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Josh Simpson '72 will participate in meet the artist events at the Steuben Glass flagship New York City store on Wednesday and Thursday, September 19 and 20, from noon to 4 p.m., in conjunction with an exhibit of his work there.  Simpson's Steuben Selection Exhibition will be on view at the store, 667 Madison Ave. at 61st Street, through December 31.

Duller fall leaf colors could be another effect of global warming, according to Hamilton College Professor of Biology Ernest H. Williams, Jr. "Our warming global climate threatens the full development of the colors we enjoy. The process of color change starts later than usual and doesn't develop as fully when summery warm weather pushes into the shorter days of fall," Williams explains.

Kimberly Bauer exposed herself to severe culture shock this summer. The senior from Concord, Mass., spent her spring semester in Botswana and, three days after returning home, moved to New York City to take up her internship with New York-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) WildMetro.

Professor of Government Stephen Orvis spoke on the current situation in Kenya at the Conference on East Africa, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the National Intelligence Council, on Thursday, Sept. 13. The conference, which was unclassified and off the record, was held in honor of the new State Department Director of the East Africa Bureau, James Knight. Orvis also spoke at a similar conference, the Conference on Conflict in the Horn of Africa hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the U.S. Department of State, last September.

Nicole L. Snyder, assistant professor of chemistry, recently received an award for her contributions as co-author of one of the "Top 50 Most-Cited Articles” published in Carbohydrate Research between the years of 2004 and 2007. The article, titled “Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Reactivity of a D-Xylose Based Oxepine,” appeared in April 28, 2004 edition of Carbohydrate Research and has been cited in several peer reviewed articles and books since its publication. The authors and co-authors of all 50 papers were honored at a reception in celebration of their paper's achievement at the 2007 EuroCarb Meeting in Lubeck, Germany, in September.

Senior Julianne Jaquith, a native of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., is interested in law school and public interest issues. This summer she decided to do some investigation work, and secured a position with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) to research the current system of providing counsel for low income individuals in civil matters.  

Professor of Chinese De Bao Xu joined the ACC (Associated Colleges in China) Internship Program during the summer of 2007. It is supported by the Department of Education of the U.S. and administered by the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department at Hamilton Colleges. During his trip to China, he was invited to give plenary talks at three conferences on Chinese education organized by the Education and Science Society, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., and several Chinese normal universities. Xu's talk was titled The Relationship between Classical Chinese Learning and One’s Ability in Modern Chinese Reading and Writing.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell attended the Latin American Studies Association conference in Montreal, Canada, where she presented a paper on Sept. 6. As a member of a panel titled “Multilateralism and the ‘New’ Challenges to Democracy in Latin America,” McConnell presented "Can the Inter-American Democratic Charter Work? The 2004-2005 Constitutional Crisis in Nicaragua." 

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman will read from her recent work at The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. Other readers will be poets Tom Sleigh, Joshua Weiner, and Victoria Redel. The reading is hosted by Martha Rhodes, Editor of Four Way Books. For more information and directions, go to: http://www.bowerypoetry.com/

Associate Professor of Music Mike "Doc" Woods presents The Tower School of Business, a concert of R&B songs and instrumentals, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 9 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The group features Ronnie Leigh on vocals, Woods on bass and Jeff Stockham on trumpet. Free and open to the public.