The geography of Columbiana County seems to be ideal for Penguins – Penguin Geography majors, that is. They’re creating an essential economic developm...

Sophomore awarded at Harvard National Model UN conference
Youngstown State University sophomore Abigail Kovacs received a verbal recognition award last month while representing the Republic of Kenya in the Ha...

YSU Law Day set for Oct. 29
Youngstown State University’s Law Day will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Presidential Suites of Kilcawley Center. Representatives fr...

Prof’s movie premieres Aug. 29 in major cities, including Cleveland
“Jamie Marks is Dead,” the motion picture based on a novel by Youngstown State University English assistant professor Chris Barzak, will p...

Master’s student presents “Breaking Bread” exhibit
A new exhibition, “Breaking Bread: The Merging of Churches and Ethnic Cultures in the Valley,” opens 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Youngstown H...

Little Free Library planted in North Side neighborhood
The Youngstown State University Poetry Center Outreach Program, Etruscan Press and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County are planting a...

Religious Studies major learns Sanskrit
Dustin Hall of Hubbard is spending his summer immersed in studying another language. The senior religious studies major will be completing two semeste...

Students’ history exhibit opens in Warren museum
A new exhibit developed by graduate students in Youngstown State University’s History Department opens Sunday, June 8, at the John Stark Edwards House...

YSU News Outlet students win AP award
The News Outlet, based at Youngstown State University, has once again earned state honors for the journalistic work done by its staff of student repor...

Alum establishes internship scholarship for economics students
Youngstown State University undergraduate students majoring in economics or business economics can now seek support from an internship scholarship est...

Free tours of historic Wick Avenue set for Saturday, May 10
The Youngstown State University Center for Applied History, in partnership with the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, will conduct free walking tour...

YSU English Festival marks 36th year
[caption id="attachment_9887" align="alignright" width="630"] Jeff Buchanan, associate professor of English, addresses a packed Chestnut Room during t...