News
Before and After the Storm: Geology Research Offers Rare View of Erosion in the Caribbean
February 25, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt and her students are analyzing data in a collaborative research project that measures the impact of a category 5 hurricane on the island nation of Dominica.
![Dominica Ocean View Picture of ocean view on island of Dominica.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dominica_capital_new.jpg?itok=1zS44qKi)
Two-Day Summit Creates Space for Black Students in STEM
February 22, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
The two-day summit, STEM in Color, features presentations and research from black professionals and students in STEM fields.
![Kaitlyn Rivers ’20, Chair of the Black Scientists Guild Kaitlyn Rivers standing in her biology lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stem_in_color_story_cover_photo.jpg?itok=Rm8-ml_8)
A Conversation with Matthew Bahar, Assistant Professor of History
February 21, 2019
Communications Staff
A historian of early America, Bahar specializes in American Indian, imperial, and maritime history during the colonial period.
![Matthew Bahar portrait Image of Matthew Bahar sittig in wooden chair.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/matt_bahar_portrait-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=4NRWFfxD)
EEG and the Cognitive Sciences
February 20, 2019
Yvonne Gay
Electroencephalogram is used in a variety of ways in the cognitive sciences to examine the structures and processes that underlie a creature’s ability to think and reason.
![Students working in EEG room.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/photo-gallery/1eeg.mikecrupi.jpg?itok=fnFnaruY)
Professor Erik Inglis Garners NEH Support for Medieval Art History Research
January 31, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Erik Inglis joins the multitude of art faculty to receive prestigious awards for their work.
![Erik Inglis photo Portrait of Professor Erik Inglis](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/erik_inglis_portrait-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=A7VFJqWp)
Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt and Monica Dix ’20 Conduct Research in Cuba
January 17, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt and third-year Monica Dix traveled to Cuba this past summer to research water quality in the country.
![From left: Monica Dix ’20, Mae Kate Campbell ’17, and Rita Sibello Hernandez from the Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos present their research at the MARCUBA 2018 Conference From left: Monica Dix ’20, Mae Kate Campbell ’17, Rita Sibello Hernandez in front of research poster](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cuba_story_photo_header.jpg?itok=QnT3oweO)
Peer Writing and Speaking Associates Empower Students
December 21, 2018
Amanda Nagy
In the Oberlin Writing and Speaking Center, peer tutors are trained to give students agency in their writing and speaking assignments.
![Oberlin Writing Center two associates at the writing center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/writing_center_1-tanya.jpg?itok=GVkQuXnn)
Art En Route to Proxima B
December 6, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen earned the 2017-2018 LACMA Art + Tech Lab Fellowship. She is expanding on her ongoing art and research project, Upgrade Available, along with NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
![Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen Julia Christensen](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/upgradeavailablephotoheaderwilliambradford.jpg?itok=D2LEZudm)
Emergency Medicine Firsthand: Hugh Newcomb ’18
December 4, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Hugh Newcomb ’18 works as a medical scribe at an Inova Health System hospital in Fairfax, Virginia.
![Photo of Hugh Newcomb ’18 Hugh Newcomb](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hugh_n._headshot_3.jpg?itok=ElkH9KPv)
SOAR Positions Sophomores for Academic and Postgraduate Success
December 3, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources (SOAR) helps second-semester sophomores create plans for their next five semesters and as well as for postgraduate opportunities.
![Associate Dean of Students and Interim Director of the Career Development Center Dana Hamdan Dana Hamdan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/soar_story_header.jpg?itok=1Mj1lyNQ)