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As an Ohio State senior majoring in Nutrition Science, Claire Khoury is tackling a question that could impact millions of Americans: How does vitamin C deficiency influence the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in individuals with obesity?“NAFLD is an obesity-related disorder that afflicts nearly 100 million Americans,” Khoury explains. “Our hypothesis is that vitamin C...

As a Computer Science and Engineering major with a Studio Art minor, Rolina Qu (she/her) spent her summer in the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) exploring big questions in artificial intelligence. Under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Perrault, Qu focused on making AI training faster and more efficient through a process called dataset distillation. Dataset distillation helps impro...

For Emma Hovanec, a Psychology major at The Ohio State University and participant in the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP), research is a way to dive deeper into questions that matter. Her project examines how parental emotional availability influences the psychological well-being of emerging adults—and whether current or past experiences carry more weight.“My research involves...

This past summer, Jaleea Gamble, an Animal Sciences major, immersed herself in groundbreaking research within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Under the co-mentorship of Dr. Gregory Ballash and Dr. Vanessa Hale, Gamble focused on a joint project between the two labs studying the microbiome and its role in urinary tract infections (UTIs). Her current project involves competition experiment...

Rising third-year Exercise Science major and pre-med student Ryan Brown made strides in sports biomechanics research through the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP). Set to graduate in May 2026, Ryan worked under the mentorship of Dr. Jimmy Oñate to explore how fatigue affects throwing mechanics in youth baseball players.Over the summer, Brown’s research focused on isometric stre...