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Biology Sophomore Researching Cell Behavior Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

April 11, 2024

One of two 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholars at UToledo, Sophia Durham works with Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata, a professor who explores the mechanisms of cell behavior in the Department of Biological Sciences.


Visual Arts Senior Puts Education in Action in Community Exhibitions, Festivals

April 5, 2024

Lydia Myrick, a visual arts senior, explores art as a tool for activism. “Generational Echoes,” an exhibition curated by UToledo art students opening Saturday at the Toledo Museum of Art, is the latest in a series of projects she's undertaken in the community.


Exchange Student Represents UToledo at Geography Bowl

April 2, 2024

Environmental geography student Jacob Davinson has been chosen to travel to Hawaii for the competition.


Student Discovers Passion for Sales, Successful Career

March 22, 2024

Rachel Stapleton finds success after changing major to professional sales and marketing.


Through Study Abroad Program, Mechanical Engineering Junior Lands Co-Op Overseas

March 11, 2024

Elise Essenmacher is spending spring semester working at Fersa’s headquarters in Zaragoza, Spain.


Undergraduate Eclipse Ambassador Shares Excitement, Education Ahead of April 8

March 6, 2024

Milo Eckhardt, a junior studying physics with a concentration in astrophysics, is participating in a NASA-funded program that pairs students with eclipse enthusiasts in their geographic communities.


James Webb Research Opens Groundbreaking Opportunities for Graduate Student

March 5, 2024

Sam Beiler, a doctoral student in physics, is the first author on a research article presenting the first nearly complete spectral energy distribution of a Y dwarf.


PharmD Student Improvises Lifesaving Device on Guatemalan Medical Trip 

February 29, 2024

First-year graduate Andrew Fritz used Coke bottles as spacers to support Guatemalan children needing doses from their inhalers. 


Chemical Engineering Graduate Excels in Academics and Athletics

February 21, 2024

Riley Mohr received All-MAC honors during the 2023 softball season and earned academic honors from the College Sports Communicators. She is pursuing a master’s degree in energy engineering.


Junior Biology Student Helps Bring Hope, Distraction to Hospitalized Children 

February 16, 2024

Sajan Shah launched the UToledo chapter of Project Sunshine to assemble activity kits for pediatric patients nationwide. Volunteers are needed for the 7 p.m. meeting Thursday at the Student Recreation Center.