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Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren presented "Halogenase and Oxidative Dehalogenase Activities of Sol-Gel Encapsulated Peroxidases" on Jan. 31 at the "Metals in Biology" Gordon Research Conference in Ventura, Calif. The work presented was done this past summer in collaboration with Hilary Gamble '07, Kathryn Hansen '07 and Marielle Matthews '09. Their efforts focused on the development and characterization of novel biologically active materials which are capable of catalyzing the degradation of toxic halogenated compounds. A grant from the National Science Foundation funds the work.

Two groups of highly selective, small liberal arts colleges and universities have developed a series of measurements to gauge the effectiveness of their alumni relations efforts. The metrics examined a wide range of alumni engagement activities and include alumni council representation. Of the twenty-five schools who responded to the survey, Hamilton’s 246-member Alumni Council is, by a wide margin, the most inclusive.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued to Hamilton College a special ruling that allows the college to invest charitable remainder trusts with its endowment. These charitable gift vehicles will benefit from increased diversification and growth potential. 

Art history professor Stephen J. Goldberg presented a lecture titled "Memory, Authenticity, and Identity in Contemporary Chinese Art," as part of the Spring 2007 Art and Art History Lecture Series at Colgate University on Jan. 31.

The Diversity and Social Justice Project sponsored a lecture by Los Angeles Times writer Scott Gold titled "Covering Katrina: The Ethics and Politics of Our Own Natural/Human/Political Disaster" on Monday, Jan. 29. Gold, who filed reports from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and its immediate aftermath and has continued to cover the effects on the city for the Times, spoke about his experience as well as the role of journalism in covering stories like Hurricane Katrina. Gold’s lecture was accompanied by remarks from Sean Sullivan '07, who worked on news stories dealing with the storm’s effects during his internship with Nightline this past summer.

The award winning Euclid and Degas string quartets will present a concert on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activities Village, on the campus of Hamilton College. The program will include string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Alberto Ginastera and will feature the central New York premiere of Ludi, a work for two string quartets by Hamilton Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Armando Bayolo.

Hamilton College Art Director Cathy Brown has been named to Graphic Design USA Magazine's "People to Watch in 2007." Graphic Design USA is a monthly news magazine for graphic designers and creative professionals. Brown, who joined Hamilton's Communications & Development office as art director in 2002, had previously worked as a freelance graphic designer who counted Hamilton among her clients. In the January, 2007 issue highlighting her award, Brown was asked where she turns for inspiration. She said "Inspiration is everywhere: in the landscape, in the retail sector, on the Web, in art of any kind and in magazines and books. One of the best aspects of working with a group versus freelancing is the ability to talk about a project with colleagues - good ideas often originate with joint thinking."

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G. Roberts Kolb directs members of the Hamilton College Choir in Kiss Me, Kate. With book by Samuel and Bella Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate is a "show within a show" based on William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.  Performances are Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. Admission is $7 general/$5 seniors/$3 Hamilton students.

Professor of Religious Studies Richard Hughes Seager was interviewed by Religion News Service for an article about Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., one of the first Buddhists elected to Congress. Johnson is a member of Soka Gakkai International-USA, the lay Buddhist sect that has some 100,000 members in the U.S. According to the article:  "Everyone knows that Soka Gakkai is the only form of convert Buddhism that has any kind of diversity," said Richard Hughes Seager, professor of religion at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and author of a book on Soka Gakkai. "Now everyone wants to know: What are they doing right?"  Religion News Service provides articles to  subscribers including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Time and Newsweek magazines, National Public Radio, and ABC World News.