Williams Publishes Book Review in Quest

July 1, 2009
Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, published a book review of Catherine L. Albanese, A Republic of the Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion (Yale University Press, 2007) in the summer 2009 edition of the Quest.   More ...

Toegel Publishes Articles About Austrian Writer Barbara Frischmuth

July 1, 2009
Edith Toegel, associate professor of German, published two articles in May on the contemporary Austrian writer Barbara Frischmuth. The first, in Seminar, discusses the issues of multiculturalism in a post-1989 Austria as depicted in Frischmuh's recent novels.  The second article, in German Studies Review, discusses her recently published diaries viewed through the lens of an avid gardener.   More ...

Anoop Pandey '10 Studying Geology of Egypt

July 1, 2009
Anoop Pandey '10 is responsible for distributing the famed "golden bikes" for free student use on campus, but the part of the globe he's studying certainly isn't accessible by bike. This summer, Pandey is using remote sensing to study unusual fold structures along faults in the Western Desert of Egypt. He is working with Upson Chair for Public Discourse and Professor of Geosciences Barbara Tewksbury.    More ...

Students Researching Vancomycin Structure

June 30, 2009
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic known as "Mississippi Mud" among chemists. Researchers 50 years ago attributed the nickname to Vancomycin's dark brown, cloudy, and generally infectious appearance. The scientists noticed that it demonstrated strong anti-microbial properties. Originally extracted as a natural product, Vancomycin was widely used when other antibiotics were no longer effective.    More ...

Hamilton Is Hub of Collaborative Consortium

June 30, 2009
The "New York Six," six liberal arts colleges in Upstate New York, has received a one-year planning grant of $100,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to begin collaborative work with the goals of controlling business costs and learning from each other's experience in areas of student life and staff development. Hamilton is the designated grantee for the project and will serve as a hub for the consortium with fiduciary and reporting responsibilities.   More ...

OSU Series, Co-Edited by Peter Rabinowitz, Publishes New Book

June 30, 2009
"Theory and Interpretation of Narrative," the Ohio State University Press series co-edited by Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz and James Phelan, has just published its 29th volume: Patrick Colm Hogan's Understanding Nationalism: On Narrative, Cognitive Science, and Identity.   More ...

Professors Muirhead and Pellman Appointed to Endowed Chairs

June 30, 2009
Acting Dean of Faculty Patrick D. Reynolds announced the appointment of two of Hamilton's most outstanding teacher-scholars to endowed chairs. Professor of Art Bruce Muirhead was appointed to the William R. Kenan Chair, and Professor of Music Sam Pellman was appointed to the Leonard C. Ferguson Chair. Both are effective July 1.    More ...

Fallen Giants Lauded in Appalachia Journal

June 29, 2009
"By all means; beg, buy or steal Fallen Giants," begins a recent review of Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester Professor of History Stewart Weaver.   More ...

Evin Adolph '10 Interns With Quality Milk Production Services

June 29, 2009
Evin Adolph '10 never thought her major in Hispanic studies and minor in biology would overlap. Now she knows that Spanish speakers can turn up anywhere, even at a company like Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS). Her internship there this summer is affiliated with the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.   More ...

Owen Participates in UK's Legatum Institute Symposium

June 28, 2009
Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen participated in the 2nd annual Legatum Prosperity Symposium at Brocket Hall in London June 26-28. The symposium, sponsored by the Legatum Institute, encourages interdisciplinary discussion among economists, sociologists, political scientists and historians about the nature and causes of prosperity. Owen participated in a session that focused on trust in markets and the financial crisis.   More ...