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Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Philosophy Kirk Pillow has been appointed to the Museum of Art Advisory Committee of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica. The committee advises Paul Schweizer, director and chief curator of the Museum, and Milton Bloch, president of the Institute, on museum policy, exhibition planning, and other matters. Pillow's appointment was recently approved unanimously by the Institute's board of trustees. The appointment extends his involvement in the local arts community; Pillow already serves as president ofthe board of directors of Sculpture Space, an artists' residency program currently celebrating its 30th anniversary year.

Xiaobo Ma ’09 (Chengdu, China) thinks big. Interested in the trend of growing individualism in Chinese college students, the sophomore math and economics major applied for and received an Emerson grant to investigate them, advised by Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government.

Jessica Lewis ’07 (West Rutland, Vt.) started her summer with culture shock. Going directly from a study abroad program in Spain to a high-profile internship in Washington, D.C., Lewis dived straight into serious work experience as a research intern at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

Professor of Psychology Jonathan Vaughan assumes the position of chair of the Psychology division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). CUR is an organization that supports faculty and institutions that seek to promote undergraduate research on their campuses. Vaughan has also been honored by election to Fellow status in Division 6 of the American Psychological Association (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology). He is also a Fellow in Division 3, Experimental Psychology.

Professor of Psychology Jonathan Vaughan assumes the position of chair of the Psychology division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). CUR is an organization that supports faculty and institutions that seek to promote undergraduate research on their campuses. Vaughan has also been honored by election to Fellow status in Division 6 of the American Psychological Association (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology). He is also a Fellow in Division 3, Experimental Psychology.

Alice Domurat Dreger, a medical humanist and bioethicist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, will present two lectures at Hamilton College, sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project. On Monday, Sept. 11, Dreger will speak about “The Role of Doctors in the Future of Normal” at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Auditorium (G027) in the Science Center. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Dreger will present a lecture titled “Something Is Actually Happening: Should Academics Do Something About It?” at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium. These events are free and open to the public.

The Emerson Gallery will jointly host a sculpture symposium with Colgate University titled “Public Art on Campus: A Sculpture Symposium at Colgate University and Hamilton College” on Sept. 8 and 9. The goal of this public symposium is to discuss the role and responsibility of public art in the physical, social and pedagogic space of the college campus. Speakers from across the country will participate in this free two-day event.

Minxin Pei, senior associate and director of the China program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and James Sasser, former U.S. ambassador to China, will present a panel discussion titled “Debating China’s Future: Two Contrasting Perspectives” on Monday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium (G027). This discussion of the ongoing transformation in China and its implications to the United States is hosted by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center. It is funded by the Edwin Lee Fund and is free and open to the public.

Hamilton’s Diversity and Social Justice Project began its 2006-2007 series on “Activism in Academia” on Aug. 30 with a panel of Hamilton professors discussing their perspectives on the issue. The panel featured Vivyan Adair of women’s studies, Doug Ambrose of history, Penny Yee of psychology, and Tiffany Patterson of Africana studies. The professors each shared their opinions on the place of activism and politics in the college classroom.

Laura Hartz ’07 (Keene, N.H.) doesn’t like the term “foodie” but she admits that she probably is one. Last February, Hartz took the next step by applying for an Emerson grant, which she subsequently received, to explore the local food culture and agricultural community of Ithaca, N.Y., and the Finger Lakes region.