Student Research

Undergraduate Research

Through independent projects, the Senior Program, and summer internships with faculty members, Hamilton provides an increasing number of opportunities for students to engage in significant -- often publishable -- research at the undergraduate level.
 

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Levitt Post-Election Poll Shows Partisan Divide Persists

Republicans Still Question President’s Birthplace and Suspect Voter Fraud

May 20, 2013 

Despite the hope that President Obama’s clear victory last November might lead to a reduction in partisan polarization, the results of new survey conducted by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College indicate that American are as divided as ever. Full poll results will be released on Tuesday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. at www.hamilton.edu/PostElectionPoll.

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Sigma Xi Elects 18 Members of Class of 2013 to Associate Membership

May 9, 2013 

The Hamilton College Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, elected 18 students to associate membership on May 7.

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Matthew Combs '13, Ethan Ayres '13, Ashleigh Smythe and Rebecca Knipp '13

Biology Students Present to Helminthological Society

Combs ’13 Wins Best Student Paper

May 6, 2013 

Senior biology majors Rebecca Knipp, Ethan Ayres and Matthew Combs presented at the annual meeting of the Helminthological Society of Washington, the nation’s oldest parasitology research society.  The Society met on April 27 at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Ashleigh Smythe also attended.

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Elizabeth Rodriguez, Emma Zanazzi, Jose Olivares, Keri Lloyd, Russ DeGrazia, Sam Franco.

Government Class Holds Mock Election Debate

May 6, 2013 

The students in Associate Professor of Government Sharon Rivera’s introductory comparative politics course (Government 112) participated in a mock election debate in the fictitional country of West Europa on April 30 in the Kennedy Auditorium.

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Chaise LaDousa with Paige Cross '13 and Anna Zahm '13 at the NEAA Conference.

Hamilton Represented at NEAA Conference

Levitt Group Research Projects Presented

April 30, 2013 

Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa and Hamilton seniors Paige Cross and Anna Zahm presented papers at the Northeastern Anthropological Association Conference.

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