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Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 Performs Heart, Lung and Blood (HLB) Research at CWRU Medical School
September 7, 2021
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.
Anthropology Professor Amy Margaris and Student Curators Launch Digital Exhibition on Alaska Native Collection
August 10, 2021
Amanda Nagy
A collaboration with an Alaska Native activist leads to a widely accessible digital exhibition, and breathes new life into a nearly forgotten collection of cultural items kept at Oberlin for more than a century.
Megan Grabill '21 Receives Fulbright Fellowship in Benin
May 20, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Grabill will combine her background in anthropology and fluency in French language to become immersed in the culture of Benin.
Baron Pineda Discusses the Challenges of Social Media Content Standards
November 17, 2020
Scott Wargo
Professor of Anthropology Baron Pineda will present “Grey Areas: Universal Standards, Cultural Difference and Local Contexts in Social Media Content Moderation” as part of the Tea At Two Virtual Series presented by the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. His talk will take place from 2-3 p.m., Thursday, November 19. Learn more about Pineda’s work in this Q&A.
Jennifer Fraser Receives Grant from the National Endowment of Humanities
May 21, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The summer stipend award will support Fraser’s ethnomusicology research and interactive digital humanities project.
A Conversation with Aaron Wolf ’11, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University
February 24, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Wolf has focused his research on Neanderthal DNA and how it is distributed across global populations.
Bridging the Gap: Oberlin Students Develop Dialogue with Conservative Religious School
January 28, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Led by Simon Greer, a leading facilitator for social change work, students from both schools engaged in learning to build bridges across lines of difference.
A Conversation with Baron Pineda
October 17, 2018
Communications Staff
A cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights and indigenous peoples, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda is one of seven scholars advising Facebook on the challenges of enforcing community standards.
Zola Barnes ’19 Awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
May 16, 2018
Amanda Nagy
The yearlong fellowship supports community service-minded students.
Sparking Interest in Sexual Health Education
November 29, 2017
Chloe Vassot
Just a few months after graduating, Tory Sparks ’17 has landed her dream job as a community outreach educator with Planned Parenthood. She’s stationed in the organization’s Washtenaw County location in Michigan, where she works with high schoolers.
