News
Concert Halls and Castles
February 10, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Students in Technology in Music and Related Arts spend winter term sharing their works and exchanging ideas at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
![Four students in winter coats walk toward a castle.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/timara-castle_3.jpg?itok=mB1xsuMi)
LaunchU Awards $45K to Ventures
February 10, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The Identity Project, Storybook, and Humble Grounds Roasting Company were the winners of the 2016 LaunchU venture accelerator and pitch competition.
![Director of Entrepreneurship Elyzabeth Holford and Alesandra Zsiba ’10 with LaunchU award](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/launchu_main_0.jpg?itok=dX_2zh0P)
Taiko Members Hone Their Craft
February 8, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Members of Oberlin College Taiko spend winter term learning essential skills and knowledge from members of the San Jose Taiko ensemble.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/taiko-drums_0.jpg?itok=sZnRnE-o)
Filming Wine in France
February 8, 2016
Chloe Vassot
Thomas Chevrier, French lecturer and faculty in residence at French House, led a group of students to wine country during winter term to document the iconic French art of winemaking.
![Film crew at a vineyard](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/wine-making_wt_photo_1_0.jpg?itok=dDkI5TA3)
Brain Power
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
While pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at Princeton University, Alexander Riordan ’15 is building mathematical and computational models of brain circuits, working to link cognition with its underlying biology.
![Lab with electronic equipment on metal racks](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/alexphoto_72dpi_0.jpeg?itok=dXykUd7V)
Fighting for Fairness
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Peter Saudek ’15 works for the Housing Research and Advocacy Center in Cleveland to tackle advocacy work around civil rights and social justice.
![Peter Saudek ’15](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/peter_saudek_0.jpg?itok=oAX5FeTQ)
History in Practice
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Sarah Cole ’14 is putting her history degree and research skills to good use while working for the Carter Center.
![Sarah Cole ’14 posed with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/carter-center-intern_0.jpg?itok=8ZmPhUMS)
Growing Organics Down Under
February 4, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Kendra Lockard spent her winter term in New Zealand volunteering with World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms on a blueberry and blackberry farm.
![Two young women by an orchard](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kendra_farm_0.jpg?itok=cY4uJpTa)
Oberlin Opera Theater Co-Presents Harriet Tubman Jan. 29-Feb. 7
January 22, 2016
Erich Burnett
Composed by Nkeiru Okoye ’92, production includes four performances in northeast Ohio churches and a Feb. 6 date at Finney Chapel.
![Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/harriet_copy_3.jpg?itok=mTnls_oc)
Where'd We Park? Researching Memory and Aging
January 20, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Research in Professor Jan Thornton’s lab studies the role of hormones in Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss in aging.
![Four students and Prof. Thornton work in the lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/thornton_lab_crawl_1_0.jpg?itok=G-pJofvt)