Faculty Success

Welcome to Faculty Success, a webpage that recognizes and celebrates the scholarly work and honors of the faculty and staff at Youngstown State University. Here you will find stories about academic activities and awards, publications and presentations, research grants and media appearances. Make sure to also take a look at the Excellence at Work e-newsletter, as well as the searchable online Faculty Experts List.

To submit items for Excellence at Work, complete the online form.

For more information, contact Ron Cole, director of University Communications, at racole01@ysu.edu or 330-941-3285, or Becky Rose, assistant director of University Communications, at rarose01@ysu.edu or 330-941-2159.

Profs featured in Alumni Book Club discussion

September 18, 2020
Youngstown State University faculty members are featured panelists as the YSU Alumni and Friends Virtual Book Club discusses the 2013 autobiography of a teen-aged Pakistani girl who was shot for her...

YSU names Pallante the Darling Endowed Chair of History

September 11, 2020
Martha I. Pallante Martha I. Pallante, professor of Early American History, author and a leading expert on local history, has been named the first Charles Darling Endowed Faculty Chair in American...

Prof, student earn patent to help remove drugs from drinking water

September 5, 2020
Mariah DeFuria and Doug Genna A new material patented by a Youngstown State University professor and student could lead to a process to help remove the increasingly dangerous amounts of...

YSU names Reeder Endowed Professor of History

August 27, 2020
Amy Laurel Fluker, assistant professor of History at Youngstown State University who specializes in the study of Civil War memory, has been named the Robert W. Reeder I Memorial Endowed Professor of...

NSF grant funds research for autism curriculum

August 21, 2020
Abdu Arslanyilmaz, associate professor of Computer Science, Information and Engineering Technology at Youngstown State University, has received a $286,526 research and development grant from 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 as assistant dean of Student Affairs, are recipients of the 2020 Youngstown State University...

Our Campus

April 30, 2020
Fulbrighter: A YSU first DINA ABDO, A CITIZEN OF EGYPT who earned a bachelor’s degree at Nile University in Cairo, is attending YSU as a Student Fulbright Scholar, the first student ever to study at...

YSU Magazine earns national honor - again

April 17, 2020
The YSU Holi Festival was featured on the cover of the YSU Magazine 's Spring/Summer 2019 edition. YSU Magazine has earned national recognition for the fifth time in the last six...
A 3M respirator mask equipped with the 3D-printed filter cartridges designed by YSU faculty.

Faculty design could help in coronavirus fight

April 7, 2020
A team of Youngstown State University faculty, working with physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists at Mercy Health Youngstown, have designed a filtration cartridge that could help address the...

Cliffe College launches new virtual arts series

March 27, 2020
Youngstown State University’s Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Communication launches a new virtual arts series this week featuring a variety of works by students and faculty, including piano,...

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