News
Isabel Pfaff ’25 Illustrates Children’s Book
April 21, 2022
Myles McPartland ’24
Isabel Pfaff has always enjoyed creating artistic work, seeing it as an “escape from reality.” Now her artwork can be an escape for others.
![Student Isabel Pfaff holding a book](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/isabel_pfaff.jpg?itok=P63nLwRY)
Jane Sedlak ’19 Studies the Chemistry of Wildfire Smoke
April 20, 2022
Myles McPartland ’24
Jane Sedlak graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with a degree in chemistry and was named the winner of Oberlin’s Nexial Prize. Given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and an interest in cultural study, the Nexial Prize comes with a $50,000 award, which afforded Sedlak the opportunity following graduation to study art conservation at the Louvre in Paris.
![Head shot of Jane Sedlak](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/janesedlak2022_headshot.jpg?itok=9Bx7Yaid)
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. Read more in this After Oberlin Q&A.
![David Shostak](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/david_shostak.canva_.jpg?itok=ebZJ9SAb)
Criminal Justice Reporter to Foreign Correspondent: Leila Miller ’16
November 22, 2021
Jane Hobson '22
Hispanic studies and politics major Leila Miller ’16 recently transitioned from criminal justice reporter to foreign correspondent at the Los Angeles Times. She recently moved to Mexico City to begin her new position covering the news in Mexico and Latin America.
![Head and shoulders portrait of Leila Miller](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/leila-miller_photo_ricardo_dearatanha_los_angeles_times.jpg?itok=0aTW88aB)
Pre-Med Student Gets on the Road Training
November 3, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Anna Slebonick spent most of the summer forging quick relationships with patients while the emergency unit she worked in raced down the road.
![A student standing next to an ambulance](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/annaslebonick.tanyarosen-jones97.jpg?itok=ii-Rmz8Q)
A Well-Rounded Med Student: Mia Bates ’18
October 22, 2021
Kyra McConnell ’22
Neuroscience major and cross-country team alum Mia Bates ’18 is studying at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, New York. She reflects on her time at Oberlin, and how the liberal arts model allowed her to become a well-rounded student and explore her passions.
![Portrait of John McCarthy and Mia Bates in white lab coats](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mia_bates.jpg?itok=0olhP0n0)
Biology, Baseball, and Med School: A Conversation with Lawrence Hamilton ’21
September 27, 2021
Kyra McConnell ’22
Biology major and Oberlin baseball team alum Lawrence Hamilton ’21 is finding success as a student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. His post-Oberlin endeavors are a testament to his hard work and passion for the medical field.
![Portrait of first-year medical student Lawrence Hamilton in white lab coat.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lawrence_hamilton_21.jpg?itok=CTHl28aD)
America Reads and America Counts Tutors Lead Summer Enrichment Program for Local Residents
August 13, 2021
Jaimie Yue
After a year of virtual learning in the Oberlin City Schools, The Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research Education Program is sponsoring an engaging, in-person summer education program, led by America Reads and America Counts tutors who are on campus for Oberlin’s summer semester.
![Two college students teach a group of young children the art of origami](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/3bonnersumered.dalepreston83.jpg?itok=XyCjRrwP)
Oberlin Community Music School Hosts “Reopening Party” August 15
August 5, 2021
Erich Burnett
Free, family-friendly celebration features performances, sample lessons, and activities.
![three children with string instruments.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cms_kids.jpg?itok=JlzHWyg6)
TAPIF Fellow Plans to Challenge the Educational Norms
July 19, 2021
Yvonne Gay
While on a Teaching Assistant Program in France Fellowship, Jules Taylor ’21 hopes to learn who she is as an educator, while absorbing everything she can about the culture, language, and food of Paris.
![A portrait of a college student standing next to a library bookshelf.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/jules_taylor.jonathanclark25.jpg?itok=nx402yhj)