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As soon as the academic year ended, Kayla White ’21 jumped into her internship with Kids Comic Con, working directly with its creator.

Fiction, including two novels and two O’Henry Awards, came first; then, late in his career, poetry became more important. Peter Weltner ’64 began writing poetry seriously in 2006 .

Even if the laboratories are closed, the (online) libraries are open, and COVID-19 isn’t stopping Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Max Majireck, Amy Glanzer ’21, and Holly Hutchinson ’21 from conducting chemistry research this summer.

This summer, anthropology and religious studies major Kyle Clark ’22 is pitching stories and gathering information in his job with CNBC’s Breaking News desk and its Specials Unit.

the New World Nature summer history research project was an enterprise of moving parts — an academic and organizational feat. The idea was to develop the research and digital humanities skills of five students on the team, while furthering their personal ­research and that of the professor in charge. That was Assistant Professor of History Mackenzie Cooley, whose field is the history of science and ideas in the early modern world.

When Hamilton College switched to remote learning in late March, students moved out of their residence halls and those who were studying abroad returned home. But approximately three dozen students, primarily international students, remain on campus more than three months later.

WHCL is Hamilton’s student-run radio station. Established in 1941, 88.7 on your FM radio dial provides the community with the opportunity to get their voices, and their music, heard. This summer, student DJs are broadcasting remotely, joined by alumni. Some of these DJs include Dave Bolger ’99, Zachary Franciose ’14, Kaye Kagaoan ’15, Austin Ford ’19, and, all co-hosting together, Tori Fukumitsu ’15, Caroline Grunewald ’15, Eliza Kenney ’15, and George Taliaferro ’15.

Alumnus Greg Thomas ’81, founder of Tune in to Leadership, interviewed President David Wippman recently for the organization’s s blog on the challenge of Covid-19 and racial justice issues.

When Janis Avery K ’78 explains why she does what she does, she’s succinct and utterly convincing, ever the effective advocate for youth in foster care. Strategic support helps them get what they need to have a better life, she says.

After her summer neurology research was canceled due to COVID-19, Krithika Ravishankar ’22 decided to broaden her search for internships. This ultimately led to a conversation with Josh Rothstein ’19, founder of Up All Night Music Group, a concert promoting organization.