Two EEOB undergraduates, Olivia Houpt and Natalie Sebunia won third place and honorable mention, respectively, in the category "Insect and Other Animal Sciences" at the 2024 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 

The Denman Forum provides an opportunity for graduating student researchers to share their research endeavors with the broader community.  This is Ohio State's only competitive poster forum in which winners are recognized in each category as determined by faculty, staff and Denman alumni reviewers. Students are reviewed on their ability to communicate their research process and results effectively in both their written poster content and accompanying oral presentation.  During the Denman Forum, the university community celebrates not only the hard work of these students, but also the dedication of their faculty research mentors.

The titles of their projects are as follows:

• Third Place: Olivia Houpt, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology - “Understanding the impact of Bythotrephes longimanus on Yellow Perch angling success in western Lake Erie”
• Honorable Mention: Natalie Sebunia, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology - “Trends in Raptor Admittance in Urban and Rural Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers”