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Professors of Anthropology Charlotte Beck and Tom Jones presented a paper titled "A Case of Extinction in Paleoindian Lithic Technology" at the 74th Society for American Archaeology Meeting in Atlanta on April 23. The paper is a continuation of Beck and Jones's research on the earliest colonists of North America and discusses the ultimate disappearance of a particular technology used initially by these early colonists.

Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren gave a lecture titled "Harnessing the Power of an Enzyme: Catalytically Active Biomaterials" on April 27 as part of the University of Rhode Island Chemistry Department's seminar series. Elgren presented the work of several of his Hamilton undergraduate collaborators, including Trevor Pedrick '10, Sydney Fasulo '09, Christina Clark '10, Nick Berry '09, and Senior Fellow Amy Barrows '08, who have contributed to their ongoing efforts to trap enzymes in functional materials.

A team of three Hamilton College students finished second among 28 teams in a computer programming contest held on April 24 at SUNY Plattsburgh. The Hamilton team included Tom Helmuth '09, Tyler Chamberlain '09 and Tawanda Mashavave '10.

Lisa Fontes '09, with co-author Visiting Instructor of Anthropology Nathan Goodale and others, presented a paper titled "Migration and Cultural Transmission: A Study of Side-Notched Projectile Points, Athapaskan Tradition, and Evolutionary Patterns" at the Society for American Archaeology meetings in Atlanta on April 23.

Ketura Brown '04 has been selected as a 2009 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellow following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue careers in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Susan H. Frey '84 will return to campus for her 25th reunion in June; however, before she can make the trip to College Hill, she will lead her own trek with 20 Hamilton friends at the Thoreau Institute at the Walden Woods Project in Lincoln, MA. Susan, with the support of the Hamilton College Alumni Association of Boston, has invited Hamilton alumni, parents and friends to join her on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Walden Pond for a 2 mile hike where she will offer commentary on the natural history of the Pond as well as the most famous denizen of Walden Woods, Henry David Thoreau.

Hamilton College's Lauren Peters-Collaer '11 (Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Union HS) earned 2009 New England Small College Athletic Conference all-conference team honors for her performance in the NESCAC track and field championships at Connecticut College on April 25.

Four Hamilton College men's track and field athletes earned 2009 New England Small College Athletic Conference all-conference team honors for their performance in the NESCAC championships at Connecticut College on April 25.

Union College scored three runs in the top of the 11th inning and the visiting Dutchmen defeated Hamilton College, 16-13, in a non-conference game played at Royce Field on April 29.

A luncheon with Acting President Joe Urgo on Thursday, April 30, marks the final event in a busy year of Hamilton Alumni Leadership Training (HALT) events. Earlier this month, HALT held a week-long series of promotional events to educate the Hamilton campus about HALT and how graduating seniors can stay engaged with the College as alumni. Applications for membership on next year's HALT committee are due May 1.