http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-receives-largest-gift-in-its-history http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-receives-largest-gift-in-its-history Hamilton has received notification from the SunUp Foundation of a $16 million donation, the single most generous act of philanthropy in the college’s history. Edward ’46 and Virginia Taylor, directors for the foundation, recently informed the college of the commitment, which will establish Hamilton’s largest financial aid endowment and provide support for faculty research in the sciences and new arts facilities. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:13:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/science-center-temporarily-closed-due-to-spill http://www.hamilton.edu/news/science-center-temporarily-closed-due-to-spill The Utica Fire Department's hazardous materials unit has cleaned up this afternoon's small chemical spill in a research laboratory in the College’s Science Center and has given the College permission to reopen the building. There were no injuries in the incident. As a precaution, the laboratory in which the spill took place, room 1065, will remain closed until a secondary cleaning is performed tomorrow morning. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:16:15 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mercury-attracts-researchers-across-the-u-s-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mercury-attracts-researchers-across-the-u-s-1 The Ninth Annual National MERCURY Conference on Computational Chemistry, devoted solely to undergraduates who are working on research projects in computational chemistry, was held at Hamilton from Aug. 1 through Aug. 3. The program offered an opportunity for undergraduates to learn about the breadth of research in computational chemistry, particularly in interdisciplinary topics and to discuss their work with other undergraduate computational chemists as well as some leaders in the field. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-dedicates-new-science-center http://www.hamilton.edu/news/hamilton-dedicates-new-science-center The long awaited dedication ceremony for Hamilton's new Science Center was held on Friday, Sept. 30, in the building's atrium. President Joan Hinde Stewart gave the opening remarks and introduced the keynote speaker, Congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert, the chairman of the House Committee on Science. Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST