02-04-2025
Research on display at Ohio State Lima
Apr. 1—LIMA — Several levels of academic inquiry will be on display during a research-focused day on Thursday, April 3, at Ohio State University at Lima, 4240 Campus Drive.
The Undergraduate Research Forum will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the campus library.
Twenty-nine students will present their findings across a variety of topics including:
—Small mammals of South Asia
—Parasitoid flies
—Plants of the Tecumseh Interpretative Nature Preserve
—Colias butterflies
—Tree species of the Ohio State at Lima campus
—Microorganisms of the Miami-Erie Canal
—Bioassessment of the Lost Creek
—Narrative comprehension in preschoolers
—Smartphone usage patterns and suggestibility
—Executive functioning in children
Each student or group of students will display research findings on a poster and talk about their projects. Two students will also present their Second Year Transformational Experience Program projects.
At 1:30 p.m., an exceptional undergraduate student on campus with a successful record of research success will be awarded the 2025 Undergraduate Research Award, presented by Charles River Laboratories.
At 3 p.m., Dr. Virginia Tompkins will present "Examination of Factors Influencing Young Children's Narrative Comprehension," a study on the effects of race and gender on preschoolers' story comprehension in the Special Collections Room of the library.
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