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7 Days of STEM Schedule Available Online
Thursday, August 21, 2014YOUNGSTOWN -- The community’s first regional science and technology festival, 7 Days of STEM, takes place the week of Sept. 15 with a full range of events now posted online at OHWOWKids.org/7-days-of-stem.
The seven-day celebration of STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathmatics -- education will be hosted at numerous venues, with various participating institutions, organizations and businesses.
YSU Community Optimistic Despite Enrollment Drop
Wednesday, August 20, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Across the Youngstown State University campus, several individuals remain confident that YSU will rebound from its most recent drop in enrollment.
YSU reported this morning, the first day of the fall semester, that enrollment declined for the fourth consecutive year, by 6.5%. In June, the university said the loss from lower tuition revenue and decreased state funding over the past three years was $19.5 million. That number could reach $22 million this year, the same report said.
YSU Enrollment Down 6.5% from 2013 Fall Semester
Wednesday, August 20, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Classes begin today at Youngstown State University with first-day enrollment down 6.5% from the fall 2013 semester.
YSU reported this morning that 12,337 students are registered for classes. By comparison, in the fall 2010 semester, 15,194 students enrolled in YSU. Enrollment numbers are not official until the 15th day of the semester.
Tressel Stresses Excellence at Installation Ceremony
Tuesday, August 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- From faculty bringing worldwide attention to Youngstown State University to students and graduates making achievements in their fields, YSU displays “extraordinary excellence,” says newly installed President Jim Tressel.
“Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of the excellence of our students, our faculty, our staff, our graduates and so forth,” Tressel said in his address following his formal installation as YSU president. “But we also have to remind ourselves that even though we’ve been champions, we have to raise the bar. We have to increase our excellence.”
YSU, KSU Get Research Grants from NSF
Tuesday, August 19, 2014WARREN, Ohio -- Youngstown State and Kent State universities have been awarded grants of $200,640 and $347,096, respectively, from the National Science Foundation. Both grants will be used for research, according to an announcement from the office of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan.
Ruigang Wang, professor at YSU, is providing research to help improve the performance of systems primarily used in the automobile industry to convert carbon monoxide emissions to less harmful substances. The research includes community college faculty from the surrounding region as part of the team.