Wright State in the News

Three groups at a local university are helping students on campus stay warm this winter. Students picked up free scarves, hats and gloves provided by the Wright State University Service Knitting and Crocheting Circle, the Women’s Center and University Libraries. … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University students who want to learn how to play the ukulele or bake red velvet cupcakes or repair that wobbly doorknob in their apartment have a new resource on campus. Raider Maker Kits are available for checkout … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State Chief of Police David Finnie will reach out to students, faculty and staff with a new event series called Coffee and Donuts with the Chief. Finnie hopes to encourage student interaction with the Wright State Police Department … Continue reading →

In 2016, Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana. Since then, the state has been trying to implement the program, but that process hasn’t been entirely smooth. Many local municipalities have been reluctant to get on board. WYSO’s … Continue reading →

Excerpt Thanks to a week-long stint shadowing a patient at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Megan Smith has a deeper appreciation for the struggles addicts face. The dual-degree student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine was so … Continue reading →

Excerpt Eat an 80-ounce steak in one sitting? No problem. An eight-pound plate of Cincinnati chili? Bring it on. A 30-inch pizza? Child’s play. A 21-scoop ice cream sundae? What’s next? For Wright State University student Ivan Mendoza, competitive eating … Continue reading →

Excerpt Fall commencement at Wright State University capped a year that saw a record number of students graduate from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The 237 graduates, including 20 from … Continue reading →

Excerpt Wright State University professor Amit Sheth is a newly elected fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). AAAI is the premier artificial intelligence (AI) professional society. Each year, five to eight distinguished AI researchers are … Continue reading →

Excerpt Last week, the US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced that he would be revoking Obama-era Department of Justice guidance which left the enforcement of marijuana policy to the states by giving prosecutors more discretion to pursue marijuana cases. A. Lee … Continue reading →

Excerpt U.S. News & World Report has ranked five of Wright State University online programs among some of the best in the nation. Wright State’s online master’s degree in information systems and its master’s program in logistics and supply chain … Continue reading →