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Kayla Elias ’25 knows exactly what she wants to do after college, and is setting herself up perfectly via her Internship+ program placement at the Elahi Lab at the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. At Oberlin, Kayla is on the pre-medical track, majoring in neuroscience and biochemistry. As an aspiring physician-scientist, she is following Dr. Fanny Elahi, who does just that and is learning how Dr. Elahi balances research and clinic work.

Moe Ariyoshi ’26 had a meaningful summer at Carnegie India through Summer Experience Funding. At Oberlin, she is a computer science major with a double minor in politics and economics, and concentrations in international affairs and data science. Here, they reflect on how Oberlin shaped their morals. 

This December, Oberlin will present a concert version of Rhiannon Giddens’ award-winning opera, both at Finney Chapel in Oberlin and the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland. Surrounding it are all kinds of cross-disciplinary events for campus and community.

Riley Eaton ’24 is a biology major, with minors in environmental studies and French. She has a wide variety of interests, but after settling on biology, she found her way to Life Biosciences, Inc. Here, she discusses the value of this Internship+ program placement and having Oberlin as a foundation.

Lucy Lee ’25 is a neuroscience major with a minor in anthropology and a concentration in global health. This summer, through Internship+, she interned at the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center. Here, she reflects on her experience and what she ultimately hopes to achieve.

Wyatt Frame ’25 is a mathematics major, but this summer with Internship+ he expanded his horizons into communications and worked with Project CETI, a nonprofit research organization that communicates with sperm whales.

A neuroscience and biology double major, with Internship+ Zoey Olson Brown ’25 has furthered her skills and gotten to apply her knowledge at Vitalant Research Institute over the summer. 

"Watching my dad help small businesses by issuing loans that fueled their growth was inspiring. It showed me firsthand how financial resources could uplift communities," Mayanka recalls. This early

Zach Smith ’26 is a chemistry major with a business concentration. This summer, he interned at CoreWater Technologies, an Oberlin-based company whose mission is to eliminate chemicals forever from our drinking water. Here, he discusses what he did, how he got there, and his hopes for the future.

Samantha Gilfond ’25, a double major in math and economics, is excited about her next steps in the finance field as a private equity analyst at Riverside Acceleration Capital in New York City.