Manas Nair

• Title: Homecoming Court 2026

Hometown:
New Albany, Ohio

Major:
Biomedical Science

Minor(s):

Philosophy

Involvement:
BuckeyeThon, Buckeye Leadership Fellows, ENCompass, Glioblastoma Research at the Venere Lab, Specialties/Rainbow Clinic at Columbus Free Clinic

What does it mean to be a Buckeye:
Ask a Buckeye what this place means, and they'll describe a person, a community that showed up when it mattered. Being a Buckeye means recognizing that you are part of a story much larger than yourself. It's understanding that the path you walk was started by those before you, and feeling the responsibility to shape what comes next. We are rooted not only in tradition but also in people, in the diversity of experiences and perspectives that define our community. We carry forward what was given to us, leaving every space more open, more inclusive, and more alive than we find it.