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Note: This event was postponed. The Biological Sciences Department continues its Honors Thesis Presentations with two presentations on Wednesday, April 19, in Irvine 159. At 2 p.m., Kalen Robeson, an Honors Tutorial College student studying Biological Sciences, presents her Honors Thesis, titled “Development of a Fast and Accurate Mutation Assay […]

The Biological Sciences Department continues its Honors Thesis Presentations on Thursday, April 20, in Irvine 159. At 3 p.m., Kyra Reisenfeld, an undergraduate pursuing Biological Sciences Department Honors, presents her thesis on “Plumage reflectance, territory quality, and social interactions in the Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina).” Her mentor is Dr. Kelly […]

The Biological Sciences Department continues its Honors Thesis Presentations on Friday, April 21, in Irvine 159. At 4 p.m., Corey Hayes, an Honors Tutorial College Neuroscience student, presents his thesis on “Brain Bugs: An Infestation of Pressures to Perform Among Pre-College Student Athletes,” His mentor is Dr. Jacob Okumu. At […]

by Kristin M. Distel “My internship taught me about my skills and interests, and it took me outside of my familiar environment in Ohio,” says Danielle Butts, a senior in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, who spent summer of 2016 completing an exciting internship at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in Kodiak, […]

By Amanda Biederman NQPI editorial intern Sometimes the smallest things lead us to the bigger picture. Ohio University senior engineering Physics & Astronomy Honors Tutorial College student Sara Sand said she was inspired by the possibilities of nanoscale research. “It’s amazing in the same way that people who study astronomy, […]

By Heather Willard, PACE Writer Jordan Francisco, a junior in Environmental & Plant Biology, did not spend his summer like most college students. He used a Provost Undergraduate Research Fund grant to design and conduct a study of peanut plants’ potential as a natural fertilizer. “Peanuts are legumes, which naturally […]

By Heather Willard, PACE Writer The forest pest Emerald ash borer, which kills Ash trees, has been an issue in the United States since it was first detected in 2002, but Jeremy Held thinks there may be hope for the endemic trees. He received a Provost Undergraduate Research Fund award […]