News
Writing Science for Radio
Kasey Cheydleur, Chloe Vassot
Angus Chen ’13 is a science reporter for National Public Radio (NPR).
Oberlin Senior Named Rhodes Scholar
Amanda Nagy
Machmud Makhmudov, a politics major and environmental studies minor, will study in Oxford for the next two years.
Students Renew Fight for Environmental Justice in Alabama
Owain Heyden
A group of students surveyed the health threats posed by industries in the community of Africatown this fall break.
Raptor Watch
Kasey Cheydleur
Steph Szarmach ’15 looks to the San Francisco Bay Area skies to gain field biology experience.
Environmental Justice in a Tar Sands Battleground
Amanda Nagy
A team of students led by Professor Janet Fiskio conduct research for a Gulf Coast community founded by the last ship of enslaved peoples brought from Africa to the United States.
Grant Connects Study of Asia and Environment
Communications Staff
An exploratory grant from the Henry Luce Foundation has paved the way for intensive study trips to China and Japan, special seminars on campus, and curriculum development.
Analysis for Equality
Rosalind Black
Zohra Ansari-Thomas ’14 prevents discrimination one data set at a time while creating affirmative action plans at the law firm Littler Mendelson.
Lucid Visual
James Helmsworth
Now celebrating its tenth year in operation, Lucid Design, a resource monitoring company, reflects back on its roots in student-professor collaboration at Oberlin.
Less is More in Ecolympics Contest
Communications Staff
Shorter showers are second nature, but Ecolympics challenges students to get more creative in reducing their water and energy consumption.