News
College Awards First-Ever Nexial Prize
April 13, 2017
Communications Staff
Senior Adam Chazin-Gray will receive $50,000 to use toward research and graduate studies in climatology, microbiology, and public health.
![Adam Chazin-Gray](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/adam_chazin-gray_lbnl_summer_2016-10_1.jpg?itok=KPLSuKRZ)
Combating Climate Change and Exploring Resilience with the ‘People of the Whales’
February 21, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor Chie Sakakibara collaborates with Alaska Native community to study climate change, cultural resilience, and the reciprocal relationships between humans and animals.
![students with professor at Point Barrow, Alaska](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_crew_standing_at_point_barrow.jpg?itok=en9Yoh1V)
Come Sail Away
January 26, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin students jump at the opportunity to study abroad at sea.
![illustration drawn by Gabrielle Ment](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gabrielle_ment_research_illustration.png?itok=UpXAHqET)
Ohio EPA Grant Brings Environmental Dashboard Lessons to Urban School Districts
December 20, 2016
Communications Staff
Technology created at Oberlin expands in Akron, Cleveland, and Toledo.
![group of students looking at a TV](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/prospect_dashboard_koosclass_1.jpeg?itok=7rN1huu5)
An Invitation to Write
December 15, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Creative writing teaching residency makes poetry accessible for local middle school students.
![Philippa Brandt](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/langston_poetry_3.jpg?itok=uYmV3q0T)
Teaching the American Presidency in an Unprecedented Election
November 1, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor of Politics Jenny Garcia teaches through the lens of polarization and what makes this election cycle so unusual.
![students sitting in a classroom](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jenny_garcia_american_prez_thumbnail.jpg?itok=xypMdxFR)
Oberlin's 1 Percent: Alumni Members of the National Academy of Sciences Return to Campus
October 17, 2016
Communications Staff
Three-day program will celebrate Oberlin’s achievements in producing top-rated scientists.
![Entrance to the Oberlin College Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/science_center_bikes-lester.jpg?itok=0bB3okvi)
Summer Research Around the World
August 22, 2016
Justine Goode
Students take advantage of the summer months to conduct research around the nation and the globe
![Emilie Lozier seated at a lab computer](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_2849_0.jpg?itok=oLEAelTD)
A STRONG Beginning
May 31, 2016
Amanda Nagy
The first cohort in Oberlin’s new program for underrepresented students in STEM fields can’t imagine what college would be like without it.
![students sitting at long tables with computers and laptops in a classroom](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/marcelovincesstrong-thumbnail_0.jpeg?itok=AW5APnzg)
Two awarded summer research opportunity with Howard Hughes Medical Institute
May 25, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Bradley Hamilton and Jennifer Jimenez will spend 10 weeks working on cutting-edge projects with HHMI scientists.
![The Oberlin College Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/science_center_stock_0.jpg?itok=GknK1Qzk)