http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/11-students-awarded-levitt-summer-research-fellowships http://www.hamilton.edu/news/11-students-awarded-levitt-summer-research-fellowships Eleven Hamilton students have been awarded Levitt Summer Research Fellowships for 2010. The students receive a stipend and spend 10 weeks in the summer working intensively with a faculty mentor. Among this year’s projects are a study of U.S. auto industry reform, contraception in Rwanda, and the changing state capacity of post-Communist states. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/chinese-majors-provide-elementary-language-education-through-boces-language-program http://www.hamilton.edu/news/chinese-majors-provide-elementary-language-education-through-boces-language-program Throughout the spring semester, students of Chinese 495 Language Practicum are participating in a BOCES-sponsored program that supports Chinese language instruction in local schools. The program, which collaborates with the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services, is funded through a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/worldview-photo-contest-winners-announced http://www.hamilton.edu/news/worldview-photo-contest-winners-announced Six Hamilton students were honored for their photography in the fourth annual Worldview Photo Contest, which challenges students studying abroad to capture unique images of their surroundings. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/16-seniors-elected-to-phi-beta-kappa-1-1-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/16-seniors-elected-to-phi-beta-kappa-1-1-1 Sixteen Hamilton seniors were elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society, in March. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/garrett-armbruster-10-presents-at-northeastern-storm-conference-meeting http://www.hamilton.edu/news/garrett-armbruster-10-presents-at-northeastern-storm-conference-meeting Garrett Armbruster ’10 presented a poster titled “ Forecasting Lake Effect Precipitation for Upstate New York” at the 35th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference held in Saratoga, N.Y., on March 6. The American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Service, and Lyndon State College sponsored the conference. The work Armbruster presented was based on his senior thesis with Prof. Cynthia Domack in the Hamilton College Geosciences Department and an internship with meteorologist Adam Musyt at WKTV, Utica. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/colleges-need-blind-decision-receives-national-media-attention http://www.hamilton.edu/news/colleges-need-blind-decision-receives-national-media-attention The Hamilton Board of Trustees’ unanimous vote to adopt a need-blind policy in admission received broad national and local media coverage. Beginning with The New York Times in its print edition and on its education blog "The Choice," news of the policy change spread quickly on Monday, March 8. Both Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education also released online articles on the decision. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:39:24 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alternative-spring-breakers-hit-the-road-to-volunteer http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alternative-spring-breakers-hit-the-road-to-volunteer While many undergraduates head home or to balmy beach resorts to rest up after grueling midterms, 98 Hamilton students will drive south to volunteer at nonprofit organizations in nine cities during Spring Break, March 13-28. This year marks Hamilton's 17th Alternative Spring Break (ASB), an annual volunteer venture that consists of nine different community service trips to non-profit organizations in the south. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST