The Hoskins Frame Summer Science Writing Scholars program provides opportunities for students to work in close collaboration with faculty, staff and other students in creative writing about the sciences. Created through a gift from Rick Hoskins P’22 and Lynne Frame P’22, the positions provide a pathway for students to explore scientific storytelling with mentoring.
Scroll down to browse stories written by recent Hoskins Frame Summer Science Writing Scholars.
Leah Fanello ’25 helped bridge the gap between science and art by photographing American Sign Language as Kenyon's Community Engagement Summer Scholar.
Two student researchers spent the summer studying the eating habits of microscopic roundworms to gain insights into rare mitochondrial diseases in humans.
An Environmental Studies Sustainability Scholar’s work studying insects and other creatures in local orchards could be an important step toward sustainable pest control.
A Summer Science Scholar spent his summer collecting simple molecules needed to investigate plastics recycling while assembling the skills for a career in chemistry.
A Summer Science Scholar leans into the trial-and-error of the research process while studying how plants produce sticky, pest-repellent sugars.
A Summer Science Scholar’s research into California blackworms is making important contributions to the field of regenerative medicine and could shed light on diseases like cancer.
For a Summer Science Scholar in Yutan Getzler’s polymer chemistry lab, it was an exciting summer of trial and error.
How an Environmental Studies Sustainability Scholar is using tea to assess green burial as a tool for conservation.