Undergraduate and doctoral students from the School of Communication Studies competed in the Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, held May 14 at the Convocation Center. And, as happens every year, COMS students brought home top honors.

Undergraduate students Jesse Branner and Stephanie Gogul also took home first place ribbons in the undergraduate divisions.  Andrew Rehs came in second in his division. Doctoral students Eimi Lev and Azhanni Muhammad each took home first place in the graduate communication studies divisions.

More than 600 undergraduate, graduate, medical and postdoctoral students from all academic colleges, international studies and regional campuses displayed their work at the expo.  According to Roxanne Malé-Brune, director of grant development and projects, "the increased participation in the expo really reflects our student and faculty enthusiasm for research."

The annual event is held to recognize Ohio University students involved in independent, research, scholarship and creative activity.

"Ohio University engages students in research to ignite their intellectual curiosity and inspire creative activity. It's a crucial step in developing our next generation of scholars," said Rathindra Bose, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate College at Ohio University.