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Peter J. Rabinowitz, professor of comparative literature published, "Narrative Difficulties in Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon," in The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard, edited by Katherine E. Kelly (Cambridge University Press, 2001).

Douglas Hermann, chair of psychology at Indiana State University, will present lecture at Hamilton, "Memory and Marriage: Which Spouse has the Advantage?" The lecture, sponsored by the anthropology and psychology departments is Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Kirner Johnson Red Pit. This event is free and open to the public.

Ken Herold, library systems manager, delivered a lecture titled "Objects of Applied Philosophy of Information in Librarianship" at the January Computing and Philosophy Conference at Oregon State University, Corvallis. He invited the audience to appreciate the difficulties and contributions of libraries in augmenting our traditional duties in the electronic age.

Cheng Li, professor of government, spoke before the U.S.-China Business Council on January 31. The U.S.-China Business Council is the principal organization of U.S. companies engaged in trade and investment in the People's Republic of China. Founded in 1973, the Council serves more than 250 corporate members through offices in Washington, D.C., Beijing and Shanghai.

Peter Rabinowitz contributed a back-page piece, "Too Many Records" to International Record Review 2, No. 10 (January 2002).

In December, Heidi Ravven, professor of religious studies, chaired a panel on Spinoza and Scripture at the Association for Jewish Studies annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven has published "Spinoza's Intermediate Ethics for Society and the Family," in the online philosophy journal ANIMUS: A Philosophical Journal for Our Time.

Government Professor Cheng Li gave a public lecture on the impact of the September 11th attack on U.S.-China relations at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University in Shanghai, Dec. 18.

Five grants totaling $10,000 were recently awarded from the Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund to educational and public safety organizations in the Town of Kirkland. Recipients of the inaugural awards included the Clinton Central School District, $1,500, and the Clinton Central School Foundation, $1,000, both to support the District's Professional Development Center; the Clinton Fire Department, $3,000 toward the purchase of an infrared imaging camera; St. Mary's School, $3,000 for computer equipment; and the Town of Kirkland Police Department, $1,500 to extend the hours for the Youth Center in Lumbard Hall.

Professor of Government Cheng Li spoke at the conference on "China's Leadership Transition," sponsored by the Center of Naval Analysis Dec. 3-4, 2001.