Toledo defensive back Barry Church is one of 12 finalist from across the nation for the Jim Thorpe Award.

Sophomore safety Mark Singer has been named ESPN The Magazine second-team Academic All-District IV.

The Village Players Theatre’s “Murder Among Friends,” which features a director and cast members from the University, opens Friday, Nov. 6.

Make plans to check out VentureTech Week. Three events are slated for Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 11-13.

Watch Kyle Henry’s “University Inc.” and Laura Dunn’s “Subtext of a Yale Education” Friday, Nov. 6, and then listen to a panel discussion on the effects of corporate practices on higher education.

Dr. Barbara Hurd will talk about her poetry as part of UT’s Science and Sensibility Series Thursday, Nov. 5.

The UT College of Business Administration will dedicate the new Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement Thursday, Nov. 5.

As more students come down with flu-like symptoms, Facutly Senate passed a resolution suspending UT’s attendance policy for the rest of the academic year.

Motivational speaker and author David Roche, who was born with a severe facial disfigurement, will speak on UT’s Health Science and Main campuses Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 4 and 5.

Fifteen U.S. and Chinese institutions were represented at the recent U.S.-China Symposium on Higher Education Research held on Health Science Campus.