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Originally founded as a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University, Wright State became an independent institution in 1967.

Emil Kmetec arrived at Wright State in 1964 to help develop the university's program and research effort in biological sciences.

On September 8, 2017 CoSM staff advisors moved from their department offices to the Student Services office in 106 Oelman Hall to form our college-centralized advising team.

The special Homecoming Week features a golf cart parade, chili cook-off, bonfire, dining-in-the-dark event and a reunion of Wright State’s founding classes.

President Cheryl B. Schrader and the campus community recognized award recipients during the University Convocation and Awards Ceremony.

Chuck Ciampaglio is among only a handful of scientists worldwide who has studied the megalodon, a prehistoric shark.

Erica Curtis, who graduated in December with a bachelor's degree in psychology, is the third member of her family to attend Wright State.

Evidence from the study indicates the increasing and substantial role of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and the declining presence of heroin and pharmaceutical opioids in overdose fatalities.

Brandon Baum uses the skills from his biology degree and certificate in Clinical Laboratory Sciences to analyze lab work.

The Department of Physics hosted a solar eclipse viewing party on August 21. The department provided eclipse glasses and a telescope for onlookers to safely view the progress of the eclipse.