The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum was held on March 28th, 2013.
The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum was created in 1996 and is a cooperative effort of The Ohio State University's Honors & Scholars Center, The Undergraduate Research Office, and The Office of Research. The Forum is an opportunity to showcase outstanding student research, and we encourage all undergraduates to participate in research as a value-added element of their education.
For those of you interested in pursuing a research project, the Undergraduate Research Office is a great place to start. Undergraduate research is one of the higher level opportunities available to you at The Ohio State University!
Undergraduate research topics can arise in many different ways. You might want to delve deeper into a topic from a class. You may have participated in a study abroad trip where a phenomenon or cultural practice intrigued or perplexed you. Current affairs provide a constant stream of puzzles and problems that bear closer scrutiny.
The advantages associated with the successful execution of a research project can be considerable. For those students considering graduate school, an undergraduate research experience in your background indicates to admissions committees you have started to make the transition from undergraduate level study to the more rigorous, theoretical and research based study at the graduate level. A research paper can provide very high level excerpts for graduate school application writing samples, or when applying for jobs.
Read about the Spring 2013 Denman participants on the following pages!
- Hops Shortage and the Difficulties of Staying Organic
- Transcending the Capitalist Nation State in Chiapas, Mexico
- The Ties that Bind in the New World
- Intra-Communal Violence in Southwest Russia
- The Land Grab in Africa
- Comparative Nationalism
- Variances in the Brazilian Favela