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The Power To Do Public Impact Research

July 23, 2024

Since a harmful algal bloom forced the city of Toledo to issue a “Do Not Drink” water advisory in 2014, UToledo has been working to protect water quality and the health of Lake Erie for the half million people in the region who depend on it for drinking water. This five-part series details UToledo’s water quality research efforts over the past decade.


UToledo Experts Explore Policy, Land Management as Means to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms in Great Lakes

July 19, 2024

This is the fifth in a five-part series detailing UToledo’s water quality research efforts over the past decade.


Communication Student Makes Art on the Mall Debut With Watercolors

July 18, 2024

Zoey Maness, 28, also works full time at UTMC as a staffing coordinator for nursing administration. Art on the Mall runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 28 on Centennial Mall.


Asian Studies Sophomore Researching Ohio’s Japanese Communities Ahead of Exchange Semesters in Tokyo

July 11, 2024

Through UToledo’s First Year Summer Research Experience, Audrey Harrigan is investigating weekend heritage schools in cities like Columbus and Toledo.


Visual Arts Graduate Shares Talents With Toledo Excel Students

July 9, 2024

The special art immersion project last month was part of the Careers and Leadership Institute.


7 UToledo Instructors Complete 2024 Course Design Institute

June 25, 2024

This intensive, interactive workshop was designed to help faculty develop and refine their course materials and elements.


Online Gallery Features UToledo Artist in Solo Exhibition

June 11, 2024

The mixed media work of Barbara Miner, professor and chair of the Department of Art, will be on exhibit through July.


Film Professor’s HIV/AIDS Documentary Airs on WGTE-TV June 16

June 6, 2024

“Sister Eileen and Her Boyz, an HIV in the Rust Belt Story,” directed and produced by Holly Hey, chronicles the grassroots efforts to support Toledoans with HIV/AIDS during the early years of the epidemic.


UToledo Educator Leads $2.3M Initiative to Keep High-Quality Science Teachers in Classrooms

May 30, 2024

The initiative by Dr. Natasha Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Education, is funded by the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Scholarship Program and will support junior high and high school science teachers in high-need districts in Ohio and Kentucky.


English Professor’s Scholarly Monograph on 19th Century Newspaper Poetry Published

May 30, 2024

The focus of Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio’s book is that the newspaper poems should be read in context with the stories, ads and illustrations published on the same page.