News
No Ordinary Matter: Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker is Part of Global Effort Testing for Dark Matter
September 7, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Students working with Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker are contributing to National Science Foundation-funded research on dark-matter candidates.
Elizabeth Rigby Selected for Prestigious CBYX Fellowship in Germany
July 27, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Through the program, young professionals spend a year living, working, and studying in Germany.
Marwan Ghanem '22 Receives Nexial Prize
July 18, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Marwan Ghanem, a spring 2022 graduate with majors in biology and neuroscience, is this year’s winner of the Oberlin College Nexial Prize.
Charles Boissavy ’22 Named a 2022 Young Botanist Award Winner
June 14, 2022
Amanda Nagy
A graduate in biology and physics, Boissavy is eyeing a career in plant evolution research.
Nick Beltramini Receives NOAA Hollings Scholarship
May 16, 2022
Amanda Nagy
The Hollings Scholarship provides academic assistance for two years and a 10-week paid summer internship at a NOAA facility.
Shira Presberg '24 Receives NOAA Hollings Scholarship
May 4, 2022
Amanda Nagy
The Hollings Scholarship awards undergraduates with financial support and research experiences in NOAA-related science.
The Pursuit of Research and Understanding How the Brain Works
March 15, 2022
Ava Miller ’25
David Shostak’20, a native of San Francisco, played four years on the varsity soccer team and graduated with a major in biology, a concentration in cognitive science, and a minor in environmental science. For the past two years, he has worked at a neurobiology lab at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. In fall 2022, Shostak will begin working toward a PhD in neuroscience at the University of California San Francisco. Read more about Shostak in this After Oberlin Q&A.
Sabriya Rosemond Named Director of CLEAR
June 22, 2021
Scott Wargo
Sabriya Rosemond has been appointed director of the Center for Learning, Education, and Research in the Sciences (CLEAR), an interdepartmental resource for faculty and students dedicated to expanding on Oberlin’s tradition of leadership in science education and historical commitment to diversity.
Jakob Faber ’21 Receives Fulbright Research Fellowship at McGill Space Institute in Montréal
June 9, 2021
Amanda Nagy
A double major in physics and philosophy with a concentration in astrophysics, Faber will collaborate with one of the world's leading scientists studying the origins of Fast Radio Bursts.
Three Biology Graduates Receive Young Botanist Award
May 24, 2021
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.
