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Scientists Develop New Method to Estimate Hidden Species

June 2, 2026

A research team from The University of Toledo built on a mathematical framework originally developed in the 1940s to model how species and their populations are distributed in nature.


Astronomers May Have Found the First Stars that Formed After the Big Bang

November 5, 2025

Dr. Eli Visbal, an associate professor of astronomy, led recent research published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters exploring Population III stars using the James Webb Space Telescope.


Blue Pigment Improves Foundation Makeup Shades for Dark Skin

March 27, 2025

Dr. Gabriella Baki, an associate professor of pharmaceutics, and Raihaanah Zaahirah Safee and Karissa Richards, two of her students in the cosmetic science and formulation design program, discuss their research into using ultramarine blue to create more natural looking foundation tones.


Environmental Scientists Examine Effects of Salt Pollution Across Generations of Zooplankton

August 15, 2024

Dr. William Hintz, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, discusses his research into the negative effects of road salts on zooplanktons' lifetime reproduction that was published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.


Scientists Find Elusive Gas from Post-Starburst Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight

April 27, 2022

Dr. J.D. Smith, director of the UToledo Ritter Astrophysical Research Center and professor of astronomy, discusses his research that found post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it.


Emotional Intelligence Proves Significant to Remote Leadership in a Crisis

November 22, 2021

Dr. Jenell Wittmer, associate professor of management, and Dr. Margaret Hopkins, professor of management, discuss their new business research.