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A trio of exhibitions that feature eccentric views of men and women opens on Monday, Jan.17, in the Emerson Gallery. On view through April 3, they include paintings, drawings and photography. The exhibitions and associated events are free and open to the public.

Hamilton College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a number of campus and community events in January.

Two papers by Assistant Professor of Economics Emily Conover, “Manipulation of Social Program Eligibility: Detection, Explanations and Consequences for Empirical Research” and “Effects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employment,” were presented at the American Economic Association meeting held Jan. 6-9, in Denver.

James S. Sherman Professor of Government Philip Klinkner and Jesse Stinebring ’13 presented a paper at the Southern Political Science Association meeting held Jan. 6-8, in New Orleans. “Black, White, and Green: Race and Campaign Spending in the 2008 Election” examines the role of race resentment in recent elections and whether Barack Obama’s campaign spending advantage impacted the outcome of the 2008 presidential election.

The Hamilton College Arboretum Association will present a free workshop on "The Return of the American Elm" on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center. Pre-registration is requested by calling 315-859-4657.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has recognized the energy efficiency levels achieved in the Kirner-Johnson (KJ) Building with a High Performance Building plaque. A building must have an efficiency level higher than 30 percent above the building code to receive this award. Original energy savings for KJ were predicted to be 25 to 28 percent.

Heidi M. Ravven, professor of religious studies, gave a paper, "What Maimonides and Spinoza Can Teach us About Moral Psychology and Agency," at the annual joint meeting of the Society for Jewish Ethics, Society for Christian Ethics, and Society for the Study of Islamic Ethics in New Orleans, Jan. 6-9.

On January 12, the first anniversary of the horrific Haitian earthquake, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas was a guest on WRFG (Radio Free Georgia, Atlanta) 89.3.

Editor's Note:  As four students prepare to head out on this year’s winter camping seminar in the Adirondacks, we share Hamilton Outing Club officer Kathryn Steck’s ’12 recollection of last year’s trip. This originally appeared in Adirondack Adventurer, Hamilton Outdoor Leadership Program, a Year in Review.

Associate Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera and David W. Rivera, former lecturer in government, published an article titled “El'tsin, Putin, i Klinton: prezidentskoe liderstvo i rossiiskaya demokratiya v sravnitel'noi perspective” (“Yeltsin, Putin, and Clinton: Presidential Leadership and Russian Democratization in Comparative Perspective”) in the September 2010 edition of Mir i Politika (“The World and Politics”).