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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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$1.5M gift creates new Biomedical Research Lab Endowment: Puts campaign over $100M mark

December 10, 2019

Eleanor Watanakunakorn has donated $1.5 million to Youngstown State University’s “We See Tomorrow” campaign to...
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Alum now a prof at Villanova speaks at Fall Commencement Dec. 15

December 6, 2019

Helen K. (Lamb) Lafferty, an award-winning teacher now the College Professor of the Liberal Arts...
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Nursing students complete overdose drug program

December 6, 2019

Eighty-five senior Nursing students at Youngstown State University recently underwent training in implementing Project Dawn,...
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YSU Business majors take top prizes at Chicago summit

December 6, 2019

Three members of the Youngstown State University Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society earned top...
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Burgan Entrepreneurship Prize hopes to spur business ideas

December 6, 2019

Youngstown State University students with ideas for new businesses will compete for a $2,400 grant...

YSU Board of Trustees summary, Dec. 4 and 5, 2019

December 5, 2019

YSU Board of Trustees Dec. 4 and 5, 2019 The YSU Board of Trustees discussed...
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Board, Tressel agree to one-year contract extension

December 5, 2019

The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees and President Jim Tressel agreed today to extend...
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Dec. 4: Some carols, a spot of cocoa and a bit of Handel

November 29, 2019

Get the holiday season started in style with music and a spot of...
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YSU Board of Trustees meets Dec. 4 and 5

November 29, 2019

The YSU Board of Trustees conducts its next round of regular quarterly meetings on the...
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YSU's record delegation invades Chicago sports medicine conference

November 29, 2019

Thirty-two students and two faculty members from Youngstown State University attended the 47th Annual Meeting...

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