The editorial board of Aurora: The Undergraduate Research Journal at Ohio Northern University, announced the publication of its inaugural issue. 

The first issue is titled “Better You, Better ONU: Advances in athletics, public health and safety,”  and it showcases student-authored research using methods in pharmacy, kinesiology, civil engineering, biology and more to address pressing issues.

Among topics are active learning in classrooms, PTSD as a disease, training for increased lung capacity and breath-hold, streetlights and road safety, and a comparative analysis of athletes in soccer and lacrosse.

Both essay-length articles and posters are presented.