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Jane Sedlak graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with a degree in chemistry and was named the winner of Oberlin’s Nexial Prize. Given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and an interest in cultural study, the Nexial Prize comes with a $50,000 award, which afforded Sedlak the opportunity following graduation to study art conservation at the Louvre in Paris.

Anna Slebonick spent most of the summer forging quick relationships with patients while the emergency unit she worked in raced down the road.

Craig's work at Oberlin, spanning 63 years, resulted in more than 150 publications, with many featuring Oberlin undergraduates as coauthors. He was passionate about undergraduate research, making the Oberlin chemistry department one of the earliest adopters of the practice among liberal arts colleges.

A biology and musical studies double major at Oberlin, Learman is completing her PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University.

Fourth-year Victoria Fisher and third-year Becca Fenselau cofounded an initiative that offers STEM videos for young learners.

A third of all Chinese international students in the Class of 2020 have secured positions in top PhD programs. 

Second-year biochemistry major Yannai Sarrimanolis studies atmospheric chemistry with Professor Matt Elrod.

Student Health Services and science lab staff dip into their inventory of masks, gloves, and other supplies.

New Winter Term offering gives underrepresented students meaningful insights into what it’s like to conduct research in a STEM lab.

In Professor William Parsons’ Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry Research Winter Term project, students delve deep into independent scientific research.