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Senior Rocket Runner Finds Success in Business

November 26, 2024

Graduating Dec. 14, Geoff Howles’ final season with the men’s cross country team culminated with a win at the 2024 MAC championship.


First-Place Business Pitch

November 8, 2024

Dr. Sridhar Viamajala, a professor in the Department of Bioengineering and founder and CEO of Avani Enterprizes, a high-yield recycling process, pitches his technology to a panel of judges Thursday evening at the UToledo Business Incubator’s Tech419 Pitch Competition. Five regional entrepreneurs competed and Viamajala won the competition and the grand prize of $10,000 in business funding.


UToledo Staff Member Receives ‘20 Under 40’ Recognition

November 1, 2024

Adam Motycka, assistant general counsel, and three UToledo alumni were named to the annual list of 20 distinguished community leaders younger than 40 years old.


UToledo Business Incubator’s Annual Startup Competition Scheduled Nov. 7

October 31, 2024

The Tech419 Pitch Competition, formerly known as "Pitch & Pour," is a free, public event that begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Nitschke Technology Commercialization Complex.


Creativity Encouraged in North Engineering’s New Paul A. Hotmer Maker Space

October 29, 2024

The space brings hands-on learning opportunities to students following recent renovations to the North Engineering Building.


Transfer Student Realizes Longtime Goal of Becoming Rocket

October 25, 2024

Madison Jacob, a junior in marketing, joined UToledo this semester after earning her associate degree in business management.


Stakeholder Committee Announced for UToledo Presidential Search

October 24, 2024

Composed of internal and external stakeholders, the Presidential Profile Committee is responsible for drafting the position profile for the University’s 19th president.


Business Professor Co-authors Book on Cosmetic Marketing in the New Age

October 17, 2024

UToledo Distinguished University Professor Dr. Paul Hong collaborated with Dr. Young Won Park of the University of Tokyo, Japan.


Approximately 500 High School Students Play ‘Finances 101’ at UToledo

October 4, 2024

The interactive financial literacy program was presented by UToledo’s Special Accounts and Financial Wellness Office, in partnership with the Northwest Ohio Credit Union Alliance.


Business Sophomore Balances Lessons, Lemons as Food Truck Entrepreneur

September 30, 2024

Anthony Rammuny, a pre-business sophomore, works a shift in his lemonade truck, the Squeeze, with his girlfriend Kaylee Szymanski, a radiation therapy sophomore. Rammuny has been operating the Squeeze since July 2023, shortly before beginning his freshman year at UToledo.