UT in the News
UT ranked Ohio’s best four-year college
The University of Toledo is the best four-year college in Ohio in a new ranking that focuses on affordability, flexibility and student services.
Enrollment steady at UT while retention, academic preparedness improve
The University of Toledo continues to make strides in student success as it works to retain and graduate more students.
UT debuts new Drinking Water Research Lab
Nearly $2.4 million federal grant awarded to help UT researcher turn algae into food source
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded The University of Toledo a nearly $2.4 million grant to find a faster, cleaner process to produce fuel using algae without needing to add concentrated carbon dioxide.
Dr. Susanna Hapgood on UT’s $1 million NUTURES grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded The University of Toledo a nearly $1 million federal grant to continue, expand and further evaluate its successful, innovative program that engages teachers and parents in supporting a young child’s natural curiosity through interactive, inquiry-based science lessons.
UT President releases statement on DACA
Community survey says Toledo Police viewed favorably by residents
Toledoans have a significantly higher approval rating of their city’s police department compared to the national average, according to results of a Community Relations Survey.
Equifax’s delayed hack disclosure: Did it break the law?
Equifax waited weeks before alerting 143 million of its customers that a data breach exposed sensitive personal information like social security numbers.
Here’s why bottled water is so expensive on Amazon right now
Expensive water is on sale at Amazon.com, prompting accusations that the e-commerce giant is gouging prices to capitalize on back-to-back catastrophic hurricanes afflicting Florida and Texas.
Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again
Unions are enjoying a popularity surge, with more than 61 percent of adults in the United States saying they now approve of organized labor — a five-point jump from last year, according to a new Gallup poll. That’s the highest approval rating since 2003, when 65 percent of respondents said the same, but it comes as union membership is falling.
Dr. Christine Mayer on Lake Erie fish decline
If toxic algae harms us, can it kill turtles?
OAK HARBOR — Wading around in a steamy marsh, up to your neck in dark, stained water and shin-deep in muck that is also home to leeches and a lot of other slimy things — this is no way for a college student to spend their summer break.
Biologists swarm Sandusky River in search of grass carp invaders
FREMONT — A flotilla of boats was on the lower Sandusky River this past week, doggedly searching for what biologists hoped they would never find there — grass carp — one of the invasive Asian carps that present an ominous threat to the Great Lakes.
Grass carp egg discovery could be bad news for Ohio’s wetlands
Researchers recently announced the discovery of over 7,000 grass carp eggs in a Lake Erie tributary. The good news? This isn’t the Asian carp species we’re trying to prevent from entering the Great Lakes. The bad news? Grass carp pose a different threat.
UT’s Adeniyi finds comfort in knowing his mom survived Harvey
On the field, University of Toledo junior defensive end Olasunkanmi Adeniyi is a hulking force at 6-foot-2 and 248 pounds, who intimidates opposing quarterbacks with his size and quickness on a pass rush.
Faith and brotherhood: Muslim fraternity growing at UT
Ismael Gad, 20, was not always sold on the idea of a Muslim fraternity.
He was skeptical when he first heard about the existence of Alpha Lambda Mu, the nation’s first Muslim-interest fraternity, from its founder Ali Mahmoud at the American Learning Institute for Muslims’ summer program. But after extensive discussions with its founder and co-founder, Bilal Ayub, Mr. Gad fell in love with the idea.
