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Chemistry Professor Shuming Chen Receives $550,000 NSF Award
April 25, 2024
Communications Staff
Provided over five years, support fuels ongoing faculty-student research as well as education-access initiatives.
![Shuming Chen working with a student in a chemistry lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shuming_chen_with_student_2024_by_mike_crupi_copy.jpg?itok=XB6_7cWR)
Five Faculty Earn Excellence in Teaching Honors
March 14, 2024
Communications Staff
Annual awards celebrate distinguished and sustained leadership across the college and conservatory.
![Faculty honorees pose for a photo at the home of President Ambar.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs184778_obawardsbyscottshawphotography2.jpg?itok=U_LErgD7)
Students Present Research at Chemical Society Conference
April 11, 2023
Office of Communications
Areas of focus include antibiotic resistence and protein profiling.
![Seven students seated with their mentors in front of a sign that reads "Proud Chemist."](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/chemistry_students_at_conference_courtesy_lisa_ryno_copy.jpeg?itok=N_xtyi-o)
2022 Winter Term Recap
March 11, 2022
Office of Communications
More than 2,290 students explored projects and research opportunities outside of their normal course of study during Winter Term. In this wrap-up gallery we look back at some of the group projects students performed.
![A student works in a lab surrounded by books and instruments.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/wtlab.yvonnegay.jpg?itok=Q2kQ1nTk)
Student Pair Creates Science Education Initiative for Kids
August 3, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
Fourth-year Victoria Fisher and third-year Becca Fenselau cofounded an initiative that offers STEM videos for young learners.
![Two cartoon otters holding a magnifying glass.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/discovery-crew-title-screen.png?itok=COa74I2u)
Goldwater Scholarship Winner: Yanni Sarrimanolis
April 10, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Second-year biochemistry major Yannai Sarrimanolis studies atmospheric chemistry with Professor Matt Elrod.
![Yanni Sarrimanolis Goldwater Scholarship Man smiling in red T-shirt.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/yanni_s_goldwater_scholarship.jpeg?itok=_XGfKFCy)
Departments Across Campus Donate Personal Protective Equipment to Local Health Care Workers
March 26, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Student Health Services and science lab staff dip into their inventory of masks, gloves, and other supplies.
![Science Center donation People receive cart of donations outside emergency room.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/oberlin_science_lab_donation.jpg?itok=NQLYppUv)
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)
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)