The Blade


UToledo Launches New Podcast

January 31, 2025

“Powering UToledo,” hosted by UToledo Interim President Matt Schroeder and award-winning TV and media host Kristi K. Hoffman, highlights UToledo’s impact as a public research university with an academic medical center.


Famed Autism Advocate and Animal Welfare Expert to Speak at UToledo

January 31, 2025

Dr. Temple Grandin will be the featured speaker at the 2025 Edward Shapiro Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in Nitschke Auditorium.


UToledo Recruits First Executive Vice President for Health Affairs

January 29, 2025

Dr. Charles “Chuck” Callahan, a clinical psychologist and experienced healthcare CEO, will join UToledo on Monday, Feb. 3.


BGSU, Owens Report Enrollment Increases for Spring; UToledo Also Sees Positives

January 29, 2025

Dr. Tony Bourne, vice president for strategic enrollment management, discusses UToledo’s record high fall-to-spring retention rate and efforts to recruit students who will be successful as Rockets.


Perspectives Panelists to Tackle Cultural, Economic Impact of Sports

January 27, 2025

UToledo and The Blade will continue the thought leadership series, Perspectives, on Monday, Feb. 3, with a discussion on the future of sports.


Lecture to Focus on Life of Holocaust Survivor from Toledo

January 27, 2025

UToledo will host a lecture Wednesday, Jan. 29, reviewing the life of Philip Markowicz, a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to Toledo after World War II.


Synaptic Storm: When Brain Cells Go into Overdrive, Epileptic Seizures Can Occur

January 22, 2025

Dr. Imran Ali, interim dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and a board-certified neurologist, discusses some of the treatment options for epilepsy.


Book Discussion on Autism Takes Place Jan. 27 at Main Library

January 22, 2025

UToledo’s Disability Studies Program faculty will lead a discussion on Dr. Temple Grandin’s “Visual Thinking” at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library on Monday, Jan. 27, ahead of the autism advocate's Shapiro Lecture on Friday, Jan. 31.


Reflecting on UToledo’s Achievements, Upcoming Year

January 21, 2025

Patrick J. Kenney, chair of the UToledo Board of Trustees, writes about UToledo's incredible achievements of the past year and the extraordinary opportunities on the horizon.


This Year’s Orange Bowl Trophies Have UToledo Connection

January 9, 2025

Eamon King, a scientific glassblower at UToledo, and Dr. Steven Sucheck, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, discuss the importance of scientific glassware and King’s commission to make trophies for this year’s Orange Bowl game.