Wright State in the News

Excerpt A global tech firm that oversees its U.S. operations from a Dayton suburb has entered a partnership with one of the region’s largest universities. The project will further enhance workforce training for the Miami Valley. Virtalis, a U.K.-based software … Continue reading →

For the second year in a row, the Wright State University Foundation is accepting applications for the Students First Fund — a grants program designed to support… Continue reading →

Wright State’s Raiderthon, the largest student-led fundraiser at the university each year, raised more than $58,000 for patients and families at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Last year, students raised about $35,000. This year, their total was $58,056.75. Raiderthon is a 15-hour … Continue reading →

Veterans Voices, the Wright State University oral history project and radio series, is now a full-length documentary film and a series of shorter online videos. The documentary and webisodes, “Veterans Voices: Lives and Stories,” feature Wright State student-veterans as well … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University has named a new dean of the Raj Soin College of Business. Former interim dean of the College of Business Thomas Traynor was promoted to the position. “I think I’m really ready to move forward with … Continue reading →

Excerpt Rachel Rhee, a third-year student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has contributed to research into Narcan access among fentanyl and heroin users in Montgomery County. The study Rhee contributed to found that 60 percent of … Continue reading →

Wright State University is adding a new academic scholarship for graduates of Montgomery and Greene county high schools… Continue reading →

In the spirit of Halloween, composer Andrew Lippa and librettists Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s 2010 musical adaptation of “The Addams Family” will be presented Oct. 31-Nov. 17 at Wright State University. Inspired by Charles Addams’ cartoons, the musical is … Continue reading →

Excerpt One of the largest universities in the Dayton region has a new leader. Wright State University’s board of trustees has named Provost Susan Edwards as its next president. The decision comes shortly following the announcement of President Cheryl Shrader’s … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University has been awarded more than $1 million in Choose Ohio First scholarships from the State of Ohio for the 2020–21 academic year. The scholarships are designed to strengthen Ohio’s competitiveness within science, technology, engineering and math … Continue reading →