News
Orange is the New Learning Tool
July 21, 2014
Rosalind Black
A team of students have partnered to bring technology-based education to rural India.
![team member and rising junior Thomas Kreek with young students in New Delhi](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lumenedthomas_0.jpg?itok=Ink4Uzl2)
Lucid Visual
July 1, 2014
James Helmsworth
Now celebrating its tenth year in operation, Lucid Design, a resource monitoring company, reflects back on its roots in student-professor collaboration at Oberlin.
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)
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)
Taking on Detroit
August 5, 2013
Amanda Nagy
As a Venture for America Fellow, May graduate Matthew Fish looks forward to rebuilding his hometown, Detroit.
![Detroit Industry mural](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/diego_rivera_-_detroit_industry_murals_0.jpg?itok=rfQ2qOIY)
Award Supports Garden Initiative
June 25, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Gardening was once a common practice in Harlan County, Kentucky. With a $15,000 grant, Hilary Neff plans to reestablish it—and teach about science and nature, too.
![Students garden at the Cumberland School Garden](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/signs_0.jpg?itok=lu94Ufyl)
Students Launch New Line of ObieWear
May 22, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Student designers have created an offbeat brand of collegiate apparel and accessories that reflects the Oberlin experience.
![group photo of members of the ObieWear team](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/obiewear_2013_0.jpg?itok=WGAtuc-b)
Kenya Reads Wins Support
May 2, 2013
Amanda Nagy
The leaders of Kenya Reads, a literacy initiative that established the first-ever community library in an impoverished area of Kenya, have received more than $20,000 to sustain their work.
![Shauna Godfrey, Ty Diringer, and Peterson Njamunge](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs20081_projects_for_peace-lpr_0.jpg?itok=t7GN0EX1)
Encouraging Student-Alumni Ventures
January 22, 2013
Liv Combe
The Creativity & Leadership Project is sponsoring the first LaunchU program, three intensive weeks that accelerate and encourage the development of Oberlin entrepreneurs.
![LaunchU logo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2013-01-22-news1_0.png?itok=NnQR7noT)