http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/community-engagement-results-in-2012-national-news http://www.hamilton.edu/news/community-engagement-results-in-2012-national-news The national media highlighted Hamilton College in multiple ways throughout 2012 by focusing on faculty research and expertise, featuring opinion pieces, and announcing new endeavors and special student projects. From The Today Show to NPR’s All Things Considered to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the college was visible in the media across the country. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:12:00 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/em-huffington-post-em-publishes-cannavo-opinion-piece http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-huffington-post-em-publishes-cannavo-opinion-piece Associate Professor of Government Peter Cannavò published "Individualism or Independence?," on Huffington Post on Sept. 10. His piece addressed the Republican Party's embrace of both economic individualism and personal independence as fundamental American values and suggested that the two ideals may be incompatible. Cannavò also argued that the American Founders supported personal independence but were not necessarily economic individualists. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:10:23 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mann-13-receives-levitt-research-fellowship-to-clean-up-brooklyn-brownfields http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mann-13-receives-levitt-research-fellowship-to-clean-up-brooklyn-brownfields Melissa Mann ’13 hopes to help alleviate the growing problem of brownfields by conducting research with an organization that utilizes federal and state grants to clean up and redevelop these vacant plots of land. She received a Levitt Summer Research Fellowship to work with the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corps. to complete the first of the Brownfield Opportunity Areas program three grant application steps. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:52:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/environmentalism-in-the-garbage-city http://www.hamilton.edu/news/environmentalism-in-the-garbage-city After our trash leaves our hands, we in the U.S. like to pretend it no longer exists. But to people in Mokattem, an informal settlement just outside Cairo, Egypt, sorting and recycling garbage is essential to their livelihood. Working with Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo, Caitlin O’Dowd ’12 was awarded an Emerson grant to investigate the relationship between the waste system and social justice in Mokattam. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/deans-scholarly-awards-presented-to-give-faculty-members http://www.hamilton.edu/news/deans-scholarly-awards-presented-to-give-faculty-members Five members of the Hamilton faculty were recognized for their research and creative successes through the Dean's Scholarly Achievement Awards at Class & Charter Day on Friday, May 7. The Awards were established in three categories by Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo in 2008. Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-contributes-op-ed-to-syracuse-em-post-standard-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-contributes-op-ed-to-syracuse-em-post-standard-em Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo contributed an op-ed, "Ignorance a Weapon in Climate Debate," to the Syracuse Post-Standard (6/21/09). Cannavo writes "Conservatives have long professed skepticism about the idea of anthropogenic climate change, despite decades of research and reams of studies and warnings from the world's leading climatologists. Such skepticism becomes even less credible when those articulating it lack even a grade-school understanding of the science." Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-op-ed-appears-in-em-the-seattle-times-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/cannavo-op-ed-appears-in-em-the-seattle-times-em Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo co-authored an opinion piece titled "Some ideas for President Obama's call to sacrifice" which appeared in The Seattle Times during the week of Jan. 23. Written with University of Washington Associate Professor of Political Science Karen Litfin, the op-ed asks "Can the 80 percent of humanity living in developing countries ever hope to live the American dream as we have known it?" Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST