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Elizabeth Freeman, who uses her degree to mine for gold in Alaska, had her college career interrupted for three years before returning. "I feel like I am finally achieving the goals I set out for myself all those years ago."

May 17, 2018

2015 Wright State graduate Elizabeth Freeman works as a geologist at a gold mine near Juneau, Alaska.

Wright State researchers awarded prestigious Magic Grant from Brown Institute for Media Innovation

May 15, 2018

The project involving the Wright State researchers is aimed at decoding differences in forensic DNA software used as evidence in criminal trials.

Wright State, Ohio’s public universities seek to close attainment gap

Forward Ohio highlights higher ed’s role in economy and society

May 14, 2018

Ohio’s 14 public universities, including Wright State University, are launching a statewide communication campaign designed to raise awareness of the value of public higher education.

Susan Edwards of Appalachian State named provost of Wright State University

May 10, 2018

Susan Edwards, vice provost for faculty affairs at Appalachian State University, will join Wright State as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost on July 30.

First Place Undergraduate Poster awarded to Rebecca Reese at the Inaugural Biomedical Research Conference

May 4, 2018

Rebecca Reese, a freshman in the Biochemistry Molecular Biology (BMB) department, won the first-place award of Undergraduate Research Poster Session of the Inaugural Biomedical Research Conference in 2018. As the first place award winner, she also received a $100 honorarium.

Healthy help

May 4, 2018

A dozen volunteers helped pull weeds, build new garden beds and lay down mulch to make sure students were ready to learn this summer in the Dayton Campus community garden.

Madhavi Kadakia selected to be fellow in academic medicine program for women

May 3, 2018

Madhavi Kadakia, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will serve as a fellow in the ELAM Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Spring 2018 commencement ceremony in photos

April 30, 2018

Wright State University honored more than 2,000 graduating students at its spring commencement ceremony April 28 in the Wright State Nutter Center.

At spring commencement, President Schrader encourages graduates to be entrepreneurs, innovators, humanitarians

April 28, 2018

"I have seen firsthand your passion for helping others. Never forget that one person can make a difference," President Cheryl B. Schrader told graduates.

College of Science & Mathematics Top Scholar for Chemistry

Celebrating academic excellence featuring Cody Fourman

April 24, 2018

In high school, Cody Fourman was attracted to science for the puzzle qualities of the problems. He liked solving puzzles, and wanted to learn more about science and mathematics while increasing his knowledge of the surrounding world.

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