Faculty and staff from The Ohio State University at Marion partnered with Hilliard City Schools to provide approximately 600 eighth-grade students with immersive, hands-on STEM learning experiences during Hilliard’s Middle Schools Ohio State STEM Exploration Day at Heritage Middle School. The event engaged students from Heritage, Weaver, and Memorial middle schools in interactive activities designed to spark curiosity, strengthen critical thinking skills, and introduce potential STEM career pathways.
Nika Duff, Isabella Huth, Owen Hart, and Camryn Mackey devoted their months to hands‑on research in chemistry and biology, work that touches on antibiotic resistance, cancer, and diabetes.
Ohio State Marion biochemistry major Izzy Huth has been awarded a competitive Pelotonia Undergraduate Fellowship, providing support for a year-long research project examining how chemotherapy treatments may contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in cancer patients.
