The Blade


UToledo’s Neff College of Business Honors Local CEO with 2025 Pacemaker Award

April 11, 2025

Matt Kripke, chief executive officer of the metals brokerage firm Kripke Enterprises and a strong supporter of the UToledo Family Business Center, received the 2025 Business Pacemaker Award at the 62nd annual awards ceremony.


TMA Hosts Exhibition of Trailblazing Flower Painter Rachel Ruysch

April 11, 2025

Dr. Thor Mednick, a professor of art, discusses the skill and impact of 17th and 18th century Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch, whose work is featured in a special exhibition that opens Saturday and runs through July 17 at the Toledo Museum of Art.


Tit-for-Tat Tariff Spat Makes Local Retailers Anxious

April 10, 2025

Dr. Kainan Wang, professor and chair in the Department of Finance in the John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation, discusses how the ongoing trade war between the United States and China is likely to harm both countries. 


Sylvania Spring Expo Celebrates 22 Years of Highlighting Business

April 10, 2025

Jennifer Archer, director of community engagement at UToledo Health, discusses UToledo Health's participation in the Saturday, April 12, event.


The Name Game: Craft Beers Find Route to Community

April 9, 2025

Dr. Neil Reid, a professor of geography and planning who studies the craft brewing industry, discusses how brewery names have become more creative.


Mars Missions and Planetarium Tour to Close Out UToledo’s Saturday Morning Science Series

April 8, 2025

The final installment of this year’s Saturday Morning Science series will cover the possibility of life on Mars and show off the Ritter Planetarium and Brooks Observatory.


Brain Traffic Control: UToledo Researcher Uses AI to Map Signals of Alzheimer’s Disease

April 8, 2025

William George Ryan V, a doctoral student in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences’ Biomedical Science Program, writes about his work using artificial intelligence to help decode brain signals.


Toledo Athletics Sees ‘Massive Opportunity’ With Revenue Sharing

April 8, 2025

Bryan Blair, vice president for intercollegiate athletics and director of athletics, discusses how an expected ruling that would let schools pay athletes directly could benefit UToledo.


Author to Discuss Stories of Toledo Tenderloin District

April 7, 2025

Local historian Doug Tracy will speak about Toledo’s one-time red-light district at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, as part of the Carlson Conversations Lecture Series.


Photo Gallery: Songfest at The University of Toledo’s Savage Arena

April 7, 2025

UToledo students sang and danced Saturday, April 5, to raise money for a local childcare center that helps low-income, single moms complete their education.