News
Teen Research in Action
June 17, 2014
James Helmsworth
A longtime researcher on parent/teenager relationships, Nancy Darling is using her expertise to help an international group of scientists and researchers, called Prepare, increase sexual health in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Once a Student, Now an Expert
June 11, 2014
Communications Staff
Professor of Biology Yolanda Cruz is using a Fulbright teaching scholarship to give back to her native Philippines and the university that provided her early training.
![Yolanda Cruz in her lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/fulbright_yolandacruz-019_use_this_one_0.jpg?itok=xKSTy860)
On the Mound and in the Lab
June 10, 2014
Mike Mancini
Mike McDonald has received national recognition for his achievements as in biochemistry and as a pitcher on Oberlin’s baseball team.
![Mike Mcdonald throwing a pitch during an Oberlin baseball game](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mike_mcdonald_pitcher_0.jpg?itok=fBlmqouI)
On the Path to Entrepreneurship
June 9, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Robert Palacios ’14 has been recruited by Venture for America to help grow a startup company based in Cleveland.
![Robert Palacios ’14](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/robertpalacios-060_0.jpg?itok=Me3XkaGZ)
The Theater Belongs to Everyone
June 2, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival attracts growing audiences by offering free theater classics.
![Two actors in a stage performance.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/midsummer_0.jpg?itok=DQlCylTK)
Oberlin Students Take Home Honors at Research Conference
May 30, 2014
James Helmsworth
At the most recent Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students national conference last year, Oberlin students were recognized for their outstanding research in neuroscience.
Oberlin Shansi Selects Two-Year Fellows
May 29, 2014
Communications Staff
Seven recent graduates will work and study at partner institutions throughout Asia.
![Five Oberlin Shansi fellows holding hands and jumping into the air](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shansi_group_0.jpg?itok=-EA0Xrb2)
Keep Talking
May 22, 2014
James Helmsworth
At the final event for Oberlin's entrepreneurial initiative, LaunchU, participants gave presentations on why their projects deserved funding.
![Hershkowitz presenting at the Pitch Competition](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs29884_img_9196_0.jpg?itok=0T2zai-s)
Physics Major Earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 16, 2014
Communications Staff
Jocienne Nelson ’14 will begin graduate studies this summer.
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Oberlin Celebrates Jazz Legend Milt Hinton June 12
May 12, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Festivities showcase late bassist's legacy with a film, talk, tour, and concert featuring Hinton Institute faculty.
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