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Professor of Biology Sue Ann Miller served as voting delegate and representative of the Hamilton College Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, at the annual meeting November 11-14 in Raleigh, N.C.

Caitlin O’Dowd ’11 has led a life largely driven by international travel. But the effect of having been immersed in so many foreign cultures is like that of a slingshot – despite the heavy pull of foreign relations on her social philosophy and background, O’Dowd is catapulting in a different direction with her research project funded by the Kirkland Endowment. She hopes to concentrate on domestic affairs in what will eventually be a one-year post-graduate research experience.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven was a respondent in a discussion of Dr. Brian Johnson's “The Psychoanalysis of a Man with Heroin Dependence: Implications for Neurobiological Theories of Attachment and Drug Craving," published in Neuropsychoanalysis, 2010, 12 (2) pp. 207-215. The discussion took place on Nov. 17 at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

The Hamilton College Theatre Department’s presentation of Naomi Wallace’s Slaughter City delved into numerous social issues during its November run in Minor Theater.

“Every indicator we have shows that the country is becoming more and more unequal,” said Professor of Sociology Dennis Gilbert in an interview with a New York Post reporter for a Nov. 14 article. In “Class dismissed: Why middle income jobs are not coming back,” Gilbert continued, “When people are asked which class they belong to … the bulk of the population says middle class, as they have since WWII.”

In 1774, a small but determined religious group left Manchester, England, for America, just before the Revolution. Although grounded deeply in Christianity, their beliefs were so revolutionary and passionate that they were called Shakers by surrounding communities. That is, their fervor and unusual customs shook the earth.

Professor of English Vincent Odamtten was a participant in the symposium “Conversations in Africana Writing: Ama Ata Aidoo, a celebration and tribute,” at Brown University on Nov. 4. The symposium addressed the theme of Ghanaian histories and contexts.

An article by Kate Arpino '10, "Post Annealing Immersion: a new technique for studying rare earth ions in porous materials," was published online by the Journal of Luminescence.

Ten senior art concentrators along with art faculty traveled to New York City from Nov. 4 through 6 to visit the studios of internationally acclaimed artists. Painter Alexi Worth, Daphne Fitzpatrick,  Ann Agee, Judy Fox, Blane De St Croix, and painter/printmaker Jane Hammond offered students insight into their artistic practice and studios. The Dietrich Foundation and the Kirkland Endowment supported this event.

Associate Professor of French Joseph Mwantuali gave a talk in an international colloquium on African Literature focused on the Literature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo November 3-5. The colloquium, titled “The Congolese Post-Colonial Literature,” was organized by the Department of Classics and World Languages at the University of South Africa, Pretoria.