News
‘‘Diving into the Art World’’
June 20, 2019
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute spotlights the Practicum in Museum Education winter term, which explores the Allen Memorial Art Museum and familiarizes students with museum education and gallery teaching.
![Museum gallery. Illustration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam_illustration.png?itok=BnnBwmH5)
Jeremy Simon ’17: Environmental Outreach and Cross-Cultural Learning
June 7, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Since graduating from Oberlin, psychology graduate Jeremy Simon ’17 has led outdoors programs across Southeast Asia.
![Jeremy Simon ’17 with fellow trip leaders in Bhutan. Three people standing in front of mountains and lake. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jeremy_s_header_photo.jpg?itok=zLmGoYn5)
Oberlin Shansi Announces Summer 2019 In-Asia Grant Recipients
May 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Four students have received In-Asia grants for summer 2019.
![Oberlin Shansi Open House Photo of materials distributed on a table (pencils, buttons, books)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shansi_fellows_story_photo_header.jpg?itok=AANtvjvc)
LaunchU Awards $46,500 in Startup Funding to Students, Alumni, and Faculty
March 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
This year’s winning LaunchU teams were awarded a total of $46,500 in startup funding to expand their entrepreneurial ventures.
![Nancy Darling presents 1step2life Photo of Nancy Darling presenting 1step2life at LaunchU](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/launchu_photo_header.jpg?itok=FjkQCZGb)
Psychology Students Develop Technology to Help Adolescents Manage Chronic Pain
March 13, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling’s students are working with the Cleveland Clinic to develop a research-based app that helps young people with chronic pain manage their symptoms.
![Nancy Darling's 1step2life student research group 11 students in Nancy Darling's research group](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/1step2life_photo_header.jpg?itok=bK7qRwm8)
EEG and the Cognitive Sciences
February 20, 2019
Yvonne Gay
Electroencephalogram is used in a variety of ways in the cognitive sciences to examine the structures and processes that underlie a creature’s ability to think and reason.
![Students working in EEG room.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/photo-gallery/1eeg.mikecrupi.jpg?itok=fnFnaruY)
At the Intersection of Psychological and Physical Health: Anna Stearn ’18
October 18, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Just months after graduation, Anna Stearn ’18 is beginning her career as a research assistant at the Johns Hopkins University's Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit.
![Anna Stearn ’18 Anna Stearn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/anna_stearn_headshot.jpg?itok=3GhY0cPW)
Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching Offers Inclusive and Evidence-based Practices
September 12, 2018
Communications Staff
Ten faculty and staff were named Scientific Teaching Fellows by Yale Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching.
![students sitting in a lecture hall](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sciencefellowsclass.jpg?itok=C6d5zWSW)
Singer Turned Lab Manager
July 19, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Elayne Zhou ’18, a psychology major and Hispanic studies minor at Oberlin, wants to make the world a better place by encouraging people to take seriously the importance of mental health.
![Elayne Zhou Headshot Elayne Zhou smiles into the camera](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/elayne_zhou_headshot.jpeg?itok=5yKB5tpf)
From Peer Listener to Case Worker
July 18, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
A double major in sociology and psychology at Oberlin, Stanek transformed her personal interests into the beginning of a career.
![Commencement 2018, Charis Stanek Charis Stanek standing at commencement, holding her graduation cap](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/charis_picture_1.jpg?itok=XNyzoDFX)