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Members of the Hamilton community got a sample of College Seminar 235 "Food for Thought" with a bread-tasting on Sept. 18. Food for Thought is collaborating with campus food service provider Bon Appetit in hosting a series of tastings during the semester. The class is exploring and sampling unusual local and international foods. The next tasting is Oct. 7 and will feature maple syrups, honey, sugar and sweeteners.

John Werner '92, a founder and Executive Director of Citizen Schools has been named a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He recently began his residency at Harvard for the 2008-2009 academic year. Werner majored in government and minored in history at Hamilton and in 2004, completed Harvard Business School's Executive Education program.

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman and Burgess Professor of French Roberta L. Krueger presented a paper at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, held at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University, from September 12-14. The theme for 2008 was "Vegetables," and their paper, "Utica Greens: Central New York's Italian-American Specialty," covered the cultural history of this local dish. Using cookbook research and interviews with home cooks and restaurant chefs, the paper examines the origins of what is now an almost obligatory item on local menus.

The Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton, judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, will present the inaugural David Aldrich Nelson Lecture in Constitutional Jurisprudence on Constitution Day, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Institute, the Government Department and the Publius Society and is free and open to the public.

Nathan Goodale, visiting instructor of anthropology, published his paper titled "Lithic Core Reduction Techniques: Modeling Expected Diversity," with co-authors Ian Kuijt (University of Notre Dame), Shane Macfarlan (Washington State University), Curtis Osterhoudt (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and Bill Finlayson (Council for British Research in the Levant). The paper is published in a volume edited by William Andrefsky Jr. titled Lithic Technology: Measures of Production, Use and Curation.

Marla Jaksch, visiting assistant professor of women's studies, presented a paper at the "(In)Equality, Inclusion, & Human Development" conference in New Delhi, India. The conference, co-sponsored by the Human Development & Capability Association and the Institute for Human Development, brought together international scholars, activists, and policy makers to meet, explore, and strategize on the relationships between inequality, exclusion, and human development.

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca S. Murtaugh is exhibiting "Seduction" at the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, Va. This two-person show, which runs until October 11, explores works that are visually and intellectually seductive. 

Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods has been awarded funding from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for 2008-09. Woods received the award in the jazz and popular music division.

To promote informatics literacy, Hamilton was awarded with a NSF Class Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant to establish and to improve its bioinformatics curriculum. Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang presented Hamilton's five years outcome and achievements at the conference, which was sponsored by AAAS and NSF. He joined other grant awardees from more than 200 U.S, colleges and shared the experience of teaching bioinformatics at small liberal arts institutions. The conference was held in August in Washington, D.C.

Students from Hamilton's Program in New York toured the Science Barge at Pier I, Riverside Park South, on Sept. 10. The barge is "a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center.  According to the New York SunWorks Web site, "It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff."