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Jamie King, head coach of women's tennis, has published a book chapter, "Language, Gender, and Sport: A Review of the Research," co-authored with Jeffrey O. Segrave (Skidmore College) and Katherine L. McDonald (SUNY Buffalo School of Law) in the book Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender (2006) by Palgrave MacMillan.

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman published a poem, "The Whelping," in Volume 19 of The Marlboro Review. She also presented a paper, "Sustainable is Beautiful: Pastured Egg Farming in Central New York," at The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, which "brings together food writers, food historians, scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, chefs and others who specialise in the serious study of food in history, its place in contemporary societies, and related scientific developments." The symposium has been convening since 1981.

Renowned public artist Mary Miss spoke to a large audience of Hamilton College and Colgate University community members in Hamilton’s Science Auditorium on Sept. 8. Miss talked about her long career, in which she has blended sculpture, architecture and landscape design to create innovative works of art around the world, as well as her vision for the future of public art. Miss was the keynote speaker for a two day symposium on Public Art on Campus, sponsored jointly by Hamilton and Colgate’s art departments.

Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Philip Pearle co-authored an article "Quantum Mechanics: Generalizations" in Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Physics, vol 4 (of 5 volumes), pp.265-276, eds. J.-P. Francoise, G. Naber and T. S. Tsun (Elsevier, 2006). Co-author was Antony Valentini of the Perimeter Institute (Waterloo, Canada).Pearle was an invited speaker at the workshop "Beyond the Quantum," held in the Lorentz Center in Leiden (the Netherlands), in June, and at "Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle: An International Conference in Honor of Abner Shimony," at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada, in July. At both conferences he gave different talks with the same title: "How Stands Collapse."

Keya Advani ’08 spent her summer interning with The Global Justice Center (GJC) in New York City, a unique non-governmental organization dedicated to enforcing the affirmative rights of women to political representation. Advani was one of 13 Hamilton students who received college funding to conduct a summer internship. While pursuing internships is an increasingly popular move for students, the realities pose certain problems. Most of the available positions are unpaid, requiring students to fund their own housing and living expenses as well as working for free, all in pursuit of the elusive resume-booster “work experience.”

The Hamilton community is observing the 5th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on America. The observance will include a time of reflection and prayer on the Library steps at 4 p.m. Flags representing each person who died in New York and Washington, in buildings and on airplanes, have been set up on the Main Quad, and a Reflection Wall will be set up to record thoughts, reflections and names of people affected by this national tragedy. Sponsored by Hamilton College Republicans and Hamilton College Democrats, the Chaplaincy and the President's Office.

Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Philosophy Kirk Pillow has published an essay, “Understanding Aestheticized,” in the volume Aesthetics and Cognition in Kant’s Critical Philosophy. Edited by Rebecca Kukla and published by Cambridge University Press, the volume contributors assess the relationship between Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory and his theory of knowledge. The collection features essays by major Kant scholars including Henry Allison, Béatrice Longuenesse, Paul Guyer and Rudolf Makkreel. Pillow’s essay argues that Kant’s thought opens the possibility of unsettling any sharp distinction between aesthetics and cognition, and as such prefigures important elements of contemporary American neo-pragmatist philosophy.

Students in Hamilton's fall 2006 semester in Washington D.C. have established a blog, HC@DC, to describe their life in the nation's capital. HC@DC provides insight and ideas about politics, policy, culture and life inside the beltway. Visit the blog at http://hamcol.blogspot.com/

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen presented an invited talk at the World Bank on Sept. 7. The talk was based on a paper co-authored with Assistant Professor of Economics Julio Videras titled "Culture and Public Goods:  The Case of Religion and the Voluntary Provision of Environmental Quality" which studied pro-environment behavior and attitudes of individuals in 14 countries.

Brian J. Glenn, visiting assistant professor of government, organized a short course titled "Studying Public Opinion before Polling" at the American Political Science Association conference in Philadelphia in August.  He also presented at a panel on his edited book project, "Conservatives and American Political Development."