Wright State in the News

Excerpt A Wright State University medical student joined health care workers in New Orleans on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Kyle Henneke, who graduated from the Wright State nursing program in 2014 and is board certified in emergency … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University’s Raider Food Pantry is giving away $2,500 in gift cards to help students impacted by coronavirus buy groceries. The food pantry is giving away 125 $20 gift cards. Recipients will be chosen from random drawings on … Continue reading →

Excerpt On March 16, Ruth Franklin of Brooklyn tweeted: “Today has been quiet, sort of, so far. Take a moment and make some notes about what’s happening. Call it your Coronavirus diary, your plague journal, whatever. It’s important. Later, you … Continue reading →

Excerpt The Wright State University Foundation has received over $28 thousand in donations to help contribute to the university’s student emergency relief campaign. Wright State is allowing students to begin applying for grants through Wright State’s Emergency Relief Fund if … Continue reading →

Excerpt The global coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of the first talk in a new online lecture series organized by the Wright State University Faculty Senate. Dawn Wooley, professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology in the College of … Continue reading →

Excerpt For some, it was supposed to be the culmination of years in college, and a celebration of the final few months with classmates before graduation. But now colleges are online, and instead of in-person camaraderie, students are completing coursework … Continue reading →

Excerpt A major communication initiative at Wright State University is winding down. An operation dubbed Raider Strong had more than 200 members of WSU faculty and staff making personal phone calls to thousands of undergrads. Those working the phones included … Continue reading →

Excerpt An Emergency Relief Campaign set up to help Wright State students has topped $31,000 and students can now apply for grants. The Wright State Student Emergency Relief Campaign will provide one-time support to Wright State students currently enrolled at … Continue reading →

Excerpt “It’s a contact sport.” Bob Grant said that a few times during our conversation, but he didn’t mean it in a football, wrestling and rugby sort of way. The Wright State athletics director was referring to personal contact: hugging, … Continue reading →

Excerpt The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that Americans cover their faces when leaving home, especially around other people. Ohioans are being urged to consider wearing simple masks over their mouths in public, and locally more … Continue reading →