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Leeann Brigham '09, one of Hamilton's Senior Fellows, is profiled in a column in her hometown newspaper, The Troy Record (12/19/08). Brigham is studying an animal model of schizophrenia as her Senior Fellow project. She hopes to spend next year at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden studying the neural circuits involved in motor control.

Jennifer Sunderlin '04 was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York. Sunderlin graduated with a double major in Government and Theatre. At Hamilton, she was a member of Gamma Xi and Special K. After graduation, she attended Albany Law School of Union University and earned her Juris Doctor in 2007.

A new essay by Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, is the featured article on the Bible and Interpretation Web site. In the article, "Mark, the gospel of radical transformation," Williams proposes a somewhat new interpretation of the ancient gospel based upon a literary rather than an historical meaning of the text.

This year's Couper Phi Beta Kappa Lecture will be the presentation of a response to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?," a July/August Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr. Bryan Alexander, the director of Research for the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE), will discuss his reaction to the question on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 4:15 p.m. in Hamilton College's Kennedy Science Auditorium in the Science Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Hamilton College recorded seven event victories, including a 1-2 showing in both springboard diving events, as the visiting Continentals picked up a 142-97 dual meet win at St. Lawrence University on Jan. 24.

Hamilton College recorded eight event victories and captured the top three spots in a pair of freestyle races as the visiting Continentals romped to a 159-84 dual meet win at St. Lawrence University on Jan. 24. 

Hamilton College placed sixth in the 11-team field with 37 points at the St. Lawrence University Invitational at Newell Field House on Jan. 24.

James Russell '09 set a school record in the pole vault and Hamilton College placed eighth in an 11-team field with 20 points at the St. Lawrence University Invitational at Newell Field House on Jan. 24.

Stephanie Miguel '11 had a hand in all five Hamilton College goals in the visiting Continentals' 5-2 New England Small College Athletic Conference win against Wesleyan University at Spurrier-Snyder Rink on Jan. 25.

Amy Allen '10 scored 1:49 into overtime to lift visiting Hamilton College to a 3-2 win against Wesleyan University in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game played in Middletown, Conn., on Jan. 24.