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Eight summer research fellows collaborate on Cleveland Environmental Dashboard Project
Youssouf Doumbia
Eight students, working from locations across the country, joined with Professor John Petersen and Project Manager Rowan Hannan to play a critical role in advancing the development of the Cleveland Environmental Dashboard project, which was recently awarded its third round of funding from the Cleveland Foundation.
Out Loud and Outside
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
Oberlin College Choir sings in different ways for a different world.
Two Phones and One Big Experiment
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Opera Theater breaks through the COVID wall with an unlikely pairing of comedy and drama.
Using Theater to Ignite Conversations About Public Health and Social Issues
Scott Wargo
Marjolaine Goldsmith ’14 fulfills her passion for storytelling and also has the opportunity to confront social injustices through her work with Theater of War Productions.
Exploring Interstellar Waves
Yvonne Gay
Jakob Faber ’21 explored ways to broaden the scope of branched flow with the goal of introducing work that has been done in radio astronomy and radio geophysics into the field.
Oberlin Faculty Contribute to Local Latino Oral History Project
Amanda Nagy
A toolkit for Lorain County educators celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Twine, a Student Life App, Announces Launch
Communications Staff
The Twine app was conceived and supported through Oberlin’s LaunchU startup accelerator.
Winter Term: Psychological Factors on COVID-19
Yvonne Gay
Many areas of the country saw significant drops in pollution levels when stay-at-home orders were put in place several months ago. The effects on the atmosphere suggested to Devin Williams ’21 that there might be other factors to investigate. He joined a team of students who assisted Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz in a project that would lead to the study of COVID-19 on psychological factors.
OC Votes Website Goes Live
Communications Staff
OC Votes is a non-partisan website that explores the issues important to the 2020 election.
Winter Term: A Plan to Improve Education for Students
Yvonne Gay
Bridget Smith ’21, an education and politics major, wants to improve the educational experiences of students with special needs. That's why interning at the Monitoring and State Improvement Planning division of the Office of Special Education Program in Oberlin (OSEP) was a great fit.