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Michelle Walvoord '94, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist, was honored as the 2005 Subaru Outstanding Woman in Science at the annual Geological Society of America meeting in Salt Lake City on Oct. 15. Walvoord is a research hydrologist at the USGS National Research Program in Lakewood. The Woman in Science Award is presented to a woman who has had a major impact on the field of the geosciences, based on her Ph.D research.

Think Tank will feature Associate Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12 p.m. in KJ 221. Think Tank is a student-directed organization that works to stimulate dialogue between students, faculty, and staff outside of the classroom. Janack's speech is titled "On Collecting," and will be followed by a discussion. Funding for Think Tank is provided by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed during a recent trip to China by BBC World Service about issues related to Hu Jintao’s leadership. He was also quoted in the South China Morning Post on the government’s perspective on village democracy in China.

Hamilton College’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on the duties and roles of superpowers. The next speaker in the series is Andrew Bacevich, a professor of international relations and the former director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University.

David Kaiser, associate professor, program in science, technology, & society, and lecturer, department of physics at M.I.T., will give a lecture, "Einstein's Legacy: Studying Gravity in War and Peace," on Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., in Science Center G027. Free and open to the public.

Dr. Robert Almeder is the inaugural appointment to the Alan McCullough, Jr., Distinguished Visiting Professorship of Political Philosophy at Hamilton College, recently endowed by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation. The professorship is located in the Philosophy Department and brings specialists in ethics and political philosophy to campus for one-semester (or sometimes full-year) appointments. The McCullough professorship honors Hamilton alumnus Alan (Mac) McCullough, class of 1964.

Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields and Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Karl Kirschner visited the University of Colorado (CU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder, during the recent fall break.

Hamilton College Charter Trustee Barrett Seaman '67 will speak on his newly published book, BINGE: What Your College Student Won't Tell You, in the Hamilton Chapel on Monday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. Seaman's presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on issues presented in the book. Panelists will include Dean of Students Nancy Thompson and Margaret Thickstun, the Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of English. Bonnie Urciuoli, professor of anthropology, will moderate. At the conclusion of the event, which is free and open to the public, copies of Binge will be available for purchase and Seaman's signature.

Hamilton College will host 1,600 family members and students at its annual Family Weekend, being held this year from Oct. 21-Oct. 23. The weekend's schedule follows here: Weekend Schedule

Hamilton College will host more than 1,600 family members and students at its annual Family Weekend, being held this year from Oct. 21-Oct. 23.