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Hamilton College’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on issues relating to immigration and global citizenship. The evening lectures are free and open to the public. They are presented in conjunction with the departments of government, economics, history, sociology and philosophy.

The Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate Conceptual Chemistry, or MERCURY, program is hosting a conference July 21-23 at Hamilton College. The event features talks by eight national speakers. MERCURY was recently created by seven undergraduate institutions, including Hamilton College, with additional funding from the National Science Foundation to run simulations in quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics on a supercomputer located on campus.

Hamilton College broke ground on June 7 for a $56 million renovation and expansion of its Science Building. The three-year capital project is the most expensive in the College's 190-year history.

Hamilton College will break ground for a $56 million renovation and expansion of its Science Building on Friday, June 7, at 11:45 a.m. The ceremony, which will take place in the quadrangle in front of the existing Science Building, is open to the public.

Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano presented a paper, "Representative Mourning: Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Keckley" on the 19th century women's narratives of trauma and healing panel during the American Literature Association's annual convention in Long Beach, CA.

Ann Frechette, Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies and assistant professor of anthropology, published an article in AAnthropology News, "The Normative Dynamics of International Assistance." The article appeared in the March 2002 issue and was also featured on the American Anthropological Association's Web site.

Professor of English Vincent Odamtten gave a lecture in connection with the 45th anniversary celebration of Ghana's Independence titled "The Legacy of Kwame Nkrumah: Neocolonialism and Morality in an Age of Terror" at Syracuse University.

Professor of Spanish Santiago Tejerina-Canal spent his sabbatical organizing and directing the “International Encounter 2001: Una odiesa del espacio…entre raices, catedrales y rascacielos,” which took place at the University of Leon in July. It was the second ALDEEU (Spanish Professional in America) symposium Tejerina-Canal organized, with 18 sessions and more than 60 panelists. He also delivered a paper, “Antruido y las vacas locas,” at the symposium.

Professor of Spanish Santiago Tejerina-Canal published an article "A una parte del cristal: Profesionales españoles en Estados Unidos" in Carmen Flys Junquera and Juan E. Cruz Cabrera ed. "El nuevo horizonte: España/Estados Unidos (El legado de 1848 y 1898 frente al nuevo milenio)," (Madrid: Universidad de Alcalá, Biblioteca de Estidios Norteamericanos, 2001). This is part of the 1848 and 1898 commemoration of the Guadalupe-Hidalgo and Paris treaties among USA, Mexico and Spain. His article is part of the selected proceedings of the international conference that took place in five different sites: San Juan, Puerto Rico, Quezon City, Phillipines, Berkeley, Miami, and Madrid. He was guest speaker in Madrid as former president of ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America).

Patrick Reynolds, associate professor of biology, has been on sabbatical at The Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute National University in Galway, Ireland. He has been researching Irish coastal fauna. Reynolds also recently contributed several articles to the Encyclopedia of Oceanography and Marine Sciences.