Academic Distinction and Discovery of Knowledge
Living Our Mission
An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives.
Academic Distinction and Discovery of Knowledge
An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives.
As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our diverse, accessible, and quality education.
Stories of Academic Distinction and Discovery of Knowledge
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Members of the Youngstown State University’s American Foundry Society Chapter attended the MAGMA North America Users Group meeting in Itasca, Illinois. Victoria Mathews, a mechanical engineering major in the college of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics, presented her research on a 3D...
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Youngstown State University philosophy professor and director of the Dr. James Dale Ethics Center Mark Vopat presented a paper on the moral concerns supporting artificial intelligence at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Region Philosopher’s Association at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova...
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Ten Youngstown State University students recently attend the Society of Petroleum Engineers Eastern Regional Meeting at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia, with Vahid Atashbari, assistant professor in the Rayen School of Engineering. The meeting brought students and professionals together for...
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Youngstown State University will present another installment of the lecture series “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Military History” on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor. The event is free and open to the public. From historical memory and postwar...
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A student-driven idea has grown into a signature experiential learning opportunity within the Sokolov Honors College. The third annual Honors Pre-Health Research Symposium, slated for Thursday, Oct. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m., brings together students, faculty, staff, alumni, healthcare professionals and...
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Youngstown State University’s Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies will host its Fall 2026 Lecture, “Jewish Humor and Christianity,” featuring Jarrod Tanny, professor of History and the Charles and Hannah Block Distinguished Scholar in Jewish History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington...
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Student Spotlight Youngstown State University student Nadia Zarbaugh has built her college experience around academics, leadership, service and opportunities that extend beyond the classroom. A biological sciences major on the BaccMed track major from Poland, Ohio, Zarbaugh is a member of the...
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Student Spotlight When Krish Patel arrived at Youngstown State University, finance was not his major. Now, as he prepares to graduate in December with a degree in financial management from the Williamson College of Business Administration, Patel has turned his YSU experiences, campus involvement and...
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The Youngstown State University Chapter of the American Foundry Society poured 16 aluminum parts on Oct. 1 for a Mechanical Engineering Technology class project, giving students hands-on experience with the casting process. Students poured the aluminum into four sand molds at Trumbull Foundry and...
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Two Youngstown State University students presented research on geologic hydrogen and underground hydrogen storage at the University Research Showcase during SHALE INSIGHT® 2026, held Sept. 22-24 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. Martin Antonio Lorca, an undergraduate geology...