June 25, 2021
Erik Meiner, interim director of UToledo’s Ruth M. Hillebrand Clinical Skills Center and coordinator of the standardized patient program, and several medical students discuss how simulated patient visits prepare future doctors to become comfortable interacting with a variety of patients. Read: Faking Sick: Standardized Patients Give UT Medical Students Leg Up in Training
June 22, 2021
Eric Chaffee, Distinguished University Professor in the UToledo College of Law, discusses the concern that Bitcoin machines could be used for money laundering. Read: Cash to Bitcoin ATMs Pop Up Across Northwest Ohio
June 14, 2021
Dr. Daniel Georgiev and Dr. Raghav Khanna, associate professors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, discuss their $240,000 NASA grant to improve power for space exploration. Read: NASA Taps UT Engineers for Help in Making Solar Energy Aboard Spacecraft More Reliable
June 14, 2021
Dr. Timothy Jordan, a professor of public health, discusses the rise of complicated grief, which is when a person is unable to return to the activities of daily living following a loss. Read: ‘There’s No Vaccine for Grief:’ Academics Address How Coronavirus Changed Dying and Grief
June 8, 2021
Dr. Karen Bjorkman, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, discusses distance learning during the pandemic. Read: After Pandemic Year, Universities Find Flexibility in Distance Learning
June 1, 2021
Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach, professor of social work, discusses the first empirical evidence that emotional support animals can provide quantifiable benefits to individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing depression, anxiety and loneliness. Read: UT Pilot Study Examines Benefits of Emotional Support Animals
May 24, 2021
UToledo President Gregory Postel spoke about the Class of 2021’s achievements and resilience during the College of Medicine and Life Sciences graduation ceremony. Read: Vaccine Development Lead Asks UT Medical Graduates to be Aggressive in Career Pursuits
May 21, 2021
The College of Medicine and Life Sciences is returning to an in-person ceremony this year, which begins at 3 p.m. Friday, May 21, in Savage Arena. Tickets are required. Read: Vaccine Development Lead to Speak to UT Medical School Graduates
May 20, 2021
A trio of UToledo professors and researchers — Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, Dr. Youngwoo Seo, Dr. Dae-Wook Kang — are collaborating with municipal water treatment plants on the project. Read: UT Leading Three-Year Effort to Improve Detection, Treatment of Algal Toxins
May 11, 2021
UToledo astronomers will lead five of the first research projects on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a new infrared telescope scheduled to launch in October. Read: UT Astronomy Department Taking Research to Higher Level with Webb Telescope
