News
Sophia Bass ’20 Awarded Fulbright Research Grant in India
May 13, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The musical studies major will study Carnatic music in India.
![woman in blue dress sits on stool with drum.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/bass_sophia_headshot-news3.png?itok=YZdWWsBX)
Oberlin Students Host Earth Day Symposium Online
May 12, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
The organizers of the Earth Day 50 celebration shifted their plans to make a 10-day symposium of speakers and panel discussions a virtual experience that appealed to a broad audience.
![Students work in a sunflower field by a small pond.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-farm-pond_y-gulenko.jpg?itok=wMNENJG_)
The Future of Sustainability in Buildings: Grant Sheely ’19
May 11, 2020
Victor Salcido ’21
The 2019 graduate earned degrees in both math and physics and now works as a sustainability coordinator in New York City.
![man wearing suit and tie sits at a desk in office space.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/grant-sheely-19-cd2.png?itok=nqULjx8A)
Oberlin’s Student Clubs and Organizations Stay Connected
May 8, 2020
Kyra McConnell ’22
A look into the work of four groups that have remained active and engaged during remote learning.
![Oberlin Climate Strike September 2019 People standing in grassy area.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/september_climate_strike-tanya_rosen_jones.jpg?itok=03g1Ic6o)
Soprano Alexandra Prat ’20 Awarded 2020 Rubin Scholarship
May 8, 2020
Erich Burnett
Presented by opera legend Marilyn Horne, honor supports future training and professional development.
![soprano Alexandra Prat](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/alexandra_prat_couresy_alexandra_prat.jpeg?itok=BIl-_Lak)
Documentary by Watson Fellow Emily Stanford ’17 Accepted in Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
May 7, 2020
Carson Li ’20
Stanford made a documentary about bats, which she thinks are one of the world’s most misunderstood mammals.
![woman in blue shirt holds a bat.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/emily-stanford-main-social.png?itok=PtFvFE9A)
Sage Aronson ’12 Develops Nasal Swab to Screen for COVID-19
May 6, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A collaborative effort addresses a critical supply shortage.
![Sage Aronson '12 Man smiling.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/sage_aronson.jpg?itok=a98RrcCc)
Amelia Lewis Awarded Fulbright-MITACS Globalink
May 5, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
Lewis is a third-year geology and environmental studies major.
![young woman in green shirt and jeans sits on a rock with daffodils.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amelia-lewis.jpg?itok=Fb0KiU9C)
Memory and Memorial
May 4, 2020
Communications Staff
Oberlin Alumni Magazine revisits the events of the Kent State University antiwar protests in an exclusive online feature story.
![students standing under an Oberlin banner in Washington D.C.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin-kent-state.jpg?itok=fB25tOXl)
Late Nights and Briefings: Law Student Jakheem Wheatley ’19
May 1, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
Jakheem Wheatley ’19 is a first-year law student at UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
![man smiling.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jakheem_wheatley_v2.jpg?itok=hilJUvL-)