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The Chemistry Department recently hosted organic chemistry students and faculty from Colgate University and Hobart and William Smith Colleges for SmORS, the annual Summer Organic Research Symposium.

While scientists know that methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to the climate crisis, there is still uncertainty surrounding where all the methane in the atmosphere comes from. This summer Emely Chacon ’22, Lucille Kline ’22, and Pauline Santry ’21 traversed both wetlands and the village of Clinton to gather data on methane sources, better understand methane production, and find potential answers to the methane mystery.

New student orientation begins this week, and more than 100 student trip leaders are ready to welcome the newest Hamiltonians. The upcoming week of introductions and new experiences will lay the foundation for the first-year students’ Hamilton career as they embark on Adirondack Adventure, Exploration Adventure, and Outreach Adventure trips.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival attracts thousands of people from all over the world each August. Known as the largest arts and culture festival in the world, the Fringe Festival comprises free and paid performances and occupies a myriad of venues in Edinburgh, Scotland. The festival likewise features performances by big names in comedy and theatre, most notably Jojo Rinehart-Jones ’20.

A solo exhibition featuring paintings by Professor of Art Katharine Kuharic will open on Aug. 20 at the Shircliff Gallery of Art at Vincennes University in Indiana.

It’s more than a job perk for Lauren Broadhurst Cook ’03 that the two floors below her office are populated by infants, toddlers, and sundry other children. She’s heading toward her first year anniversary as chief executive officer of Ellis, a nonprofit early education program on Boston’s South End.

This summer, Haruna Shimizu ’21 is interning at Columbia University Medical Center. There, she furthers her science writing abilities while learning about new developments in the medical world.

With a grant from Hamilton, Zachary Deming ’20 spent a summer immersed in an academic passion he expects he'll carry with him into grad school or whatever comes after College.

Associate Professor of Art History Susan Jarosi was a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) investigative committee that reviewed reports of violations of academic governance at Vermont Law School.

As a premed student Maya Amy ’20 has spent hours immersed in science research, including a summer of teamwork with Assistant Professor of Biology Cynthia Downs and other students. That resulted in Amy being listed among the co-authors on a scholarly paper. This summer, she’s working on research that requires a new set of skills.