Hospital will be expanding a longtime partnership following approval from the university’s board to help grow the pediatric clinical workforce and enhance research. Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and … Continue reading →

Wright State University faculty members discussed how artificial intelligence can be a valuable tool in education — while emphasizing that it cannot replace the human element — in a story produced by WDTN 2 News. Valerie Shallin, Ph.D., professor of … Continue reading →

If you had $10,000 to make a change to your college campus for student success, how would you apply the funding? That’s the question Wright State University community members are presented with each spring in the application for the Students … Continue reading →

In just a few months, Wright State University’s Mobile Street Medicine Project will launch a new way to bring health care to the underserved community, especially people with substance use disorders. This will not only bring local organizations together but … Continue reading →

Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is trying to find out why people have different responses to exposures like burn pits or other military-relevant chemicals. The school has received federal funds to make this research project possible — a … Continue reading →

Wright State University is set to start a mobile health clinic in downtown Dayton, run by staff and students of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Once a week, a Premier Health mobile unit will park outside of the Dream Center, … Continue reading →

Research at Wright State University has made progress towards a treatment for preeclampsia. The serious blood pressure condition — which can occur during pregnancy or after giving birth — is estimated to cause more than 500,000 fetal deaths and 70,000 … Continue reading →

One of the region’s largest universities will set in motion a new care model for those battling substance abuse disorders. The project will also provide training opportunities for the university’s medical and behavioral health students. The Wright State University Boonshoft … Continue reading →