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On October 19th students presented the results of summer research carried out through Hamilton's Summer Science Research Program at an informal gathering in the Fillius Events Barn. The Poster Session, which takes place each fall during Family Weekend, provides students with an opportunity to talk about their research and interests with peers, family members and faculty.

Byron Miller, a rising senior at Hamilton, recently completed a ten week research project at the prestigious Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. His project is one of a select few chosen to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Andy Vermilyea, a rising sophomore at Hamilton College, is nearing the completion of his 10-week summer science research project on the chemistry department's new ITC (Isothermal Titration Calorimeter). The ITC is the latest in calorimetry technology, but its accuracy has been called into question due to data incompatible with published results. Andy has undertaken the task of resolving this conflict.

Anna Arnold, a rising sophomore at Hamilton College, is participating in the school's summer science research program. Arnold has committed 10 weeks of her summer vacation to a neuroscience lab, working with Assistant Professor of Biology Herman Lehman. The project involves an insect neurotransmitter known as octopamine and the role it plays throughout development and metamorphosis.

Rob Parker, a rising sophomore at Hamilton College, passed up the opportunity to spend his summer lounging at the beach in order to participate in Hamilton's summer science research program. Parker has committed ten weeks to an internship in the chemistry department studying the encapsulation of enzymes in a sol-gel matrix.

Eric Feldman, a rising junior at Hamilton College, is foregoing the usual college student's summer activities in order to carry out a 10-week research internship with Herman Lehman, assistant professor of biology. Feldman is studying octopamine, an insect neurotransmitter, and the manner in which nitric oxide affects its functions throughout development.

Hamilton College will host a Womyn's Energy Week Event on Sunday, April 8. A dramatic play reading of "Having Our Say; The Delaney Sisters," is set for 4 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activities Village.