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Three Hamilton faculty members will talk about "Local Food Matters: Food as Culture, Politics and Pleasure," on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Other Side, a community center located next to the Cafe Domenico, 2011 Genesee St. in Utica (across from the Uptown Theater). Professors David Gapp (biology), Naomi Guttman (English, creative writing) and Frank Sciacca (Russian Studies) will discuss some issues of interest to Slow Food enthusiasts, fans of Michael Pollan's books and lovers of good food.

Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman, has been included on Amazon.com as one of the "Editors' Picks" top 10 outdoors and nature books for 2008.

Professor of French John C. O'Neal recently finished his second term as president of the Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies at the annual meeting held at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, October 31-Nov 2. O'Neal had served previously as president of this society in 1992-1993. At the Geneva conference, he organized a session on ambiguity in the politics, literature, and history of the Enlightenment. He also presided over the meeting of the Executive Board and the general assembly of members during the banquet.

Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez Plate participated in several events at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting held Nov. 1-3 in Chicago. Plate organized and presided over one panel, "Re-enchantment and Re-connection: On the Relation of Religion and Contemporary Art," and was a panelist for another session on "Religion and Media."

Gen Flanders '09 and Meredith FitzPatrick '11 delivered all-region performances as they helped Hamilton College to eighth place in the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional at St. Lawrence University's 6,000-meter Robert C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course on Nov. 15.

Peter Kosgei '10 captured his second straight NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional title as he helped Hamilton College to 10th place at St. Lawrence University's 8,000-meter Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course on Nov. 15.

Dr. Bruce D. Marsh, professor of earth and planetary science at Johns Hopkins University, will give a lecture titled "Antarctic Exploration: Discovery and Tragedy" at Hamilton College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., in room G041 of the Science Center. It is free and open to the public.

Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, will present a lecture titled "Green the Ghetto - Why, How and What Happens if We Don't," on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture, which is sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project, is free and open to the public.

The Hamilton College cross country teams compete in the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional at St. Lawrence University's Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Derek Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, with Evis Sinani and Niels Mygind, has published an article in Corporate Ownership & Control (Volume 5, Issue 3, 2008). "Determinants of Firm-level Technical Efficiency: Evidence Using a Stochastic Frontier Approach" investigates the determinants and dynamics of firm efficiency using a representative sample of Estonian firms for the period 1993-1999.