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When Dylan Morse ’22 thinks about salmon, he sees more than a pink fish that cooks up nicely on the grill. He sees a connection between people and nature. Salmon build economies and culture in fishing towns and foster spirituality in certain First Nation communities. When climate change threatens Atlantic salmon populations, it threatens people, too.

Analytics, charts, graphs — Hamilton’s Communications & Marketing content team pays attention to it all, but is most interested to learn what our readers want to read most. So, following are the top 10 most-clicked news stories from 2021.

Amy Harff ’21, Jiin Jeong ’21, and Liam Prum ’21 have been named Watson Fellows, with each receiving a $36,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner institutions.

Andrea Dickmeyer ’19, recipient of a 2019 Watson Fellowship, will explore “Nature Based Therapeutic Programs and Mental Well-Being.” Watson Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. Dickmeyer will travel to Australia, Norway, Hungary, and Japan.

It’s that time of the year for “top 10” and “best of” lists. Here’s a look at what visitors to the Hamilton news site were most interested in reading about during 2018.

Isabel O’Malley ’18, recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, will travel abroad to study the production and effects of therapeutic radio next year. Hamilton had four recipients in 2018.

Marquis Palmer ’18 will explore “The Inner-World of Skateboarding Communities” in his Watson fellowship. Palmer, recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa, also received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to the Czech Republic.

Paula Ortiz ’18 will explore practices of active meditation in India, Japan, New Zealand, and Bolivia next year as the recipient of a Watson Fellowship.

What does it mean to have “equal access” to higher education in different cultures? Kureem Nugent ’18, recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship intends to spend the next year answering just that. He said his experience at a small liberal arts college as a first-generation student will lead him to explore how cultural capital plays a role in the path to higher education.

Kureem Nugent ’18, Isabel O'Malley ’18, Paula Ortiz ’18, and Marquis Palmer ’18 have been named Watson Fellows providing them a $30,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. Although students from 40 peer schools are eligible to receive these awards, no other school had more than three recipients this year.