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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, discussed the uneven regional economic development in China during a Voice of America interview. 

Hamilton College is currently hosting the 3rd Mercury Conference in Undergraduate Computational Chemistry from Thursday, July 29 to Saturday, July 31. The Mercury Conference, devoted solely to undergraduate computational chemistry, provides a great opportunity for students to learn about the broad field of computational chemistry, particularly in interdisciplinary subjects. Students also can discuss their work with other undergraduate computational chemists and leaders in their field. Undergraduate poster presentations and speakers will display new work done in computational chemistry, allow others to learn about the field and create a sense of community amongst students and faculty of many colleges and universities.

Russell Blackwood, the John Stuart Kennedy Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and a long-time trustee of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, has been appointed by the institute to conduct a national undergraduate essay contest in Pakistan Studies. Contest winners will receive a financial prize and publication of abstracts of their papers in Pakistan Studies News.  Several current Hamilton students as well as Kamila Shamsie '94, visiting assistant professor of English, graduated from Karachi Grammar School.

When Yin Tian '07 first arrived at Hamilton, she knew little about the global market and the effects of globalization. As a Levitt fellow, Tian hopes to learn more about the global economy and the way larger US corporations affect her world in her project, "Wal-Mart in China: The Gigantic U.S. Corporation's Expansion Ruins China’s Labor Market."

Hamilton College's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center has received an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) grant to hire two Hamilton graduates who will engage in two community outreach programs in Utica for the next year. Both VISTA workers will assist with projects focused on increasing the number of Hamilton students working in the community through service-learning courses, federal work-study programs and as volunteers.

In May 2004, Phase I of the Science Center construction was "97 percent finished" according to assistant director of construction Bill Huggins. Two months later, professors moved into their new offices, and summer science research students were busy at work in the new laboratories, bringing Phase I to an unofficial close. With the first half of the Science Center construction finished, what is next for the $56 million dollar project? The answer: deconstruction.

Within the last few years, social spaces have become a hot topic at Hamilton among students and faculty. Chris Takacs '05 is helping to settle this on-campus debate by looking at social spaces through history as a Levitt fellow. The overall goal of Takacs' project, titled "The Architecture of Democracy: Key Structural Elements of Successful Public Spaces," is to develop a better understanding of how public spaces are designated to successfully accommodate a range of social and physical interaction.

Jonathan Rick '05, editorial intern at Time magazine, published the article "They're Hired - As Authors," in Time (August 2, 2004).  The article contains information about the books related to Donald Trump’s TV show, The Apprentice.

Christie Bell Vilsack K '72, who spoke at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, was interviewed by Kathleen McGrory '05 for an article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch. Vilsack said although initially she wasn't sure if she was up for the challenge, her Kirkland education readied her for her role at the convention. "I was a member of the charter class of Kirkland College," she said. "I knew that if I could stand up and help shape a college, then I could certainly address the delegates." In her speech Vilsack criticized President Bush for "pulling the funding" on the No Child Left Behind program. A former teacher, Vilsack is now an advocate for literacy and education.

Ann Owen, associate professor of economics and former economist for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was interviewed for United Press International article "Analysis: Kerry and the U.S. economy." Owen said the most significant part of John Kerry's economic proposals is his plan to reduce the deficit.