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Pioneering Progress: YSU student showcases master’s thesis at Innovation Day 2024

November 4, 2024
Student Spotlight Innovation Day 2024 was host to a wide variety of extraordinary innovators and entrepreneurs. One of which was Joshua Porter, a second-year electrical engineering master’s student...
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Revving Up: YSU racer uses communications skills to engage community

October 28, 2024
Student Spotlight Vivian Jones, a Youngstown State University student majoring in Communications with a minor in Employee Relations, is speeding her way to success both on and off the track. As an...
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YSU professor receives Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year Award

October 7, 2024
Dawna Cerney, a broadly trained geographer and professor at Youngstown State University, has received the Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year award for her extensive efforts to...
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Student Feature: CCP program accelerates students’ education at YSU

September 30, 2024
FEATURE STORY Story by: Hannah Werle, Journalism major Photography by: Omar Frazier, Multimedia Communication major Almost 10 years ago, the Ohio Department of Higher Education introduced the College...
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Youngstown State University sees surge in enrollment, bucking national trend

September 17, 2024
Youngstown State University is experiencing a significant surge in enrollment for Fall 2024, defying national trends. With a total headcount of 12,164 students, YSU has achieved a notable 10.7%...
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This Week at YSU, Dec. 12, 2016

December 9, 2016

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 12, 13, 14 and 15, 4:30 to 5 p.m...
Penguin fans purchased about 3,500 tickets to Saturday's FCS quarterfinal matchup against Wofford at

Fans line up for tickets to Saturday's playoff game

December 6, 2016

As of Tuesday morning, Penguin fans purchased about 3,500 tickets to Saturday's FCS quarterfinal matchup...
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Project Pass students show improved reading scores

December 6, 2016

Youngstown City School second- and-third-graders tutored by YSU Project PASS students showed a 29 percent...

Hate all of those meetings? Take a walk!

December 5, 2016

Ah, the dreaded meeting. Hunched around a table, shuffling uncomfortably in awkward office chairs. Sedentary...

Fabricae Vniuersitatis: Chris Yankle

December 5, 2016

Fabricae Vniuersitatis, Latin for "The Fabric of the University," is an occasional series of stories...

Look, in the sky...

December 5, 2016

…It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s….well, it’s another wind turbine. A third wind turbine...

"Blue Is More Than a Color" for Dana jazz professor

December 5, 2016

Night and day, Dave Morgan has music on his mind. Now the YSU professor of...

YSU grant funding hits five-year high; faculty and staff honored

December 5, 2016

Youngstown State University faculty and staff were awarded $7.5 million in grants this past fiscal...

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December 5, 2016

POYSU extension The YSU Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for President Jim Tressel...
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YSU Board of Trustees summary, Nov. 30/Dec. 1

December 2, 2016

Youngstown State University Board of Trustees Wednesday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 A...

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