The University of Toledo

Sport a bow tie and raise funds to fight cancer. The second annual “Tie One On” event will take place when the men’s basketball team plays Buffalo Saturday, Feb. 4, in Savage Arena.

The UT Hockey Club will face Xavier University — and the outdoor elements — Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Ottawa Park.

Toledo lands three players on the 2012 Preseason All-Buckeye State Baseball Team.

Dr. Dan Hammel, UT associate professor of geography and planning, traveled to China to study gentrification — the transformation of poor or working class neighborhoods to middle or upper-middle class professional areas.

A fundraiser to benefit jazz pianist Claude Black will take place Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall.

“Exhibition,” a play about a couple who returns to the art museum where they became engaged on their anniversary every year, will be performed by the Glacity Theatre Collective Friday through Sunday, Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 3-5.

Noted journalist Jeff Johnson will return to his alma mater to be the keynote speaker for the Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth Saturday, Jan. 28.

Growth in transfer student and international student populations from fall 2011 continued into spring 2012 at the University, according to 15-day enrollment figures.

Three students in the STARS Program will give talks about their work in kinesiology, pharmacy and engineering Friday, Jan. 27.

Check out the 2012 Health Science Campus Artist Showcase, which is on display through Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Mulford Library.