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UToledo International Student Finds New Campus Home for Children’s Literature Collection

October 7, 2025

Mariya Kottilangatt Jojy, a senior studying English with a concentration in literature, is using her internship at the Carver Resource Center to provide easy access to reading materials for young learners.


Surgical Resident, Master’s Student Builds for Her Future at UToledo

September 30, 2025

Dr. Alexandra-Elise Dakaud Patterson, a general surgery resident who also is completing a master’s in cosmetic science and formulation design, spent the summer with the ABC News medical unit.


Biology Senior Elected World Literacy Foundation Youth Ambassador

September 25, 2025

Favour Ohaezu, who will work alongside more than 500 other ambassadors nationally and internationally as part of the program, wants to use her field to promote better education for those studying healthcare.


Nursing Senior Balances School, Work, Service, Community

September 18, 2025

Drawn to UToledo for the STEM and nursing programs, Chase Gillson has embraced being a Rocket, as a student and as a leader.  


Freshman Earns Ohio Youth of the Year Honor from Boys and Girls Clubs

September 17, 2025

Tyreese Blue II is pursuing a degree in construction engineering technology with aspirations of building lasting structures for families in need, like his own growing up.


UToledo Prepares Finance Senior for a Future in Sustainability

September 11, 2025

Ailean Arias Gutiérrez is exploring the way business can address the climate crisis as she pursues a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in sustainability.


Health Sciences Student Advocates for Lung Cancer Screenings

September 9, 2025

Saakshi Risam, a junior in the pre-physical therapy track, recently founded a UToledo chapter of the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative.


Toledo Quarterback: Driven by Family and Football

September 2, 2025

Tucker Gleason enters the 2025 season as a married man — and as a man on a mission.


Doctoral Student Lands NASA Research Award to Improve Data Interpretation

August 5, 2025

Harshil Kothari's proposal was one of just 5% accepted in the astrophysics division of the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Program.


Nursing Senior Appointed to Role as Student Trustee

July 31, 2025

Ashton Widenhoefer, 21, who chose UToledo because it was the first campus where she could envision herself being successful academically and socially, will serve in the role through July 1, 2027.