UToledo freshman Jacob Harris will compete in the USA Track & Field Junior Cross Country Championship Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.

Four faculty members are participating in the Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program.

“Dream, Believe, Do” is the theme of the 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day Celebration, which will be held, Monday, Jan. 20, at 9 a.m. in Savage Arena.

After working at his alma mater nearly three decades, Dan Saevig, associate vice president of alumni engagement and executive director of the UToledo Alumni Association, will retire in March.

Dr. Lisa Root, attending veterinarian and director of the Department of Laboratory Animal Resources, has been elected to the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Board of Trustees.

The University of Toledo will be recognized this month as a healthy worksite by the Healthy Business Council of Ohio.

Dr. Jami Taylor of UToledo is one of the authors of research published in the journal Sex Roles that identifies sports fans as a significant source of resistance to transgender participation on sports teams that match their gender identity.

Offensive lineman Nick Rosi is the only Mid-American Conference player named to the Freshman All-America Team by the Football Writers Association of America.

Step right up! The 43-hour shoe sale will take place from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, through 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, in The University of Toledo Medical Center’s Four Seasons Bistro Atrium.

Dr. Karen Bjorkman has been appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. The longtime UToledo administrator held the post on an interim basis for one year.