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Assistant Professor of Physics Natalia Connolly was recently named the recipient of a $15,000 research grant from the Hubble Space Telescope Cycle E/PO Grant Program. Connolly’s grant is a companion grant to a research program on the phenomenon of strong-lensing, a program for which Connolly is co-investigator.

Associate Professor of English Steve Yao spoke at the Modern Language Association (MLA) annual meeting held in Los Angeles, Jan. 6-9. Yao delivered a paper, "Comparing American Modernisms," on a panel sponsored by the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). The MLA conference is the main national venue for language and literature scholars in higher education.

The inaugural lecture of the new Days-Massolo Cultural Education Center will take place on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m., in the Kirner-Johnson Bradford Auditorium. The presentation, titled “Diversity in the Liberal Arts College: Institutional Dimensions and Uses,” will feature two speakers: Eric Estes, dean of Multicultural Affairs at Oberlin College and Hamilton College Professor of Anthropology Bonnie Urciuoli.

Hamilton’s spring 2011 Program in New York is delving into the topic “Mediascapes: Globalization and Culture.” Under the direction of Professor of English Patricia O’Neill, the 14 students will focus on how film, art, literature and music produce and represent global culture in New York City.  

Hamilton will host a series of events and lectures as part of “Spirituality 101 Week,” beginning on Thursday, Jan. 27 through Thursday, Feb. 3. According to the organizer, College Chaplain Jeffrey McArn, participants will take a mini-course in spiritual diversity and “explore a wide array of ancient and current spiritual traditions and practices.” The lectures, discussions and music events are free and open to the public.

The men’s basketball team paid a visit to the House of the Good Shepherd in Utica on Jan. 24 for a friendly game with about 45 residents. The House of the Good Shepherd is a comprehensive human service agency that provides treatment to children and families who are struggling with serious emotional, social and behavioral problems. It provides care to more than 360 children from infant to 21-years-old. The Hamilton players hung out with residents and played a few games of basketball.

Lisa Trivedi, associate professor of history, assumed her tenure as the president of Society for Advancing the History of South Asia (SAHSA) at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Boston, Jan. 6-9. Trivedi leads SAHSA in a period of growth and as it seeks a new role and position within the American Historical Association, the nation’s premier professional association of historians.

P•P•O•W  will present new work by Katharine Kuharic, the Kevin W. Kennedy Associate Professor of Art, in an exhibition opening at its new space on West 22nd Street in New York City on Jan. 27. The following day, Jan. 28, the Philip Slein Gallery will show more of Kuharic’s work in its St. Louis, Mo., space.

Co-ed a capella group Duelly Noted performed after the men's ice hockey game against Castleton on Jan. 21 in Sage Rink. It was part of the College Figure Skating Club late night event that included a performance by club members, open skating and raffles.

Kate Cooper, professor of ancient history at the University of Manchester (UK), will give the Winslow Lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 4:10 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center. The lecture “City, Empire, Family Belonging and Resistance in the Prison Diary of Perpetua of Carthage,” is free and open to the public.