Join us at the home of the Toledo Rockets for our next “Perspectives” installment, where panelists will discuss America’s rekindled romance of space travel and the power of dreams with NASA’s Artemis II launch planned for the near future.

America’s Return to the Moon

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

6 p.m. | University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre

2925 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH

Free Admission & Free Parking

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David Shribman
Moderator

Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally syndicated columnist and executive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Appears weekly in The Blade.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon, JD
Panelist

Executive Director of the Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit corporation that is a permanent observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
Jennifer K. Levasseur, PhD
Panelist

Curator of the space history department, National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian. Collections-based research includes human spaceflight cameras and astronaut personal equipment including space food and hygiene items.

Additional panelists coming soon!

BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE

Perspectives: December 11, 2025 at UT’s DoermannTheatre

Associate Professor of Epidemiology at The University of Michigan Alison Mondul listens to other panelists speak during the Perspectives panel discussion, Building a Healthier Future for Everyone, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo, on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/12/11/ut-panel-mulls-ways-improve-health-care-spending-outcomes.html/stories/20251211156

Charles Callahan, executive vice president for health affairs and CEO of Toledo Health, speaks during the Perspectives panel discussion, Building a Healthier Future for Everyone, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo, on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
President of Health Policy Institute of Ohio Amy Rohling McGee speaks during the Perspectives panel discussion, Building a Healthier Future for Everyone, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo, on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Perspectives: October 15, 2025 at UT’s Doermann Theatre

David Shribman, Pulitzer Prize-winner, national syndicated columnist and executive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, right, moderates the panel during The Blade’s Perspectives panel discussion on the role of AI in our lives at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/10/16/ut-panel-artificial-intelligence-debate-pros-cons-ai/stories/20251015108

From left, Jason Opal, Michael Whitfield, Christopher Warren, David Shribman, Jeremy Gilbert and William McCreary during The Blade’s Perspectives panel discussion on the role of AI in our lives at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
Christopher Warren, head of the English department at Carnegie Mellon University, speaks during The Blade’s Perspectives panel discussion on the role of AI in our lives at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.

TARIFFS AND TRADE IN THE MODERN AGE

Perspectives: June 11, 2025 at UT’s Doermann Theatre

Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing at First Solar Mike Koralewski speaks during The Blade’s Perspectives series: “Tariffs and Trade in the Modern Age” at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in downtown Toledo on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/06/08/tariffs-trade-examined-by-panelists-perspectives-ut-university/stories/20250602079

Panelists speak to the crowd during The Blade’s Perspectives series: “Tariffs and Trade in the Modern Age” at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in downtown Toledo on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Mark Sniderman, Vice President and Chief Policy Officer ad Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, left, speaks during The Blade’s Perspectives series: “Tariffs and Trade in the Modern Age” at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in downtown Toledo on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

Perspectives: March 24, 2025 at UT’s Doermann Theatre

Panelists sit on stage during “The Mental Health Crisis Among Young People,” a Blade Perspectives event, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Monday, March 24, 2025.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/03/17/perspectives-panel-to-discuss-the-mental-health-crisis-among-young-people/stories/20250305137

Professor of Developmental Psychology and Department Chair Kamala London laughs during “The Mental Health Crisis Among Young People,” a Blade Perspectives event, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Founder and director of the Digital Wellness Lab Michael Rich speaks during “The Mental Health Crisis Among Young People,” a Blade Perspectives event, at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in Toledo on Monday, March 24, 2025.

THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SPORTS

Perspectives: February 3, 2025 at UT’s Doermann Theatre

Steve Stoute, Andrew Luck, David Shribman, Peter Roby, and Nick Lowery discuss the cultural and economic impact of sports during a panel at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre on Monday February 3, 2025 in Toledo.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2025/01/26/perspectives-panelists-to-tackle-cultural-economic-impact-of-sports/stories/20250126015

EXPLORING LEADERSHIP IN TODAY’S WORLD

Perspectives: December 3, 2024 at UT’s Doermann Theatre

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2024/11/24/perspectives-panelists-to-explore-modern-leadership/stories/20241119119