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Professor of Chinese Hong Gang Jin published an article on Syntactic Complexity and Second Language Writing in the Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association a refereed journal in the field of teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language. “Syntactic Complexity in Second Language Writings: A Case of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL),” appears in Vol. 42:1, pp. 27-52.

Dean of Faculty Joseph Urgo has announced the appointment of Professor of Geosciences Eugene Domack to the J. W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies in Environmental Studies. The newly endowed chair, established this year by Hamilton alumnus and charter trustee Joel W. Johnson '65 and his wife Elizabeth B. Johnson with a $2.5 million gift, is the largest endowed professorship in the college's history. Income from the endowment will support the chairholder's compensation, benefits and a research program involving undergraduates.

The Hamilton College Classical Connections series opens its spring season on Friday, Jan. 19, with a performance by the male a cappella group Cantus 8 p.m. The performance will take place at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

Jon Milgrom '08 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Peter Zani presented a poster at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings in Phoenix, Arizona (January 3-7). The poster was titled "Behavioral Responses of Lizards to a Snake Predator: What to do When Far from Safety." It was a result of research that Milgrom and Zani did this past summer in collaboration with two undergraduates from Central College in Pella, Iowa, where Zani taught previously.

Hamilton employees commemorated Martin Luther King Jr., Day on January 15 by volunteering at three non-profit agencies in the Utica area. Twenty employees spent their morning working at a Habitat for Humanity House, Jesus Christ Tabernacle of David (JCTOD) and Loretto Center. The employees, who were given work release time from Hamilton, painted, spackled and helped set up educational software at their work sites. The ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20, with students and members of the Hamilton community volunteering at additional sites.

Scientist and broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki will give the James S. Plant Distinguished Scientist Lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. His lecture, titled “The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line,” is free and open to the public.

Scientist and broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki will give the James S. Plant Distinguished Scientist Lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. His lecture, titled “The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line,” is free and open to the public.

Hamilton College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a number of campus and community events in January. On Monday, Jan. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon, 20 Hamilton employees will participate in Employee Community Service Day at various sites around greater Utica. Hamilton’s 9th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Day will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Hamilton students and employees will perform volunteer work at various sites throughout Greater Utica.

Professor of Classics Barbara Gold attended the annual meeting of the American Philological Association in San Diego in January. In her capacity as vice president for outreach of the APA, she oversaw several committees and their activities (Outreach Committee, Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance, and the Committee on the Classical Tradition). Each committee sponsored a panel and in addition CAMP sponsored a full performance of Aristophanes' Birds (in English) complete with music and costumes.

Hamilton lost an outstanding teacher and friend when Professor Russell Blackwood died Friday morning (Jan. 12). He was a member of the faculty for nearly 50 years. Hamilton President Joan Hinde Stewart sent news of Professor Blackwood’s passing to the College community.