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Sophia Weinmann’s Plan to Save the Elephants
Amanda Nagy
A 2011 graduate in biology and environmental studies, Weinmann is part of an international effort fostering human-elephant conservation in Kenya.
Around the World with a Watson Fellowship
Amanda Nagy
May 2017 graduates Kirk Pearson (on right) will explore invented instruments, while Paulus Van Horne will study the effects of noise in megacities.
Sophie Davis ’16 Awarded Fulbright in Interdisciplinary Studies
Hillary Hempstead
Davis will explore the environment and play the violin in Samoa's capital city of Apia.
Lindsay Brubaker ’19 Awarded State Department Critical Language Study in Japan
Hillary Hempstead
The second-year student will study Japanese in Hikone, Japan.
Combating Climate Change and Exploring Resilience with the ‘People of the Whales’
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor Chie Sakakibara collaborates with Alaska Native community to study climate change, cultural resilience, and the reciprocal relationships between humans and animals.
Ohio EPA Grant Brings Environmental Dashboard Lessons to Urban School Districts
Communications Staff
Technology created at Oberlin expands in Akron, Cleveland, and Toledo.
Sounds of the Sea
Neil McCalmont '19
Double-degree violinist Sophie Davis ’17 explores the connections between music and the environment.
Policy, People, and Grassroot Organizing in Portland
Chloe Vassot
Kiley Petersen spent her winter term learning about grassroots organizing in local, historically marginalized communities in Portland, Oregon, as an intern for OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon.
Fighting for Fairness
Kasey Cheydleur
Peter Saudek ’15 works for the Housing Research and Advocacy Center in Cleveland to tackle advocacy work around civil rights and social justice.
Honors for Study Abroad
Amanda Nagy
Senior Shavonne Stanek receives an Undergraduate Research Award from the Forum on Education Abroad for her in-depth study of fishing practices in Zanzibar.