The city of Youngstown has announced that Wick Avenue will be closed between University Plaza and Wood Street beginning Monday, Oct. 24. NOTE: The Wic...

Street work: “Be careful, be patient, pay attention”
It’s going to be a few months of dirt, detours and dump trucks on campus. Major improvement projects by the city of Youngstown are underway on two mai...

New bowling team rolls into action
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...

New employees
Welcome to the following individuals who have joined the YSU team this Fall semester: Faculty Shelley Blundell, Assistant Professor, Communication Cor...

New Friedman Chair publishes in “Science” magazine
“Paralyzingly beautiful” That’s the way Eric MacDonald describes his new home – Ohio. MacDonald, a world leader in 3D printing and additive manufactur...

Yukech named interim CIO
Jim Yukech, a YSU alum and former vice president of IT Relationship Management/Associate Chief Information Officer at Mercy Health, is the new interim...

In Memoriam
Randy Hoover, who served 30 years on the faculty in the Beeghly College of Education before retiring in 2013, passed away Sept. 19. He was 71. Hoover ...

Hail to the Chiefs: Tressels, Sweets celebrate YSU Foundation’s 50th
YSU President Jim Tressel, left, and former President David C. Sweet were all smiles as the YSU Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinn...

Go Phish! Keeping your email secure
In light of the recent phishing attack on some YSU email accounts, here are some pointers on how not to become a victim, courtesy of the SANS Institut...

Call 9-1-1, push hard and fast
The American Heart Association brought its 2016 Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour to the Chestnut Room in Kilcawley Center earlier this month. AHA trained em...