http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/biologist-ernest-williams-co-authors-article-in-biological-conservation http://www.hamilton.edu/news/biologist-ernest-williams-co-authors-article-in-biological-conservation In a new study, Hamilton College Biology Professor Ernest Williams and Boston University researchers have found that butterflies show signs of being affected by climate change in a way similar to plants and bees, but not birds, in the Northeast United States. Their findings indicate that butterflies are flying earlier in warmer years. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-pens-op-ed-for-em-huffington-post-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-pens-op-ed-for-em-huffington-post-em Associate Professor of Government Peter Cannavò published an op-ed, “The Real Frankenstorm,” on The Huffington Post (Oct. 26, 2012).  In the piece Cannavò questions why the subject of climate change has not been addressed in this year’s presidential race. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:56:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/nobel-prize-winning-un-climate-change-committee-member-and-glaciologist-richard-alley-to-lecture http://www.hamilton.edu/news/nobel-prize-winning-un-climate-change-committee-member-and-glaciologist-richard-alley-to-lecture Glaciologist Richard Alley, a member of the UN climate change committee that was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, will present a lecture, “Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise,” on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:46:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/barry-gives-paper-at-global-climate-change-conference http://www.hamilton.edu/news/barry-gives-paper-at-global-climate-change-conference Joyce M. Barry, visiting assistant professor of women’s studies, presented a paper titled “Situating the Particular and the Universal: Gender and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in the Context of Global Climate Change” at the Gender and Climate Change conference on Sept. 15 in Prato, Italy. The paper is part of a chapter from Barry’s forthcoming book Standing Our Ground: Women, Environmental Justice and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EST