Wright State in the News

Fairborn Daily Herald: Grant to provide hands-on training opportunities for Wright State students

Wright State University will use a grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education to purchase equipment that will help students prepare for careers in advanced manufacturing, medical laboratory sciences, nursing, and athletic training. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Wright State bond rating upgraded; Moody’s calls Wright State outlook ‘positive’

University battled declines in enrollment, reserve fund; rating agency applauds ‘budgetary discipline’

Moody’s Investor Services has upgraded Wright State University’s credit rating and revised the university’s outlook from stable to positive, the university announced. Continue reading

Dayton.com: Wright State’s ArtsGala tickets go on sale in March

Tickets for Wright State University’s 24th annual ArtsGala, slated Saturday, April 1, will go on sale Wednesday, March 1. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Wright State student marching toward dream

It’s a rare thing to know what you want to do with your life at 9 years old, and even rarer to see it through. But at the age of 25, Wright State University percussion performance major… Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Boonshoft School of Medicine lands $2.3M to give medical residents additional training

Family medicine residents at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine will receive additional training on caring for the mental and behavioral health needs of… Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: True passion discovered at Wright State

It was difficult for Onome Scott-Emuakpor, Ph.D., to see himself doing anything other than playing basketball or drawing. Both were his favorite activities growing up. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: New Wright State training space supported by $30M Air Force contract

A space in the basement of Wright State University’s Russ Engineering Center offers students a place to explore the science and art of circuit boards and microelectronics. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Wright State alum honored for achievements

Kaiser was honored by the Wright State Alumni Association in October and struck an unassuming chord with regard to his receipt of the Alumnus of the Year Award. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: ‘Gem’ of a team takes silver in Paris

An 11-member team of Wright State University students earned a high honor in a worldwide synthetic biology research project competition held in Paris in October. Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: From labs to the law, Air Force-university partnerships run deep

UD and Wright State have relationships with Wright-Patterson that are expected to only get stronger, participants say

Wright-Patterson is Ohio’s biggest employer in one location, with about 32,000 uniformed and civilian employees. Some 2,000 Wright State graduates work at the base today, including 700 alumni who majored in a business field, according to university officials. Continue reading