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Peter F. Cannavò, assistant professor of government, presented a talk at the conference, "Does the Environment Have a Right?: Critical Perspectives on Environmentalism and the Left," at the University of Chicago on May 9. Cannavò's talk was titled "Civic Republicanism and the Ecological Challenges of a New Century." The conference was sponsored by the University's Program on the Global Environment.

Molly Kane '09 was top female individual finisher, John-Paul Koenig of Clinton was the top male individual, and the Adirondack Adventure team won the relay in the sixth annual HamTrek Triathlon on May 8.

Hamilton College's NCAA Division III tournament regional final against Middlebury College at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, was covered by Lacrosse Magazine Online and featured on its Web site on May 10.

Hamilton theatre students will perform In The Watchfires, an original performance piece, as part of a Senior Day for the Utica Public Housing Authority Resource Center this week. It was created by Christian Baxter '10, Chelsea D'Aprile '09, Nick Fesette '09, Romina Memoli Amador '09, and Susan Stanton '09, and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Dustin Helmer '99. There will be an on-campus performance in Minor Theater on Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. To reserve a free ticket for the campus performance, call the Theatre and Dance Office at 315-859-4057.

Professor of Chinese De Bao Xu was appointed as visiting chair professor, member of the Council of Academic Policy, and research fellow at the Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, College of Humanities, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai campus, for a period of three years beginning in May. He was also invited to give a talk on "Using Modern Technology to Teach Language and Film Studies" at Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai campus, on May 8.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, discussed Michael Steele's performance during his first 100 days as Republican National Committee Chairman in a Baltimore Sun article titled "For GOP's Steele, A Time To Fly Or Fall." "In fairness to Steele, I can't imagine a worse time to be chairman of the RNC. But he's only made the situation worse for himself," said Klinkner.

Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez Plate made a multimedia presentation at the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan on May 7. The presentation, titled "The Altar and the Screen," was part of the Museum's exhibit, "Reel Religion: A Century of the Bible and Film." The exhibit has received positive reviews in The Los Angeles Times, Time Out New York, Christianity Today, The Jewish Daily, among others.

Defending NCAA Division III champion Hamilton College advanced to the national semifinals for the second straight year with a 13-9 win against Middlebury College in an NCAA tournament regional final at Colby College's Bill Alfond Field in Waterville, Maine, on May 10.

The LARISSA team met at National Science Foundation for a Principal Investigators meeting on May 5 and 6 in Washington, D.C. LARISSA is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that joins an international, interdisciplinary team together to address a significant regional problem with global change implications, the abrupt environmental change in Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf System. Lead Principal Investigator (PI) and Project Director Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies, and Principal Investigator and Associate Professor of Biology Michael McCormick attended along with several representatives from National Geographic Magazine.

Hamilton College's Amber O'Connor '09 (Pembroke, Ontario/Lawrenceville School [N.J.]) has been selected to the 2009 New England Small College Athletic Conference softball all-conference team.