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University Research Funding Opportunities Spring 2021 Major Awards Announced

June 1, 2021

The research grants awarded are: Interdisciplinary Research Initiation, $90,000; Research Innovation Program, $80,000; Research Awards and Fellowships, $172,051; and DeArce-Koch Memorial Endowment Fund, $50,000.


UT Pilot Study Examines Benefits of Emotional Support Animals

June 1, 2021

Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. Read: UT Pilot Study Examines Benefits of Emotional Support Animals


UT Pilot Study Examines Benefits of Emotional Support Animals

May 28, 2021

  Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. Read: UT Pilot Study Examines Benefits of Emotional Support Animals


Emotional Support Animals Have Proven Benefit For Those With Mental Illness

May 28, 2021

  Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. Read: Emotional Support Animals Have Proven Benefit For Those With Mental Illness


Trafficked: The View From The Street

May 26, 2021

Dr. Celia Williamson, Distinguished University Professor of social work and director of the UToledo Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, discusses how arrests make people more vulnerable to being trafficked. Read: Trafficked: The View From The Street


Online Graduation Photo Galleries Now Available

May 26, 2021

Photos from the May 8 morning and afternoon main spring commencement ceremonies are available until July 1, as are photos from the May 7 doctoral hooding ceremony and the May 21 College of Medicine and Life Sciences ceremony.


Trafficked: Misinformation Mainstreamed

May 21, 2021

Dr. Celia Williamson, Distinguished University Professor of social work and director of the UToledo Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute, discusses how people with certain vulnerabilities are more likely to be trafficked. Read: Trafficked: Misinformation Mainstreamed


Study Finds Evidence Emotional Support Animals Benefit Those With Chronic Mental Illness

May 21, 2021

Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. Read: Study Finds Evidence Emotional Support Animals Benefit Those With Chronic Mental Illness


Emotional Support Animals Can Provide Quantifiable Benefits to People with Serious Mental Illness

May 21, 2021

Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses how her research could lead the way toward new thinking about how emotional support animals can be implemented as a strategy in managing chronic mental health issues. Read: Emotional Support Animals Can Provide Quantifiable Benefits to People with Serious Mental Illness


Personalizing Space

May 21, 2021

In her UToledo Students Vlog, Lynae Harrat, a freshman studying speech and language pathology in the College of Health and Human Services, offers insight into how adjust to dorm room living as a freshman and shares tips on how to decorate your space to make it your own.