News
The Art of Observing
April 12, 2016
Amanda Nagy
A special workshop—the first of its kind at Allen Memorial Art Museum—demonstrates how art can be used to train medical professionals.
![A student studies a large photo of the face of an older woman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/training-the-eye-photograph-main_3.jpg?itok=K8T9PN3Y)
Professors Break Down Importance of Gravitational Wave Detection
February 15, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
For the first time, scientists have detected gravitational waves, a phenomenon first theorized by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Two Oberlin professors are particularly excited by the discovery, having closely followed the project in connection to their own gravitational wave research.
![A spiral form in outer space](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gravitational_waves-nasa_photo_1_0.jpg?itok=bDdVd9Wb)
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)
Learning and Networking
November 11, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Scholar athlete Bradley Hamilton gains career insight and makes connections at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovations Summit.
![Bradley Hamilton and Daniel Dudley 12' at the Medical Innovation Summit](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bradley_hamilton_2_edit_0.jpg?itok=3BzlQlmD)
Closing the Loop on West Nile Virus
October 8, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Following a decade of collaborative research, professors Mary Garvin and Rebecca Whelan are closer to understanding why mosquitoes forage on particular species of birds involved in the West Nile Virus cycle.
![Described in caption.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/garvin_lab-bird_in_box_0.jpg?itok=KUGbYQ_f)
Inventor Jay Whitacre '94 Earns Lemelson-MIT Science Prize
September 15, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Jay Whitacre ’94 has just received the $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize for his invention of a saltwater battery, which has the potential to revolutionize the way sustainable energy is stored.
![A man in a large workshop wears safety goggles and a white dress shirt. Behind him are two workers and a metal cage containing an apparatus.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/whitacre_press_photo_3_cropped_0.jpg?itok=CpLuGa1m)
Top of Her Game
September 10, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Professor of Mathematics Susan Colley has been appointed editor-elect of the American Mathematical Monthly.
![Professor Colley with geometric models on her desk. The blackboard behind her is filled with equations.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/susan_colley_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=ZK6ZAWAp)
Microscopic Worm Leads to Big Opportunity
August 11, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Gabriel Moore ’15 Receives Travel Award to Present Peters Lab Research at the 2015 C.elegans International Meeting in Los Angeles.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/moore_and_peters_portrait_0.jpg?itok=dYn_BG88)
Jennifer Jimenez '17 to Participate in Prestigious Amgen Scholars Program
July 21, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
A third-year biology major, Jimenez will intern at the National Institutes of Health.
![Jennifer Jimenez](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jimenez_teaser_0.jpg?itok=ZvfvLJCf)
Unlocking the Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
July 15, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Neuroscience research in Associate Professor Tracie Paine’s lab could lead to better treatments for symptoms of schizophrenia.
![Tracie Paine in her lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tracie_paine_main_portrait_0.jpg?itok=mK6cXhmB)