Wright State in the News

DDN story: Wright State professor wins national award for advancing disability issues

Excerpt Wright State University professor Julie Williams has won a prestigious national award for advancing disability issues in psychology and beyond. Williams received the Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Disability Issues Award from the American Psychological Association during the … Continue reading →

Wright State researcher gives Dayton City Paper ‘a crash course in plant reproduction’

Don Cipollini holding piece of white fringetree affected by emerald ash borer

Excerpt Some parts of life are inescapable: death, taxes, and, apparently for this writer, bug sex. Hear me out—I went to professor Don Cipollini’s lab with honorable intentions. I wanted a botany lesson, a family-friendly educational experience. But as it … Continue reading →

DDN story: Scene75 expanding out of market, investing in partnership with RSCoB professional business institute

Excerpt Scene75 has also partnered with Wright State University and created a professional business institute. Last week, more than 20 high school students from around Ohio participated in the week-long “business camp” to look at challenges facing Scene 75. Professors, Wright … Continue reading →

Journal-News Q&A: New Wright State president looks toward the future, new era

Excerpt Q: What’s your first month on the job been like? Schrader: The first month brought some amazing facts every day – on how integral Wright State is to this community, on the educational opportunities and access it provides, and on … Continue reading →

Dayton Daily News reports on new leader of Wright State’s clinical trials alliance

Excerpt Robert L. Mott Jr. has been named medical director of the Wright State University and Premier Health Clinical Trials Research Alliance. Mott is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in … Continue reading →

Dayton Business Journal: Wright State names new budget architect

Excerpt Wright State University’s new president is bringing aboard a top financial officer from her former Missouri school. The school has hired Walter Branson as its new vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer, overseeing all of … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State saved more money than expected last year

Excerpt Wright State University’s finances look better than projected, but the school has already fell behind its goal of boosting reserves in the upcoming year despite more than $30 million in cuts. Wright State ended fiscal year 2017 with about … Continue reading →

WYSO features Wright State grad student Robert Sabwami

Excerpt In this installment from our series Just Ask: Talking About Disability, we hear from 41-year-old Robert Sabwami, who recalls his experience growing up in Kenya with a visual impairment. In this story produced by WYSO’s April Laissle, he says his journey … Continue reading →

DDN story: Wright State named one of ‘Best Midwestern’ colleges by review

Excerpt Wright State University was ranked one of the “Best Midwestern” colleges as were the University of Dayton and Miami University. Around 658 colleges were honored in different regions of the U.S. and in other parts of the world, according … Continue reading →

Wright State history professor featured in Athens-Banner Herald

Drew Swanson in office

Few know that one of the nation’s first gold rushes took place in Georgia during the first half of the 19th century. Continue reading →