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Through hands-on service, nonprofit leadership, and undergraduate research, Ellie Pollock-Ballard ’26 is building a future in pediatric medicine rooted in community care.

Through an arts apprenticeship, climate communication, and a Udall Scholarship, Nathaniel Liu ’26 connects experiential learning with a career in environmental public service.

Nyrobi Whitfield ’26 blends marine ecology research and community engagement through CELA to shape a path toward climate change research.

The Oberlin double major is one of 26 people awarded the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship—an honor reserved for the most academically brilliant social leaders in the U.S. 

Leo Hidy ’23, a comparative American studies major who also studied business and economics while at Oberlin, has received a 2026 Marshall Scholarship that will fund two years of graduate study in the UK. 

The record-setting Oberlin athlete and musical studies major has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

The fellowship will help the psychology major achieve her goals of becoming a globally minded mental health professional.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Shuming Chen’s NSF CAREER award funds research and education opportunities for Oberlin students.

Computer science and math double major is also a devoted advocate for other STEM students through her work with the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Oct. 27 open house highlights research across the sciences—and just about everywhere else.