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Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen and Rongling You '04 published "Growth, attitudes towards women, and women's welfare," in the February issue of Review of Development Economics. Using a large cross-section of countries, this research provides evidence that as per capita income rises within a country, attitudes towards women become more progressive. This paper also demonstrates the importance of progressive attitudes towards women in generating growth and shows the existence of a gender-equity poverty trap when people do not devote enough resources to educating women.

Faculty Support Specialist Janet Simons and Instructional Technology Specialist Krista Siniscarco were among panelists at the Educause Learning Initiative Annual Conference, Jan. 20-22, in Orlando, Fla. The panel was titled "Lights, Camera, Action... Analysis and Creative Expression: Improving the Quality of Student Media Scholarship."

Hamilton College posted a 1-2 record in matches played at the Little Squash Center from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25.

Hamilton College posted a 1-2 record in matches played at the Little Squash Center from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25.

More than 100 Hamilton students participated in HAVOC's 11th annual MLK Jr. Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 24. The students spent the afternoon volunteering at 10 area non-profit organizations including For the Good, Hope House, The Neighborhood Center and the Rome Humane Society. Most students participated in special activities and projects the organizations would not be able to accomplish without volunteer help.

A new essay by Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, is the featured article on the Bible and Interpretation Web site. In the article, "Mark, the gospel of radical transformation," Williams proposes a somewhat new interpretation of the ancient gospel based upon a literary rather than an historical meaning of the text.

Michael Evans '05 is featured on CNN's "Young People Who Rock" in recognition of his efforts in founding Full Court Peace, an organization in Belfast that uses the game of basketball to unite and educate teens. The team is comprised of Catholic and Protestant teenagers.

Leeann Brigham '09, one of Hamilton's Senior Fellows, is profiled in a column in her hometown newspaper, The Troy Record (12/19/08). Brigham is studying an animal model of schizophrenia as her Senior Fellow project. She hopes to spend next year at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden studying the neural circuits involved in motor control.

Jennifer Sunderlin '04 was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York. Sunderlin graduated with a double major in Government and Theatre. At Hamilton, she was a member of Gamma Xi and Special K. After graduation, she attended Albany Law School of Union University and earned her Juris Doctor in 2007.

This year's Couper Phi Beta Kappa Lecture will be the presentation of a response to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?," a July/August Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr. Bryan Alexander, the director of Research for the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE), will discuss his reaction to the question on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 4:15 p.m. in Hamilton College's Kennedy Science Auditorium in the Science Center. This event is free and open to the public.