“The evolutionary history of histone H3 suggests a deep eukaryotic root of chromatin modifying mechanisms,” a paper co-authored by Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang, was published in the online journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.  In the paper, Chang and his collaborators present the results of their research into the evolution of histone proteins in eukaryotes.

Professor of History Thomas Wilson presented a paper titled “The Imperial and Ancestral Sacrifices of Confucius” at the International Symposium on the Rites to Confucius held at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea.

An article co-authored by Ernest Williams, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of Biology, appears in the current issue of the Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society. “Overwintering clusters of the monarch butterfly coincide with the least hazardous vertical temperatures in the oyamel forest” presents the results of the authors’ study of the impact of temperature on the survival of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico.

A paper co-authored by Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton was published in the March-April issue of The Journal of Social Psychology. “Does Suppressing the Thought of a Self-Relevant Stigma Affect Interpersonal Interaction?” was co-written with David Reiner ’05, Erica Vazquez ’08, Jessica Ruddiman ’09 and Stephanie Anglin ’10.

Caty Taborda ’11 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Crystal Leigh Endsley led a workshop titled “Inside Out: Beauty Where It Counts” at the second annual D.R.A.M.A. Queens Leadership Summit in Philadelphia.

A paper co-authored by Derek Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, was recently published online in Oxford Economic Papers.

Visiting Professor of Art History Scott MacDonald was a presenter at “Technology and the Garden,” a symposium held May 6-7 at the Center for Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.

An article titled “Let's Do Launch: More Musings on Projectile Motion” by Robert Kantrowitz ’82, professor and chair of mathematics, appears in the Spring 2011 edition of the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal.

Professor of Music Lydia Hamessley presented a paper titled “Music on Which the Story Might Ride: Paul Green’s Symphonic Drama, The Lost Colony” at the American Musicological Society – New State-St. Lawrence Chapter Meeting.

Hamilton’s highest awards for teaching were presented at Class & Charter Day on May 6 to  Professor of Economics Elizabeth Jensen, Professor of English and Creative Writing Doran Larson, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies Anne Lacsamana and Assistant Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus. Frank Anechiarico '71, the Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law, was presented with the Sidney Wertimer Award by the Student Assembly.