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 - Summer 2020
September 3, 2020
Yvonne Gay
More than 200 students performed individual and group projects during this year’s Winter Term. Although typically held in January, it was shifted to August this year under the same premise: a time for students to explore opportunities outside of their regular course of study.
![Photo credit: Courtesy of Kimberly Hickey '21 A portrait of a girl next to a poster of a figure with COVID-19 symptoms](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/kimberly_hickey.jpg?itok=ZAWEVvNU)
Ilana Ascher Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany
July 15, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
While teaching abroad, the 2019 graduate hopes to become involved in community building and environmentalism.
![Ilana Ascher standing on porch wearing flowered pants and yellow shirt.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/ilana-ascher.jpg?itok=DaThJfZH)
Mental Health Research Assistant: Ify Ezimora ’19
May 15, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
Ezimora is applying the professional experience she gained as a double major in psychology and environmental studies as well as her roles as a student treasurer and cochair of the Student Finance Committee.
![back woman sitting on a chair.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ify_ezimora.png?itok=06uGFyGp)
Goldwater Scholarship Winner: Olivia Goldstein
April 10, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Goldstein is Oberlin’s first Goldwater Scholarship winner for psychology research.
![Third-year Olivia Goldstein Woman smiling while standing outside.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/olivia_goldstein_goldwater.jpg?itok=vxIDQEqA)
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)
Oberlin to Launch Liberal Arts-Centered Integrative Concentration in Business
February 27, 2020
Communications Staff
As part of a larger effort to address the changing needs of 21st-century students, Oberlin College will launch an integrative concentration in business that will provide students with both the values of a liberal arts education and high-quality experiences in business and finance.
![people standing against windows looking outside.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/business_scholars.png?itok=Yx4ZMBoX)
RStudio Programming Course Empowers Students to Pursue Independent Research
January 31, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A Winter Term 2020 project in the Department of Psychology introduces students to the most important open-source programming language in data science.
![RStudio winter term program Man pointing at white board while a student looks on.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/rstudio1-yevhengulenko.jpg?itok=WyMZ6stX)
This Week in Photos: January 22
January 22, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we explore the art of cinema storytelling; go to an entrepreneurial boot camp; get intense with strings and Greek; go back to high school in Berkeley; stop by the freezer section in Kim’s Grocery & Carryout; get involved with dark matter; learn R for SPSS; join a dance class; design an archeological exhibit; get cozy with a wild beast; and much more.
![Photo by John Seyfried A an stands in front of a movie screen with the words of the screen on his face and body.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/obiewood.johns.jpg?itok=9xGgwy22)
“Oberlin Opera Theater and the American Dream”
July 8, 2019
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute takes an inside look at the life of voice performance students in Oberlin Opera Theater’s production of Proving Up.
![Hands holding up window frames. Illustration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/proving_up_illustration.png?itok=b2Wr6lwU)