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YSU Penguins Baseball ranked #3 nationally in FCS YSU Engineering grads achieve record placement rates at NASA, Boeing & SpaceX Dana School of Music ensemble invited to Kennedy Center YSU breaks ground on $62M STEM Innovation Hub Penguin alumna named Chief of Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic YSU student wins national entrepreneurship competition — $150K investment Penguins Baseball ranked #3 nationally in FCS YSU Engineering grads achieve record placement rates at NASA, Boeing & SpaceX Dana School of Music ensemble invited to Kennedy Center YSU breaks ground on $62M STEM Innovation Hub Penguin alumna named Chief of Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic YSU student wins national entrepreneurship competition — $150K investment
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YSU Engineering Grads Land Roles at NASA, Boeing & SpaceX in Record Numbers

The Rayen School of Engineering produced its most accomplished graduating class in university history — with placement rates outpacing programs three times its size.

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Baseball
Penguins Sweep Horizon League Weekend Series — Ranked #3 Nationally
Marco DelVecchio struck out 14 in Saturday's opener as YSU improved to 31–7 on the season. The Penguins have now won 18 straight Horizon League games.
May 6, 2026 · Sports
Research
YSU Lab Publishes Breakthrough in Biodegradable Battery Technology
Dr. Priya Nair's team published findings in Nature Materials — a $4.2M NSF-backed study that could eliminate battery removal surgeries for millions of patients.
May 5, 2026 · Research
Faculty
Professor Khalil Named Guggenheim Fellow — Third in YSU History
The political science chair becomes only the third YSU faculty member ever named a Guggenheim Fellow, recognized for landmark scholarship in post-industrial labor identity.
May 4, 2026 · Faculty
Students
YSU Senior Wins National Entrepreneurship Competition, Lands $150K Investment
Dominique Walters beat 400+ competitors from Wharton, Kellogg, and Stanford with her agri-tech startup — earning a seed investment and accelerator placement.
May 3, 2026 · Students
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Campus
YSU Breaks Ground on $62M STEM Innovation Hub — Opening 2028
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Medicine
Dr. Renee Okafor, Class of '08, Named Chief of Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic
Apr 28, 2026
Science & Research
Physics
YSU Physics Team Detects Rare Neutrino Signature in Underground Lab
May 4, 2026
Health
New Biomedical Engineering Track Launches Fall 2026 — 200+ Applicants
May 1, 2026
Research
YSU Partners with Mercy Health on Telehealth Research Initiative
Apr 29, 2026
Student Life
Campus
Penguin Pantry Expands — Zero Hunger Pilot Enters Year Two
May 5, 2026
Leadership
YSU Model UN Places First at Harvard National Invitational
May 3, 2026
Veterans
Student Veterans Center Opens Expanded Counseling Wing
Apr 30, 2026
Campus & Community
Community
Youngstown Mayor Credits YSU for City's Economic Turnaround
May 2, 2026
Media
YSU–WKBN Partnership Wins Ohio SPJ Best Broadcast Reporting Award
Apr 28, 2026
Arts
Dana School of Music Ensemble Invited to Kennedy Center Fall 2026
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