Twenty-nine Youngstown State University faculty and staff members attended the New Explorations in Teaching (NEXT) Conference at the University of Akron, an event focused on innovation in teaching and learning. The conference brought together educators from across the region to explore ...
Women make up almost half of the workforce in non-STEM occupations, but only a third of the STEM workforce. The American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red for Girls campaign aims to close this troubling gender gap, as a growing body of research shows that patients have better health outcomes when treated by women physicians. Joining the Association this year in its efforts to inspire the next generation of women scientists, doctors, inventors and changemakers are Holly Hogston, corporate counsel for GPD Group and board member for the Northeast Ohio American Heart Association, and ...
The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) has awarded a $3,000 Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year to Kaleigh Williams of Canfield. This is the 19th year for the OSCF Scholarship Program. It was created to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue degrees in various fields that support the future of the soybean industry, including agriculture, business, communication, economics, education, science and technology, as well as to support ongoing graduate-level research. Since 2008, the OSCF Scholarship Program has awarded more than ...
•BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township administration building. •BOARDMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Robinwood Lane Elementary School. •MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY BOARD will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the CSB Building, 222 W. Federal St., Youngstown. •GIRARD CITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building. There will be a meeting at 6 p.m. with KO Consulting and caucus for the finance committee at 6:30 p.m. •HUBBARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the board ...
WILDLIFE LECTURE: The Audubon Society/Mahoning Valley welcomes Cheryl Mattevi, retired KSU geology professor and volunteer at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center, who will present “Wildlife in Ice Age Ohio,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Austintown Senior Center, 112 Westchester Drive. The event is open to the public. CARNIVAL AND DANCE PARTY: The Abilities Unite Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, formerly the Fairhaven Foundation, is hosting its annual Abilities Rock Carnival & Dance Party on Saturday at Waypoint 4180, 4180 Westford Place, Canfield. In conjunction with DD ...
ROSES CEREMONY: The Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission will host the annual Laying of the Roses ceremony, honoring “Heroes of the Vietnam War,” at 1 p.m. Sunday at Central Square Plaza, next to the former Chase Bank building. For more information, call MCVSC outreach coordinator Corban Baker at 330-740-2450, ext. 8392 or email him at corban.baker@mahoningcountyoh.gov. CRAFT SHOW: Boardman Band and Orchestra Parents will host a spring craft show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. More than 100 vendors are expected to attend. There will be raffle baskets, kids’ activities and food ...
