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UToledo’s NURTURES Program Opens New Chapter in 15th Year

January 12, 2026

Researchers will rigorously evaluate the inquiry-based educational program benefiting children in primary grades as it launches in select communities in Georgia in 2026.


UToledo Ecologists Lend Research Support to Sturgeon Reintroduction Efforts

January 5, 2026

Lake Erie Center researchers are key collaborators in a multiagency initiative to reestablish a self-sustaining population of lake sturgeon in the Maumee River before 2040.


Trustees Approve Capital Investments, New Policies

December 17, 2025

The University of Toledo Board of Trustees approved capital investments and the purchase of a new robotic surgery system, among other actions, at its final meeting of the calendar year.


UToledo Launches Northwest Ohio Cancer Research Institute

December 17, 2025

The new institute supports interdisciplinary collaboration among clinicians and researchers to advance treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death worldwide.


Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center Earns Prestigious Research Accreditation

December 12, 2025

UToledo’s simulation center is one of fewer than a dozen centers worldwide accredited by both the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.


Biology Honors Student Discovered a New Career Path: Research

December 2, 2025

Taylor Klaiber, who graduates from UToledo with her bachelor’s degree in biology on Dec. 13, will next pursue a Ph.D. as a Rocket while continuing her research under the guidance of Dr. Maria Diakonova, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.


Lake Erie Center, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization Welcome Environmental Journalists

November 24, 2025

UToledo researchers shared their work supporting the health of the environment as part of a workshop hosted by the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources.


3 UToledo Researchers Named Among World’s Most Cited

November 13, 2025

Dr. Jon Elhai of the Department of Psychology and Dr. Yanfa Yan and Dr. Zhaoning Song of the Department of Physics and Astronomy are listed among the data analytics firm Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers.


UToledo Astronomer May Have Identified Oldest Stars in Universe

November 12, 2025

Dr. Eli Visbal and his collaborators broke ground in suggesting the first direct detection of Population III stars in research published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.


UToledo Bioorganic Chemist Explores Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

November 5, 2025

The National Institute on Aging recently awarded Dr. Peter Andreana and his collaborators nearly $400,000 to support his research into the sugar molecule L-rhamnose (L-Rha).