News
Not So Slight Return
November 6, 2020
Erich Burnett
Liam Kaplan ’20 attempts to complete exclusive Piano Honors Program with November 14 recital.
![man performing at the piano.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/liam_kaplan_orientation_concert_by_yevhen_gulenko.jpg?itok=P3k2B6Dw)
A Lesson in Computational Modeling
October 29, 2020
Yvonne Gay
“Computational modeling is the future of neuroscience!” raves Rochelle van der Merwe ’21. So when she had the chance to participate in a Carney Center for Computational Brain Science computational modeling workshop at Brown University, she took full advantage of the opportunity.
![A girl wearing a surgical mask stands with arms folded in a hallway.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/1rochelle_van_der_merwe.anokhavenugopal.jpg?itok=g2jfsyY3)
Rumi Shammin Hosts Writeshop for Forthcoming Book on Climate Change and and Resilience in South Asia
October 27, 2020
Communications
More than 50 contributing authors were brought together to discuss their additions to the edited book Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia, which documents community-level initiatives from seven countries in South Asia, highlighting how communities have been dealing with climate change.
![Screenshot of Zoom meeting with 22 participants](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rumi_shammin_zoom_shot_2020-10-27_at_12.54.49_pm.png?itok=noc6lXDr)
Upgrade Available: A Conversation with Julia Christensen, Associate Professor of Integrated Media
October 27, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Christensen’s new book and multidisciplinary art exhibition explores society’s perceived need to perpetually update our electronics.
![Julia Christensen e-waste photography A gallery wall of photographs.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/artcenter_jc_e-waste_pics-news.jpg?itok=ru_Hdi4x)
World Events Inspire Conservatory Programming
October 27, 2020
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
October 30 faculty recital to feature works by William Grant Still.
![David Bowlin, Sibbi Bernhardsson, and Francesca dePasquale.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bowlin_bernhardsson_depasquale.jpg?itok=CGrQYM7g)
Student Voter Registration Campaign Yields Large Turnout
October 22, 2020
Yvonne Gay
After a registration campaign that included educational programming and department efforts, 1,432 students will exercise their new voting privileges starting with the presidential election in November.
![A student counts sheets of paper.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/voter_registrations._yvonne_gay.jpg?itok=K8sv3vK5)
Eight summer research fellows collaborate on Cleveland Environmental Dashboard Project
October 20, 2020
Youssouf Doumbia
Eight students, working from locations across the country, joined with Professor John Petersen and Project Manager Rowan Hannan to play a critical role in advancing the development of the Cleveland Environmental Dashboard project, which was recently awarded its third round of funding from the Cleveland Foundation.
![Screenshot of 10 people in Zoom meeting.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/enviro_dashboard_team_zoom_image_0.png?itok=POxtkmwW)
Out Loud and Outside
October 19, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
Oberlin College Choir sings in different ways for a different world.
![socially distanced student musicians rehearsing together.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_college_choir_sings_at_mudd_sep_2020.jpg?itok=9HjHsTN0)
Two Phones and One Big Experiment
October 15, 2020
Erich Burnett
Oberlin Opera Theater breaks through the COVID wall with an unlikely pairing of comedy and drama.
![opera performer being videotaped](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/virtual_opera2_by_morgan_carder.jpg?itok=uJgyz3KC)
Using Theater to Ignite Conversations About Public Health and Social Issues
October 14, 2020
Scott Wargo
Marjolaine Goldsmith ’14 fulfills her passion for storytelling and also has the opportunity to confront social injustices through her work with Theater of War Productions.
![Three people in screenshot of Zoom meeting](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/marjolaine_screenshot_2020-10-06_at_9.29.40_pm.png?itok=fbpA0VCf)