When Frank Castronovo retired this past summer after 41 years of service in the Department of Theater and Dance, he left his successor some big shoes ...
Prof named research fellow for women and finance
Earlier this year, when the State Farm Center for Women and Financial Services created its first research fellow position, it wanted a female with a s...
Christman introduces healthy Green Cuisine options
With gourmet entrees such as Brazilian vegetable stir-fry with plantains and Moroccan couscous, YSU Dining Services is now offering a new vegan/vegeta...
New NSF-funded microscope makes YSU one of nation’s best
“We stand on the brink of creating a top-tier electron microscopy facility.” That’s what Virgil C. Solomon, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineer...
Prof explores civility in politics, education
Deborah Mower, associate professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, is the co-editor of a new book titled Civility in Politics and Education, a ti...
Feds recognize success of YSU Summer Bridge
Youngstown State University’s Summer Bridge program has been deemed by the U.S. Department of Education as a “promising strategy” for student success....
New YSU crime scene lab: Learning by doing
YSU produces some of the nation’s top cops. The goal now is to produce some of the best squints—forensic crime scene investigators. The Department of ...
The Pride: Matching movement with music
The concert, symphony and ensemble bands in the YSU Dana School of Music all have a distinct advantage over the Marching Pride – they remain stationar...
Prof research peeks into early evolution
Xiangjia “Jack” Min, assistant professor of Biology, recently participated in a research study to help papaya growers produce a variety that will bear...
State of the University: Mission and Transition
Editor’s note: Watch the State of the University address here. * * * While YSU and all of public higher education face a time of dramatic and ra...
Student email switches to Microsoft Office 365
Email for YSU students is being migrated to a new cloud-based system. Faculty and staff email may be next. Student email is being switched to Microsof...
YSU researcher explores Youngstown economic recovery
“The doomsayers are wrong — Youngstown has life; and continues to grow as a dynamic entity in the face of all odds.” This is the optimistic view of Fr...