Youngstown State University’s Ward Beecher Planetarium will receive $650,000 in funding via a NASA cooperative agreement to support the development of full-dome video and 3D animation materials that will be distributed for free to planetaria across the globe. “YSU and the staff of the planetarium are thrilled and honored to be a part of this project that will help educate and entertain people worldwide,” said Patrick Durrell, YSU associate professor of Astronomy and director of the planetarium.

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GradLeaders, the world’s leading network for matching students and employers, has awarded Youngstown State University’s Office of Career Services a Gold Badge for its Graduate Career Outcome Survey data collection efforts. The Graduate Career Outcome Survey provides comprehensive information regarding the employment and continuing education decisions made by YSU students after they graduate.

Youngstown State University’s Bitonte College of Health and Human Services honored alumni and others at the annual Alumni Recognition Dinner on March 4.The following individuals received Alumni Awards:

Six graduate students at Youngstown State University will make presentations about their scholarly work and research at the annual Diversity of Scholarship event 6 p.m. Thursday, March 17 in the Jones Room of Kilcawley Center on campus. The YSU Graduate Student Advisory Council chose the presenters. The event is free and open to the public.

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The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees conducts its next set of quarterly meetings on the following schedule.

Employers throughout the region are invited to a breakfast to learn more about student internship opportunities via Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration and the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The event is Thursday, March 24 in Williamson Hall at YSU. The breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 8 a.m.