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Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen presented "Grades, gender, and encouragement: A regression discontinuity analysis" at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco on January 4. In this paper, Owen found evidence that female students who receive an "A" for a final grade in an introductory economics class have a meaningfully higher probability of majoring in economics.

Hamilton College swimmers recorded one event victory in the visiting Continentals' 159-104 dual meet loss against Amherst College at Pratt Pool on Jan. 3.

Hamilton College swimmers recorded two event victories in the visiting Continentals' 165-116 dual meet loss against Amherst College at Pratt Pool on Jan. 3.

Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology emeritus, was interviewed for a Syracuse Post-Standard article about people's desire to attend historical events (12/28/08). He explained why millions will likely visit Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 to attend Barack Obama's inauguration as president. "It's very much a human phenomenon to be part of something larger than oneself, to experience the emotion of group accord," Raybeck noted.

The inventor of one of the world's most effective cancer drugs who became fascinated with chemistry as a student at Hamilton has, with his wife, donated $1 million to establish an endowed fund for chemistry research at the College. Edward C. Taylor '46 and his wife Virginia have established The Edward and Virginia Taylor Fund for Student/Faculty Research in Chemistry, a $1 million fund to inspire students interested in chemical research and to facilitate their work with outstanding faculty.

Hamilton College women's soccer player Erica Dressler '09 (Farmington, Conn./Miss Porters School) has been selected to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Collegiate Scholar All-America Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

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Sokhna (Aminata) Diop's '11 trip to Senegal last summer was an eye-opener. In sharp contrast to the luxury high rise hotels, four star restaurants and sandy beaches of Dakar, she was disturbed by what she saw in the shantytown of Baraqa that lies less than one mile away.

Mason Fried '10 presented a paper at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco in December. He wrote the paper, "A Radial Pattern of Six Paleo Ice Streams Emanating from the Bruce Plateau Ice Dome, Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet: Constraints from Multibeam Bathymetry and GPS Rebound," with Eugene Domack, J. W.Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies; Miguel Canals (Universitat de Barcelona); J. Casamor and Matt King (Newcastle University, U.K.).

On Dec. 19 and 20, Professor of Comparative Literature Scott MacDonald served as a juror at the Black Maria Film Festival. The Black Maria, named for Thomas Edison's original filmmaking studio in New Jersey (it was covered in black tar paper), specializes in independent cinema, particularly on short documentary, experimental and animated films.