Kamila Shamsie '94, visiting assistant professor of English, has made the shortlist for The Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for her book, Kartography. The Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was founded in 1942 by Jane Oliver, in memory of her husband, a writer killed in action. It is given annually to an author, under the age of 35 at the time of publication, for a work of fiction, poetry, drama or non-fiction. The Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is the second oldest literary prize in Britain. The winner will be announced on November 20 in London. More ...

Dr. Hugh Sampson '71 chief of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology and director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science.  Sampson is known for his research on peanut allergies and is working on a peanut allergy vaccine.

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Hamilton alumnus and life trustee Thomas Schwarz '66 will be formally inaugurated as the fifth president of Purchase College on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Purchase College is part of the State University of New York's (SUNY) network of 64 universities and colleges. Schwarz, who had been at Purchase College as interim president since January, 2002, served as acting president at Hamilton in 1999. More ...

Michelle Walvoord '94, a Hamilton geology major and now a post-doctoral researcher at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, was featured in a segment on NPR's Morning Edition on Monday, Nov. 10. Walvoord discussed her research on nitrates found in southwest deserts that was published in the latest edition of Science.  Click below to hear the segment using RealOne Player for Windows or Windows Media Player. More ...

Michelle Walvoord '94, who majored in geology at Hamilton and is now a post-doctoral researcher at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, has published new research in the November 7 edition of Science. A team of USGS and university scientists led by Walvoord found that desert subsoils in parts of the southwest contain large reservoirs of nitrates that had been previously unrecognized in desert nitrogen budgets. More ...

Dr. Jack Gordon '72 returned to the Hill on November 4 to speak on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Dr. Jack Gordon has lectured on the two Kennedy assassinations and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King for more than 25 years, and has been a consultant for PBS, NOVA and 20/20. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the death of JFK, and Gordon said that many documentaries and specials will revisit the event. Gordon pointed out, however, that these major news sources will continue to endorse the Warren Commission's lone assassin theory, as they have since the report was issued 39 years ago, despite significant evidence to refute the findings of the commission. More ...

Jazz guitarist and Hamilton graduate Paul Kogut '88 will lead a burning trio in the Little Pub on Thursday, Oct.  23 at 9 p.m. Hamilton music adjuncts Rick Montalbano (keyboards) and Jim Johns(drums) round out the group. Music from their new CD will be featured. More ...

Photographer William E. Williams, a 1973 graduate of Hamilton College and a 2003 recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, will present a slide lecture on his project "Gettysburg, A Journey in Time" and selections from his work-in-progress on the Underground Railroad, on Monday, Oct. 20, at 4:15 p.m in the Red Pit. Sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, and the Emerson Gallery.
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Robert S. Morris, a 1976 Hamilton College graduate, has been named recipient of the College's Volunteer of the Year Award. The award was announced during Hamilton's annual Fallcoming weekend, on Oct. 17.

 

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John Freyer '95, is co-star of "Second Hand Stories," a 30-minute reality show about two men riding around the country looking for rare and unique items at garage sales, thrift stores and other places. It was broadcast on WCNY-TV (Channel 24) on Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part of a nationwide test by PBS. If the program is well-received by viewers, PBS will consider seeking corporate funding to make "Second Hand Stories" a regular series. Freyer is the author of All My Life for Sale (Bloomsbury USA), which describes his experience selling almost everything he owned on the eBay Internet auction service, then visiting people who bought the items. More ...