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Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman, has been included on Amazon.com as one of the "Editors' Picks" top 10 outdoors and nature books for 2008.

Derek Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, with Evis Sinani and Niels Mygind, has published an article in Corporate Ownership & Control (Volume 5, Issue 3, 2008). "Determinants of Firm-level Technical Efficiency: Evidence Using a Stochastic Frontier Approach" investigates the determinants and dynamics of firm efficiency using a representative sample of Estonian firms for the period 1993-1999.

The Banff Mountain Book Festival awarded Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes the 2008 Best Book — Mountaineering History award. The book, written by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester professor Stewart Weaver, has also received an award for history/biography from the National Outdoor Book Awards and was reviewed by The Sunday Times (London) on Nov. 9.

The Cazenovia College Art Gallery will host an exhibit of the work of Atelier Four, Hamilton College professors Bruce Muirhead, William Salzillo and alumni Amy Georgia Buchholz and Jake Muirhead, from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Friday, Dec. 5. An artists' lecture and reception will take place on Nov. 6, from 4 to 5:30 in the Gallery.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was quoted extensively in a Nov. 4 article titled "With emotions running high, America votes" in the Buffalo News.

In "Economists say Obama, McCain can't do much to close wealth gap," published by McClatchy Newspapers on Oct. 30, Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen commented that the current financial market crisis should help make the wealth gap smaller. The article appeared in papers around the country including the Fort Worth Star Telegram, The Miami Herald and The Seattle Times.

"An article of faith among conservative critics of American universities has been that liberal professors politically indoctrinate their students." So begins a Nov. 2 New York Times article, "The New Professors' Liberalism Contagious? Maybe Not," highlighting several studies that conclude professors have virtually no impact on the political views and ideology of their students. Included in the article is a study written by Assistant Dean of Faculty for Institutional Research Gordon Hewitt with Mack D. Mariani, a professor at Xavier University.

Who was John F. Kennedy's primary contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 1960 and in what years did William Jennings Bryan run for the presidency? Find your answer at Burke Library's exhibition of U.S. presidential campaign medals and pins currently on display.

Ian Berry, consulting director for the Emerson Gallery, will present a talk on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. in the gallery. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will focus on Ai Weiwei's work titled Fairytale.