Horizon Academic is pleased to announce the students and articles that have been accepted to the Horizon Academic Research Journal, Vol. 1. The Journal is a collection of some particularly promising research papers completed by Horizon students during the summer of 2020. In compiling this collection and sharing these works and demonstrating the caliber of research that high schoolers can do, we hope to inspire and motivate students to undertake challenging undergraduate-level research work in the future. The formal publication of the Journal will be completed in the coming weeks, but we invite you in the meantime to click here to view each student's work in pre-print form. If you're interested in learning more about our research program and opportunities to be included in Volume 2, join one of our upcoming information sessions.

Congratulations to the students whose names appear below.

1. Harshitha Valluri, A Deconstructive Approach to Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Function of Aerobic Exercise. Canton High School, MA, USA, Class of 2021
2. Anya Nedungadi, A NATO Intervention: The Right Choice for Libya. North London Collegiate School, London, UK, Class of 2023
3. Maggie Lau, A Perspective on Novel Proteins. The King's Academy, CA, USA, Class of 2022
4. Xiaoyu Wu, Anxiety and Procrastination: What is the Association?. High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, ICC, Beijing, China, Class of 2022
5. Arzoo Usgaonkar, Behavioral Economics and Education: Exploring Possible Methods by Which Heuristics Could Be Used to Improve the Performance of Students in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP). Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, India, Class of 2022
6. Hriday Nayak, Extending the Drift Diffusion Model to the Cognitive Realm. The Kalyani School, Pune, India, Class of 2021
7. Ansh Chaurasia, Melanoma Diagnosis using Convolutional Neural Networks. Monta Vista High School, CA, USA, Class of 2022
8. Neha Matai, Oncogenic Viruses: A Potential CRISPR Treatment. Flint Hill School, VA, USA, Class of 2022
9. Sean Liu, Predicting NBA Playoffs Using Machine Learning, Dulwich College Beijing, Beijing, China, Class of 2023
10. Srihas Rao, Prioritizing Missense Mutations in BDNF to Predict Variant Pathogenicity in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL, USA, Class of 2023
11. Anika Khurana, The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Student Learning. Irvington High School, CA, USA, Class of 2022
12. Curie Cha, The Neural Relationship Between Smooth Movement and Musical-Motor Entertainment and Applications in Musical Rehabilitation. Kennett High School, PA, USA, Class of 2022