News
Winter Term: Psychological Factors on COVID-19
October 1, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Many areas of the country saw significant drops in pollution levels when stay-at-home orders were put in place several months ago. The effects on the atmosphere suggested to Devin Williams ’21 that there might be other factors to investigate. He joined a team of students who assisted Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz in a project that would lead to the study of COVID-19 on psychological factors.
![A lake with the reflection of trees.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/arb.arisawilliam_06.jpg?itok=q6kvry2E)
Winter Term: Butterflies, One of Nature’s Flashiest Pollinators
September 14, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Mary Perchlik adores butterflies. That interest led to her month-long project in August, which combined the study of butterflies on a species level while maintaining a broader focus on environmental systems that support butterflies and their interactions between different plants, insects, and habitats.
![Courtesy of Mary Perchlik ’21 A girl stands in an open window.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/mary_perchlik.courtesyofmary_perchlik.jpg?itok=JIp6lo1W)
Confidence in Research: Morgan Thomas ’19
July 1, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
Thomas credits the mentorship and scientific training she received in the lab of Associate Professor of Neuroscience Gunnar Kwakye.
![Woman standing in front of tile-covered wall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/confidence_in_research.png?itok=xLLAOt5E)
Two Biology Graduates Receive Young Botanist Award
June 8, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The Botanical Society of America recognizes only 25 graduating seniors pursuing research in the plant sciences.
![Oberlin College greenhouse A blooming flower.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/greenhouse_stock_photo-yevhen_gulenko.jpg?itok=rsOtbF6_)
Nine International Obies Will Begin PhDs in STEM
June 4, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
A third of all Chinese international students in the Class of 2020 have secured positions in top PhD programs.
![Hand placing a petri dish under a microscope.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/stem_photo.png?itok=B5BSttu0)
Faculty and Student Pair Publish Findings in Peer-Reviewed Journal
March 5, 2020
Carson Li ’20
Their reserach explores the commonalities between nonsuicidal self-injury and eating disorders.
![McLean Sammon ’19 standing in a lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mclean-sammon.jpg?itok=NJWRBDtq)
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)
Sophomore Biochemistry Student is Lead Author on Peer-Reviewed Publication
December 18, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
David Fineman was part of a research group led by a neonatal researcher.
![David Fineman.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/david-fineman.jpg?itok=LuKN0PYf)
Biology Groups in the Field
October 22, 2019
Yvonne Gay
Students in Professor Roger Laushman’s Plant Ecology course use Chance Creek Preserve in nearby Lorain MetroParks as their field site. In this course, students work on projects in teams and on...
![A Chance Creek Field Trip A group walks through a woody park.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/photo-gallery-slides/image/20191018-016_copy.jpg?itok=ZWUDXZbb)
Postgrad Research at the FDA: Gabby Walsh ’18
June 26, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Biology and biochemistry graduate Gabby Walsh ’18 is working as a postbaccalaureate fellow at the Food and Drug Administration.
![Gabby Walsh ’18 Gabby Walsh in the lab. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gabby_walsh_headshot.jpeg?itok=aCXJ3J7j)