News
PERSIST: Intro to Research Project Helps Students Envision Themselves as Scientists
January 24, 2020
Amanda Nagy
New Winter Term offering gives underrepresented students meaningful insights into what it’s like to conduct research in a STEM lab.
![PERSIST Intro the Research lab Student and professor work in chemistry lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/persist1-dalepreston.jpg?itok=pBC9-C8Y)
This Week in Photos: January 22
January 22, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we explore the art of cinema storytelling; go to an entrepreneurial boot camp; get intense with strings and Greek; go back to high school in Berkeley; stop by the freezer section in Kim’s Grocery & Carryout; get involved with dark matter; learn R for SPSS; join a dance class; design an archeological exhibit; get cozy with a wild beast; and much more.
![Photo by John Seyfried A an stands in front of a movie screen with the words of the screen on his face and body.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/obiewood.johns.jpg?itok=9xGgwy22)
Independent Scientific Research Opportunities Abound During Winter Term
January 20, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
In Professor William Parsons’ Chemical Biology and Organic Chemistry Research Winter Term project, students delve deep into independent scientific research.
![students delve deep into independent scientific research in the lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/chm-bio-winter-term-ns.jpg?itok=Zjen-Uyp)
Anna Gerrits ’15: From Geochemistry to Renewable Energy
January 7, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A geology and religion double major, Gerrits recently earned a master of science degree at Boston College.
![Anna Gerrits field work in Italy Woman hiking in mountains.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/anna_gerrits_fieldwork_in_italy.jpg?itok=RrzLm0u3)
Oberlin to Launch Integrative Concentration in Journalism
December 18, 2019
Communications Staff
Oberlin will apply its core liberal arts curriculum to an integrative concentration in journalism designed to enhance its long history of preparing journalists for successful careers.
![Lecture hall during a presentation. The words 'Breaking News' are visible on the screen behind the lecturer.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/program/header-image/journalism-lecture.jpg?itok=YlcZAg-w)
Visionary Academic Leader Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
December 16, 2019
Communications Staff
An award-winning teacher and accomplished scholar, David Kamitsuka chaired the steering committee that produced the landmark One Oberlin report.
![David Kamitsuka David Kamitsuka smiling with glasses gray suit coat and tan tie.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/davidkamitsuka1.jpg?itok=OA_jC_1n)
Ainu Renaissance: Reclaiming History, Heritage, & Environment in Indigenous Japan
December 13, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Chie Sakakibara showcases ethnographic study of indigenous community in Japan.
![Chie Sakakibara research talk Woman presenting slide show of pictures,](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/chie_research_talk_gallery.jpg?itok=O2cvD8OV)
Third-Year Hannah Scholl Represents Oberlin at Athens Democracy Forum
December 5, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Scholl was Oberlin’s first-ever delegate to the International New York Times Athens Democracy Forum held each fall.
![Hannah Scholl Acropolis Woman standing in front of ancient stone building.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/hannah_scholl_acropolis.jpg?itok=xGgXvdm4)
Professor of Mathematics Robert Bosch Shares Highlights From New Book
November 22, 2019
Communications Staff
Bosch gave this year's President's Lecture titled Opt Art: From Mathematical Optimization to Visual Design during Parents and Family Weekend.
![Bob Bosch book signing Professor signs book for college president.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/bosch_book_signing-dale_preston.jpg?itok=tiOZvcGE)
A Conversation with Nora Gomringer, Max Kade Writer in Residence
November 18, 2019
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s Department of German Language and Literatures celebrates the 50th year of the Max Kade Writer in Residence program, the first of its kind in the country.
![Nora Gomringer Woman standing in a snow-covered field.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/noragomringer_portrait_1-tanya.jpg?itok=K_7Spsqs)