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  • Student Research Spotlight: Rolina Qu Advances AI Research Through URAP

    Ty Wright | December 1, 2025
    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...

  • Student Research Spotlight: Emma Hovanec on Emotional Availability and Well-Being

    Ty Wright | November 17, 2025
    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...
    Emma Hovanec

  • Bridging Human and Animal Health: Jaleea Gamble’s Microbiome Research

    Ty Wright | November 14, 2025
    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...
    Jaleea Gamble observes research with a smile

  • URAP Spotlight: Ryan Brown

    Ty Wright | October 30, 2025
    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...
    Ryan Brown crosses arms in scarlet Ohio State shirt

  • Announcing the 2025–2026 Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Cohort

    September 23, 2025
    Congratulations to the 2025–2026 URAP Cohort! The Office of Academic Enrichment’s Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry is proud to announce the selection of 15 outstanding students for the 2025–2026 Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP). URAP is a competitive funding and professional development opportunity designed to support students from all majors a...
    Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship's 2024-2025 Joe Adler

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