Youngstown State University

Pediatric opioid addiction, anxiety and the structural integrity of a campus parking deck were among the student research topics featured at Youngstown State University's annual Diversity of Scholarship event March 14.

Youngstown State sophomore Mary Dunn has been voted to the 2017-18 Horizon League Women's Basketball All-Academic Team for her combined success on the court and in the classroom.

Two candidates in Youngstown State University's Doctor of Physical Therapy program presented their research recently at a national conference, the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Section Meeting in New Orleans.

Twelve Youngstown State University students have their ceramic art on display in an exhibit titled "Current Clay (2016-2018)" in Bliss Hall's Judith Rae Solomon Gallery on the YSU campus.

Five Youngstown State University students, all Business majors in the Williamson College of Business Administration, have been selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2018 Spring Semester.

For the first time in its history, the Youngstown State University Panhellenic Council has been recognized by the Association of Fraternal and Leadership Values for its successes during the 2017 academic year. The council was presented a programming excellence award in Membership Recruitment for Division I Panhellenic Councils that have 2-5 member chapters.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Two Youngstown State University students majoring in Graphic + Interactive Design recently achieved top honors in major student design competitions.

Youngstown State University's Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, hosted by the Williamson College of Business Administration, installed 47 business students during induction ceremonies on campus. Beta Gamma Sigma is the world's premier business honorary reserved exclusively for schools accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Seven Business students from Youngstown State University have been selected to participate in the Ohio Export Internship Program this year. The program, created by the Ohio Development Services Agency, provides an opportunity for businesses to involve highly motivated college students to help in expanding their exporting activities.

A Youngstown State University graduate student has been named 2017 Student of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers - Ohio Chapter.

Eight Youngstown State University students recently presented their research at the National Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Diego, the largest international meeting of mathematicians in the world.

Eight Youngstown State University students are performing in "Mr. Wheeler's," a play written by Youngstown area playwright Rob Zellers that is debuting Feb. 16 - 25 on the YSU campus. Evening and matinee performances are in Bliss Hall's Spotlight Theater. Visit http://www.ysu.tix.com/ for ticket information.

Six members of Youngstown State University's Moot Court Team traveled to Dallas in January to compete in the American Moot Court Association's National Tournament.

Two business majors in Youngstown State University's Williamson College of Business Administration have been awarded the Risk Management Association Foundation scholarship.

Student musicians at Youngstown State Unversity, members of the Dana Chamber Orchestra, performed a Sunday afternoon concert recently in Youngstown's historic DeYor Performing Arts Center. Youngstown, OHThe Dana School of Music announces a concert by the Dana Chamber Orchestra, directed by Joseph Kromholz, on Sunday, February 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ford Family Recital Hall at the Eleanor Beecher Flad Pavilion, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 West Federal Street. Tickets are $7; $6 for senior citizens and students from other schools; and free for anyone with a valid YSU ID, and may be purchased at the door. The program will include Gioachino Rossini's "Una Voce Poco Fa" from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia featuring soloist first year Master's student Lindsay Heavner, soprano, and Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 by Antonin Dvorak.

Youngstown State University students involved in the fall production of "Dead Man's Cell Phone" on campus were selected to perform the show at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, part of a national collegiate theater program. Several other theater students were also recognized at the annual regional event that aims to improve the quality of university theater nationally.

Ninety-six sophomore nursing students at Youngstown State University were presented their "white coats" during a ceremony recently on the YSU campus. White coat ceremonies represent advancement as nursing students transition into their clinical studies.

Youngstown State University is recognizing its top students by naming them to the prestigious President's List. The honorees are full-time undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 average for not less than 12 semester hours of credit in the semester just ended.

Youngstown State University has released a list of undergraduate students who were named to the Dean's List for Fall Semester 2017.

Three undergraduate Youngstown State University students created an interactive marketing plan that was selected as the winning team project by client ReMar Review and the Ohio Small Business Development Center.

More than 600 students were awarded undergraduate and advanced degrees and certificates at Youngstown State University's Fall Commencement celebration.

A student in Youngstown State University's School Psychology program won a scholarship to attend the National Association of School Psychologists Conference in Chicago in February, including roundtrip airfare and $500 to support conference fees.

A Youngstown State University sophomore was part of a nine-member team from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, that recently spent three weeks delivering goods and personnel to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

John Rozum, an Integrated Language Arts Education major at Youngstown State University, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the Mahoning Retired Teachers Association.

Two Youngstown State University students will study in France and Thailand next semester thanks in part to the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Youngstown State University Theater major Molly B. Lukehart has been selected to serve as student speaker for YSU's Fall Commencement ceremonies, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, in Beeghly Center on campus.

Ten Youngstown State University students, all members of Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society, attended the international organization's Global Leadership Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Twelve Youngstown State University students attended the Propel Ohio Collegiate Leadership Summit hosted by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and designed to promote civic engagement among undergraduate students.

A team of senior Dental Hygiene students at Youngstown State University placed first at the Ohio Dental Hygienists Association's poster presentation competition in Columbus.