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Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, recently presented a lecture on “Women in Economics and STEM: Why are they underrepresented and does it matter?” at William & Mary.

Three geosciences majors recently presented their research at the 2019 Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America (GSA) conference in Portland, Maine.

Hamilton’s Career Center engages hundreds of alumni each year in various on and off campus programs.

Creative writing major Kyandreia Jones ’19 is well versed in poetry and spoken word, but now she can add children’s author to her resume. Her first book, Spies: James Armistead Lafayette, has been picked up by the Choose Your Own Adventures children’s series, published by Bantam Books, and will hit the bookshelves on May 1, 2019.

Andrea Dickmeyer ’19, recipient of a 2019 Watson Fellowship, will explore “Nature Based Therapeutic Programs and Mental Well-Being.” Watson Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. Dickmeyer will travel to Australia, Norway, Hungary, and Japan.

The College Hill Singers kicked off this spring's concert tour with a performance at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 17. More than 65 Hamilton alumni, parents, and friends filled the pews to hear the vocalists, under the direction of Danan Tsan, interim director of choral activities.

Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Kyoko Omori recently gave an invited lecture titled “The Soundscape of Benshi Performance: ‘Inter-Mediating’ Global Modernity” at a UCLA symposium.

Hamilton College conducted a live emergency drill in partnership with the New York State Police and the New York Air National Guard. To comply with the federal Clery Act, the College is required to test its response systems annually.

Hamilton College has issued the followed statement pertaining to suspicious activity in its Admission database: On Monday, March 4, 2019, Hamilton College learned that an unauthorized person may have accessed the system that houses applicant information.

As students in the 8th Levitt leadership Institute (LLI) head to Washington, D.C., or the Highlander Center for Research and Education for the second week of their program, Krista Hesdorfer ’14 offers this reflection as a member of the first LLI cohort. Hesdorfer says LLI helped shape her career path — she is currently working at Hunger Solutions New York as an advocate for federal nutrition assistance programs.