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On the Frontlines

May 25, 2020
YSU recognizes and thanks alumni, students, faculty and staff “On the Frontlines” of helping to overcome and fight the coronavirus outbreak. Every week, we will feature individuals across a broad...
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Burgan Prize: "The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at YSU"

May 22, 2020
Maeson Green Maeson Green was only 15 years old when he started his own business, MBG Restoring , with the motto: “Making shoes look brand new since 2015.” Five years later, Green is now a sophomore...
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2019-20 faculty and staff awards of excellence

May 22, 2020
Sixty-seven Youngstown State University employees earned awards of excellence for the 2019-20 academic year, including two dozen faculty receiving distinguished professorships in teaching,...
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From Ivy League to Sri Lanka, YSU Honors College grads move forward

May 15, 2020
From pursuing graduate degrees at Ivy League schools to teaching English in Sri Lanka as part of the Peace Corps, the Spring 2020 class of graduates of Youngstown State University’s Honors College...
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YSU announces second phase of federal CARES Act grants for students

May 13, 2020
Youngstown State University students can receive grants of up to $2,000 to defray expenses related to the coronavirus as part of the second phase of the university’s distribution of funds under the...
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Nursing grads get medallions at drive-through ceremony

May 3, 2020

Eighty-nine students earning bachelor’s degrees in Nursing from Youngstown State University will receive their Nursing...

Home delivery: YSU Honors College graduates get medallions

May 1, 2020

Graduating Honors College student Jacquelyn Chapman shows off her medallion. Local graduating seniors in the...

Boyd, Bleidt receive YSU Heritage Award

May 1, 2020

Joan Boyd Joan Boyd, professor of Health Professions, and Patricia Bleidt, whose career included stints...
Adaline Cook

Hey Alexa, YSU graduate's paper on Echo Dot wins statewide award

May 1, 2020

Adaline Cook of Vandergrift, Pa., a Gerontology major at Youngstown State University, won the Ohio...
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YSU Student Investment Fund places in global competition

May 1, 2020

The Student Investment Fund in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University...

YSU names Focus Groups to consider post-pandemic future

April 28, 2020

Youngstown State University has formed five Take Charge of Our Future Focus Groups to address...

Shipka gives commencement address; Bresson is student speaker

April 25, 2020

Tom Shipka, professor, department chair, Academic Senate head, higher education advocate and a leader in...

English Festival marks 42nd year - virtually

April 25, 2020

After 41 years of bringing thousands of middle and high schoolers to the Youngstown State...

School Psychology students earn 100% passage rate for sixth straight year

April 25, 2020

Imagine getting your report card, and the only grade is this: 100%. Now imagine you...

YSU hosts Virtual Commencement Saturday, May 9

April 19, 2020

Youngstown State University will host a virtual graduation experience 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, for...

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