Wright State in the News

Lima News story: Delphos native wins $20,000 scholarship for Wright State med school

Excerpt DELPHOS — Tricia Warnecke is a first-year medical student at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine who first became interested in medicine when she broke her foot as a child. Warnecke worked as a nurse’s aide while going … Continue reading

Journal-News story: Wright State partners with DEA to highlight dangers of opioids

Excerpt Wright State University is working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to host an event later this month. The DEA and WSU will host a summit at the Nutter Center on Oct. 16 to spotlight the dangers of opioids. … Continue reading

Dayton Daily News: Wright State partners with DEA to highlight dangers of opioids

Excerpt Wright State University is working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to host an event later this month. The DEA and WSU will host a summit at the Nutter Center on Oct. 16 to spotlight the dangers of opioids. … Continue reading

Dayton City Paper review: Wright State Theatre begins 43rd season with a bang

Excerpt Walking into the Festival Playhouse performance space, it was clear that this play was going to please. Director Joe Deer, cast, and crew delivered on their promises as soon as the house welcomed us on opening night. The set … Continue reading

DDN story: Wright State engineering students analyze Mars mission

Excerpt Meteor strikes, temperature extremes, ultraviolet radiation and cramped living quarters – a group of Wright State University engineering students used their collective brainpower to overcome these challenges thrown up by a manned mission to Mars. “Let’s Go to Mars!” … Continue reading

PublicNow story: Partnering With DEA To Battle Opioid Crisis, Wright State Will Host Summit At Nutter Center

Excerpt Wright State is playing a key role in a new initiative by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and will host a summit Oct. 16 designed to throw the spotlight on the dangers of opioid abuse and the importance of … Continue reading

US News story: Ohio College Celebrates Wright Brothers Day

Excerpt FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio university will celebrate the innovative spirit of its namesake aviation pioneers this week. Wright State University on Thursday will mark the 112th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ record 39-minute flight in 1905 on what is … Continue reading

DDN story: At 50 years, Wright State’s past serves as inspiration for its future

Excerpt As Wright State University closes out its first five decades, the school is trying to recapture what made it a vital part of the Dayton region in the first place The university, which became an independent institution in 1967, … Continue reading

Wright State researcher authors neuroengineering article in Pulse Magazine

Sherif Elbasiouny with prosthetic arm

Excerpt Cross-Disciplinary Medical Advances with Neuroengineering CHALLENGES SPUR DEVELOPMENT OF UNIQUE REHABILITATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. Neuroengineering brings tools and techniques from the engineering fields into neuroscience to create new approaches for investigating the central nervous system (CNS). This fusion of … Continue reading

DDN story: Ohio court sides with Wright State in administrator firing

Excerpt An Ohio court ruled on behalf of Wright State University in a lawsuit filed by a former administrator alleging the school improperly terminated him in 2015 amid a federal investigation into possible violations of U.S. immigration law. Ohio Court … Continue reading