http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/gapp-sciacca-to-guest-on-green-local-radio-program http://www.hamilton.edu/news/gapp-sciacca-to-guest-on-green-local-radio-program Silas D. Childs Professor of Biology David Gapp and Associate Professor of German and Russian Languages and Literatures Frank Sciacca will appear on the Green Local 175 LIVE Radio & Internet Show, tonight (Tuesday, March 26) from approximately 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., on WPNR 90.7 FM and streaming live audio on the Internet. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:01:55 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/lee-13-studies-influence-of-folktales-in-russian-culture-and-politics http://www.hamilton.edu/news/lee-13-studies-influence-of-folktales-in-russian-culture-and-politics With an interest in Russian that began in high school, Grace Lee ’13 spent the past year studying in St. Petersburg where she was surprised by the prevalence of Russian folklore symbols even in the busy city.  This summer she pursued a research project on the interplay between Russian folktales, culture and politics with the support of an Emerson Foundation Summer Research Grant. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:18:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/guttman-and-sciacca-present-at-oxford-symposium http://www.hamilton.edu/news/guttman-and-sciacca-present-at-oxford-symposium Professor of English Naomi Guttman and Associate Professor of Russian Studies Franklin Sciacca were presenters at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, U.K. July 6-8. Their paper, titled “The Magic of Dumplings: Bringing Pierogi into the (New) World,” offered an early example of globalization, the migration of a foodstuff from the Ukraine along the Silk Route across the Eurasian plain and ultimately to the U.S. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:14:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/galaxy-dinner-treats-guests-to-meal-circa-1812 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/galaxy-dinner-treats-guests-to-meal-circa-1812 "Stuffed" was the comment most commonly heard from students in the interdisciplinary Food for Thought class and the Kitchen Culture: Women, Gender and the Politics of Food class at the conclusion of the bicentennial Galaxy Dinner on Feb. 1. Despite being handicapped by a forkless table-setting, students gamely consumed a sumptuous serving of early 1800s dishes. The event was held with a bit of historical staging -- candlelight, fire roaring in the hearth,wooden utensils -- in the Great Room of Philip Spencer House. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:36:54 EST