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Literary agencies help make the book-publishing process go as smoothly as possible. By mediating the interactions between publishers and authors, these agencies help bring the best possible writing to publishing houses while securing better deals for writers. Janine Barlow ’13 is spending the summer as an intern for the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency (JVNLA) in New York City, gaining a new perspective on the publishing industry. Her internship is supported by the Vilsack Fund through the Career Center.

Ichthyopthirius (Ich), a unicellular parasite that attacks freshwater fish and causes “White Spot Disease,” often has deadly consequences for its host, yet there is no effective treatment for the disease. An Ich outbreak could claim as many as 18 million fish, harming aquacultures and economies around the world. Despite the disease’s prevalence, researchers have no definitive mechanism for Ich’s reproductive cycle, making it difficult to find effective vaccination and treatment. This summer, Chun Yee Lau ’12 and Ravi Jariwala ’13 are working under Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang to discover more about the Ich reproduction cycle.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Nathan Goodale and his archaeology field school students in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, were featured in an article in The Nelson Star (British Columbia) on July 28.

Jinnie Garrett, professor of biology, was an invited discussant at the dinner plenary talk "Education and the New Human Biotechnologies" given by Evelynn Hammonds, dean of Harvard University, at the Tarrytown Meetings of the Center for Genetics and Society held in Tarrytown, N.Y., July 23-25.

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Erich Fox Tree presented “La Importancia de los Idiomas de Señas Indígenas para el Desciframiento de la Iconografía Mayas Antigua” (“The Importance of Indigenous Sign Languages for the Decipherment of Ancient Maya Iconography”) at the 25th Symposium on Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Research in Guatemala, July 18-22.

Recent Hamilton graduate Leide Cabral ’11 has an impressive background in community service, and has especially contributed to the fight against educational inequality. Cabral, who graduated with a degree in mathematics, has recently begun work in Boston with the Young People’s Project (YPP), an organization that develops students from traditionally marginalized populations as learners, teachers and leaders for the future.

Many computer users are unaware of the varied and serious threats that their computers are exposed to. To help raise awareness of computer security, Leah Wolf ’14 is working this summer with Associate Professor of Computer Science Mark Bailey on curricular work for the introductory class Secrets, Lies and Digital Threats. She is preparing all the materials for this course to be available online for other educators.

Capacity building offers a way of alleviating poverty while focusing on the natural assets of developing societies. Through capacity building non-governmental organizations can help build stronger communities. Amanda Nelson ’13 is spending the summer with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD)  supporting the organization’s goal of building capacity in developing countries.  Her internship is supported by the Anderson Fund through the Career Center.

Associate Professor of Art History Stephen J. Goldberg presented a poster titled “Constraint interaction in the inscription of Chinese characters” on July 20 at the 33rd Annual Cognitive Science Conference in Boston. The poster was co-presented with his son Ariel Goldberg, assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University, during a workshop on “Optimality Theory as a General Cognitive Architecture.”

David Bell, senior associate director of the career center, was quoted in a July 28 Washington Post article focused on the important role played by funded internships in offering college students career-related summer job experience. Hamilton was included among the colleges that offer funding to support student interns in unpaid positions.