Student Research :: Office of Research Communications, Ohio University

The Office of Research Communications publishes numerous articles about undergraduate and graduate student research and creative activity throughout the year. The articles featured in this section of the Web site may have been featured originally in Perspectives magazine, our special undergraduate publication Engage, or may have been written exclusively for use on university Web sites. For more information, please contact us at research.news@ohio.edu.

Arts and Humanities Roman HolidayStudent sharpens her performance skills in Italy Cultural ThreadsExhibit explores influences on Navajo weaving Up Close and PersonalFulbright award offers graduate student a look at European history

Business and Economics Social CentsIs socially responsible investing good for the bank account? Career ForecastStudent searches for truth behind job outsourcing scare Setting the StageBusiness students pitch marketing plan to enhance revenues at historic opera house

Communication Finding FaithTeam examines Hare Krishna community Cultural LessonsStudent explores gender issues in Native American, western cultures Past TenseThe stories of senior citizens make classroom lessons come alive

Education Class ActOhio University students in the College of Health and Human Services visit classrooms to study how children can best learn math and language skills The Write TestOhio University students study writing abilities of school kids

Engineering and Technology Space Sight Trip sheds light on how astronauts perceive depth The Lawn RangerEngineering students develop an autonomous lawnmower that navigates via satellite signals Inspiration in the LabCancer studies at Edison Biotechnology Institute inspire student computer wiz to delve into medical research

Environmental and Biological Sciences Reef RescueDevelopment threatens the coral reefs of Honduras Virtual HerbariumStudents create online guide to violet specimens Mining for AnswersGeology student Peter Schillig explores the world below the forest floor to learn how coal mining could impact the centuries-old Dysart Woods

Health and Medicine The Obesity FactorStudy examines how physicians screen for obesity in patients Inspiration in the LabCancer studies at Edison Biotechnology Institute inspire student computer wiz to delve into medical research Class ActOhio University students in the College of Health and Human Services visit classrooms to study how children can best learn math and language skills

Physical Sciences Weather ReportNick Engerer explores what makes thunderstorms tick Mining for AnswersGeology student Peter Schillig explores the world below the forest floor to learn how coal mining could impact the centuries-old Dysart Woods The Elusive NeutronPhysics student explores one of the basic building blocks of matter

Social and Behavioral Sciences Running ThoughtsPsychology major examines the minds of long-distance runners