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World renowned environmental thinker and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva will open Hamilton College's Kirkland Project 2003 series with a lecture "Alternatives to Globalization and War," on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and Biology department.  The 2003-04 Kirkland Project series theme is Technology, Science and Democracy.

While many members of the Hamilton community took well-deserved vacations or out-of-town trips for work or pleasure this summer, the campus was far from quiet.  While laboratories were abuzz as students and faculty continued to conduct research, improvements were made to many facilities, and progress on the Science Building continued at an amazing pace. And who could miss the week when the Bugle Corp practiced here or when the hordes of campers swarmed the sports fields?

Elizabeth Amelia Hadley, a faculty member at Simmons College, has been appointed to hold the Jane Watson Irwin Visiting Professor of Women's Studies chair for the 2003-2004 academic year at Hamilton College.

"High school seniors are more liberal on gay issues than adults - much more," says Hamilton College sociology professor Dennis Gilbert. "National surveys show adults split one-third/two-thirds against legalization of gay marriage. Our survey showed high school seniors split two-thirds/one-third in favor of legalization." Gilbert bases his opinions on a survey of 1,000 high school seniors he and his students conducted two years ago.

Professor of Economics Christophre Georges published "Adjustment costs, learning, and indeterminacy" in the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control vol 28 no. 1, October 2003, pages 101-116.

"Over the next month President Bush will be traveling across the country selling the American people a tax plan that is very short-sighted. It favors a small, wealthy portion of the American people while contributing to record deficits that will be harmful in the long-run. And it will do so without bringing substantial short term benefits," forecasts former Fed economist and Hamilton College professor Ann Owen.

"More encouragement should be given to patients, particularly those in poor health, to get cancer screenings when visiting the doctor," says Hamilton College economics professor Stephen Wu. Why? "There is a significant amount of anxiety associated with cancer screens, especially among the sick, something which is not present for more routine procedures such as flu shots and cholesterol checks."

Women's Basketball Coach Julie Diehl '93 was featured in the article "Competition, challenges fuel Diehl's winning desire." Diehl was a 2003 Rome Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

Associate Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods was featured in Musical Landscapes in Color: Conversations with Black American Composers by William C. Banfield (Scarecrow Press 2003). Chapter four is devoted to Woods and focuses on his jazz training, philosophy and composition style.

Thaddeus Mantaro '87 produced a segment for the show "Point and Click" that aired on Time Warner Cable channel 13 on June 7. It aired in the Albany market on June 9, June 11, June 13 and June 14. Mantaro interviewed Professor of Anthroplogy Douglas Raybeck and students in the SolSys class about technology uses in their cultural simulation class. The students designed a virtual community, 75 years in the future and set on the moon.