Chelsea Gilliam knows bowling. She was the Illinois state champion in bowling as a high school junior. She was on the University of Pikeville’s nation...
Faculty and Staff Achievements
Don Martin, professor, Special Education and School Counseling, has authored a new parenting book entitled Finding Grit: The No-Nonsense Guide for Rai...
Salem hospital exec joins Board of Trustees
Anita A. Hackstedde of Columbiana, Ohio, president and chief executive officer of Salem Regional Medical Center, is the newest member of the YSU Board...
“Shark Tank” star Lori Grenier presents YSU Thomas Colloquium Oct. 26
Lori Grenier, a star investor on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning Shark Tank, presents the Youngstown State University Paul J. & Marguerite J. Thomas Coll...
YSU names Friedman Chair to advance additive manufacturing initiatives
Eric W. MacDonald, a world leader in 3D printing and additive manufacturing whose research has garnered nearly $16 million in funding, has been named ...
Scenes and Sculptures: Shaping a Successful Art Career
From Pink Floyd-themed rooms to popular character sculptures, Ryan Johnson has been crafting larger-than-life pieces for high-profile clients all of h...
Rescuing Refugees: ‘One Person Really Can Make a Difference’ – Ashley Anderson
A 2007 graduate takes a break from her work as a United Nations consultant to feed and care for refugees. Ashley Anderson stood on the rocky shore of ...
Plastics Guru Has Screw and 3D Print Patents
In the iconic 1960s film “The Graduate,” Dustin Hoffman’s character gets succinct career advice from an old family friend. He says: “I want to say one...
Making History: From CIA Agent to Small-City Mayor
On the day she won her hard-fought battle to be the first woman and the first African American elected mayor of Douglasville, Ga., Rochelle Robinson f...
Penguin Mates: Fall, 2016
Since 2013, YSU Magazine has been sharing married YSU couples’ love stories in our popular “Penguin Mates” feature. The couples featured below were in...
YSU receives Holocaust survivor testimonies from “Spielberg” collection
The Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation is donating the videotaped testimonies of Holocaust survivors from the Mahoning...
At YSU news conference, America Makes announces $10M award to University of Dayton Research Institute
America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced today that the University of Dayton Research Institute has been awa...