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National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. October’s news highlights ranged from coverage of the role of luck in career success to the interrelationship between art and science.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kelly Faig co-authored three peer-reviewed papers that have been published recently.

Associate Professor of Psychology Tara McKee chaired a session on “Medical and developmental diversity” at the biennial conference for the Society of the Study of Emerging Adulthood in San Diego.

Four years ago, Jason Le ’23 might not have believed it if you told him that he would one day attend film school. As a first-year student, Le intended to major in biology on a pre-med track.

Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo recognized 10 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories — career achievement, early career achievement, and notable year — at the May 2 faculty meeting. These awards recognize individual accomplishment and reflect a richness and depth of scholarship and creative activity across the faculty.

Associate Professor of Psychology Rachel White and Kate Bruno ’23 recently presented a poster at the Society for Research in Child Development conference in Salt Lake City.

Hamilton students take on unique projects that reflect their talents and interests. In many cases, they collaborate with faculty mentors on this work, which often leads to co-authored papers, joint presentations at professional conferences, and professors mentoring students during academic competitions. Check out what some of our students have been up to recently.

Assistant Professor Psychology Keelah Williams published a sole-authored article, “Stereotypes of criminality in the U.S. track ecology, not race,” in Evolution and Human Behavior.

Ten Hamilton faculty members were approved for tenure by the College’s Board of Trustees at its March meeting. They include Ryan Carter (music), Jose Ceniceros (mathematics), Alexsia Chan (government), Justin Clark (philosophy), Matt Grace (sociology), Tom Helmuth ‘09 (computer science), Natalie Nannas (biology), Colin Quinn (anthropology), Anne Valente (literature and creative writing), and Keelah Williams (psychology).

Assistant Professor of Psychology Keelah Williams co-authored a paper “Sometimes we want vicious friends: People have nuanced preferences for how they want their friends to behave toward them versus others” that was published in Evolution and Human Behavior in February.