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How alums connect with current Obies (and provide mentorship and career experience) via the Internship+ program.

For almost 20 years, Oberlin Summer Research Institute, or OSRI, has been fostering community and the development of Oberlin students. Now, beginning in summer 2025, the program will offer exciting new opportunities.

Kayla Elias ’25 knows exactly what she wants to do after college, and is setting herself up perfectly via her Internship+ program placement at the Elahi Lab at the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. At Oberlin, Kayla is on the pre-medical track, majoring in neuroscience and biochemistry . As an aspiring physician-scientist, she is following Dr. Fanny Elahi, who does just that and is learning how Dr. Elahi balances research and clinic work.

Riley Eaton ’24 is a biology major, with minors in environmental studies and French . She has a wide variety of interests, but after settling on biology, she found her way to Life Biosciences, Inc. Here, she discusses the value of this Internship+ program placement and having Oberlin as a foundation.

Lucy Lee ’25 is a neuroscience major with a minor in anthropology and a concentration in global health. This summer, through Internship+ , she interned at the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center. Here, she reflects on her experience and what she ultimately hopes to achieve.

Wyatt Frame ’25 is a mathematics major, but this summer with Internship+ he expanded his horizons into communications and worked with Project CETI, a nonprofit research organization that communicates with sperm whales.

A neuroscience and biology double major, with Internship+ Zoey Olson Brown ’25 has furthered her skills and gotten to apply her knowledge at Vitalant Research Institute over the summer.

Maya Denkmire '25 is a creative writing major with a concentration in education . She has spent the summer working at The Telling Room in Portland, ME, to assist with their summer youth writing programs. Here, she discusses her experience and how her interest in writing evolved to include education.

Kelig Ngabo ’27 has been interning at Awesomity Lab, an IT and software development company. At Oberlin, Kelig is a computer science major and works at the CIT Help Desk. Learn about how he put those skills into practice over the summer.

Noah Hamaoui ’25 spent the summer interning at AC Power, a solar developer. Learn about her role at the company, and how her Oberlin experience as an environmental studies major shaped her ideals and future.