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Researchers at Hamilton College have identified several methods for successfully determining the structures and thermodynamic values for the formation of atmospheric water clusters, which scientists have speculated may accelerate global warming. The team's findings were published in the March 3 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund Committee recently awarded seven grants totaling $24,000 to educational, cultural and public safety organizations in the Town of Kirkland.

Paul Allen Miller, professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of South Carolina, will present, "Satire is Wholly Roman," as the next speaker in the Winslow lecture series at Hamilton College.  The lecture is Thursday, March 4, at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Auditorium, and is free and open to the public.

Ali Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, presents "The Roots of Rage: Why is the U.S. Unloved in the Muslim World and Beyond," Monday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel.  The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty's Office, chaplaincy, religious studies department, anthropology department, Africana studies department, history department and the Dean of Multicultural Affairs.

Michael "Doc" Woods, associate professor of music, was quoted in the Albany Times Union article, "Freedom songs Albany Symphony commission sends seven composers on a spiritual quest."  Woods, who was commissioned to write a musical update of the spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, said, "(Spirituals) are a matter of great historical importance and (represent) the thirst for freedom that anyone would have.  I'm delighted, as a person of color, to represent something beyond bump and grind and sex." Today's pop, he adds, "is not the only depiction of African-American music and not a true depiction of our skills or the subject matters we choose."

The lecture scheduled today, Friday, Feb. 20, on "Soul Food"  has been postponed. Please watch for notification when it is re-scheduled.

International Peacekeeper Irene Kindy will speak about her experiences in the Opon River Valley in Colombia. Kindy will answer the question, "How is our domestic security connected to those who fear for the their lives every day in Colombia?" Sunday, Feb. 22 at 6:15 p.m. in Cafe Opus.  The event is sponsored by the Dean of Faculty's Office, government department, Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture, and the Womyn's Center.

Charles Driscoll, professor of environmental systems engineering at Syracuse University, presents "Acid Rain and the Adirondacks: Diagnosis and Prognosis," Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in K-J Red Pit.  The talk is in conjugation with the sophomore seminar Forever Wild: The Cultural and Natural Histories of the Adirondack Park and sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty's Office.

Award-winning filmmakers Ayoka Chenzira and Aishah Shahidah Simmons will present their films and discuss their careers as pioneering activists, filmmakers, producers, and writers at "In Focus and Outspoken:  Women Filmmaker Colloquium" on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 p.m. in Kirner-Johnson 109 at Hamilton College.  This event is free and open to the public.

Sandra Harding, professor of education and women's studies at UCLA, presents "Science and Technology Studies in a Postcolonial World: Recent Issues," Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn.  The lecture is part of The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender lecture series, "Technology, Science, and Democracy:  What's at Stake?"