It’s been a banner couple of months to kick off 2015 for YSU’s Master of Arts in Financial Economics. The program was ranked among the top 15 in the n...

History prof on a scholarly winning streak
There hasn’t been a lot of down time in Diane Barnes’ work lately – just take a look at her vita (more on that later). But, if there was time to curl ...

YSUPD embraces anonymous reporting
YSU police want students, faculty, staff and others at the university to know that they can report any suspicious incidents or concerns on campus with...

Doggie training: Teaching the benefits of therapy pups
When Gerontology instructor Krystal Culler approached the university about bringing service dogs in-training into the classroom, she never guessed how...

Video journal features professor’s research
Associate Professor of Biology Jonathan Caguiat’s recent research is yet another first for a YSU faculty member – the first research published in JoVE...

Pelini: “I’m much different than how I appear sometimes on TV”
As Bo Pelini, Youngstown native, former head football coach at Nebraska and newly named head coach at YSU, settled into his Stambaugh Stadium office t...

YSU Academy promotes stimulating discussions
A group of retired faculty members, led by Chemistry professor Janet Del Bene, have formed the YSU Academy, an organization consisting of 18 retired Y...

HPAC gives high schoolers “tiny taste” of health careers
It used to be that Amy Hays-Neifer’s chemistry students at Warren Harding High School knew of only two medical career options: doctors and nurses. Tha...

Second “first” – PT leads clinical drug study on campus
For the second time this semester, YSU celebrated a “first” in research. At a press conference in Cushwa Hall, YSU announced that Mallinckrodt Pharmac...

Theater chair offers expertise for new play on Mrs. Lincoln
The playwright commissioned to create an original drama marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in Washington, D.C., is consu...

Faculty/staff achievements
Leslie M. Page, assistant director of Orientation Services, Marion G. Resch Center for Student Progress, was recognized with a scholarship and a leade...

Fok family donates $2.5M; Alumni House to be renamed Fok’s Hall
The Fok family is donating $2.5 million to Youngstown State University in memory of the late Thomas Fok, who served as a faculty member and as a trust...