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Watson Fellowship Winner to Explore Grief and Loss Across Cultures
Yvonne Gay
Molly Gleydura’s desire to understand the grieving process and gain strategies that will assist families with the loss of a child will take her to New Zealand, Senegal, El Salvador, and Ireland this summer on a Watson Fellowship.
Sophomore Opportunity Leads to Published Research on A.I. in Cancer Studies
Yvonne Gay
A published manuscript coauthored by Ella Halbert ’23 offers software tools that pathologists could use to assist with a tedious, yet necessary process in the study of disease.
2022 Winter Term Recap
Office of Communications
More than 2,290 students explored projects and research opportunities outside of their normal course of study during Winter Term. In this wrap-up gallery we look back at some of the group projects students performed.
Pre-Med Student Gets on the Road Training
Yvonne Gay
Anna Slebonick spent most of the summer forging quick relationships with patients while the emergency unit she worked in raced down the road.
Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 Performs Heart, Lung and Blood (HLB) Research at CWRU Medical School
Yvonne Gay
After several life-changing experiences at an early age, Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 decided to pursue a medical degree so she can perform crucial surgeries through medical missions abroad.
Oberlin Science Scholar Explores Ancient DNA at Emory and Howard Universities
Yvonne Gay
Yemko Pryor ’17, a PhD student at Emory University, has a long-term career goal that might one day help society scientifically understand the effects of racism and slavery on Black bodies.
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
Erich Burnett
Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.
Three Biology Graduates Receive Young Botanist Award
Amanda Nagy
Renée Geyer, Emily Humphreys, and Michelle Liu received honors from the Botanical Society of America for their achievements in three different types of botanical research.
Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16
Jaimie Yue '22
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.
Black Student Athlete Group Focuses on Community, Mentoring, and Diversifying Athletics
Amanda Nagy
Without a rigorous competition schedule this fall, the group has used the time to network with alumni and develop a mentoring program with local high school students.