YSU students report significantly higher levels of engagement in many areas compared to peer institutions, but challenges remain in making students fe...
UMass researchers visit YSU ballistics lab
The ballistics lab in Moser Hall was busy during spring break as a faculty member and two students from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, were ...
New director leads Rich Center for Autism
Even in elementary school, Melanie Carfolo felt compelled to help classmates who were struggling. Today, she’s still reaching out to students with spe...
Prof gets tuned in to communication initiative
It’s not often that you get the chance to help define a whole discipline, but that’s what Rebecca Curnalia will be doing as part of a new initiative b...
Advisors learn about college students with autism
Learning how to identify and support the growing number of college students with autism spectrum disorders was the focus of a workshop this semester s...
Deskercise: Working and staying fit all at once
Lashale Pugh got tired of looking at the barely-touched treadmill in her basement, so she brought it to work. Now, the exercise equipment is part of h...
Award-winning poetry book tells story of Appalachian nurses
Karen Kotrba’s Appalachian roots and admiration for her mother’s long nursing career intersect in an unusual location in Kotrba’s new award-winning bo...
Retired surgeon donates medical artifacts to Melnick Museum
Retired surgeon Dr. Rashid Abdu of Canfield has donated his collection of more than 50 medical artifacts, some dating to the 1730s, to the Rose Melnic...
New webpage highlights YSU Points of Excellence
The STEM College and the Beeghly College of Education are the latest additions to YSU’s new Points of Excellence webpage. The page at http://web.ysu.e...
Let it burn!
Susan Clutter, left, assistant professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, and Melissa James, undergraduate student and research assistant, p...
Book sheds light on shedding pounds in the new year
If New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and live healthy seem impractical after years of botched attempts, take a look at Matthew Good. Good, YSU hum...
Prof paper examines Patriot Act
For many people, the implementation of the Patriot Act less than two months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, just made air travel more o...