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Zeng Laishun, also known as Chan Laisun, was the first Chinese student ever to enroll and study at Hamilton College.

Economics major Jesse Bennett ’19 is spending his summer analyzing the effects that various policies have on the diffusion of photovoltaic cells (solar panels) in the United States. The focus of his research is to contrast the effectiveness of production subsidies versus consumption subsidies.

Warmups at 8:30 a.m., rehearsals all day, and then acting classes from 7 to 9 p.m. By the time the dust has settled and Angelique Archer‘’20 is finished for the day, she’s already preparing for her next performance. It’s all part of the job for Archer, a theatre major interning at the Saratoga Shakespeare Company as an acting apprentice.

Sara Aldrich’19 is spending the summer doing research in Dr. Alcino Silva’s lab, which is in the UCLA graduate neurobiology department.

When Carlos Espindola ’20 was approached by his chemistry professor about staying on campus for a summer research project, he didn’t hesitate.

It was a summer of teamwork for students Kaitlyn Thayer ’19, Julia McGuire ’20, Nora McEntee ’19, and Amarilys Milian ’20 as they worked with a sociology professor to investigate local food systems in Central New York.

Nothing could have prepared Vince Sorrentino ’20 for what it was like to work in a hospital: grumpy patients, serious wound care, and lots of bodily fluids. It was an up close and personal look at hospital work for a student on the job—one of seven Hamilton students participating in a summer program with SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Summer is here, and that can only mean one thing: camp. But this summer camp has nothing to do with lanyards or kayaking—it’s about code. This summer, Conor Courtney ’20 is attending Horizons School of Technology in San Francisco, Calif.

Stephana (Hayoung) Lim '21 never expected to be doing anything related to art in college. When she first came to Hamilton, she intended to major in physics, but soon switched over to computer science after taking a class with Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science David Perkins.

For Ashley Ramcharan ’20, what began as a late night conversation with friends about being a racial minority on campus turned into a 10-week long research project.