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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed by the BBC World Service on July 6.  Li commented on the political background and ramification of the Chinese government's recent arrest of Jiang Yanyong, a military doctor who challenged the authorities.  Li was also interviewed by the BBC World Service July 9. He commented on the process and nature of China's local election and its implication for Chinese political democracy in the future.

The study, "Red and Blue Scare," by Philip Klikner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was mentioned in The American Prospect article "Kerry's Non-Southern Strategy." This article was reprinted in the Berkeley Daily Planet on July 30.

Rong Ling You, a 2004 Hamilton College graduate, recently received an honorable mention in the 2004 Ohio State University’s National Undergraduate Research Contest. You was honored for her senior thesis in economics, written under the advisory of Hamilton College Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen. The annual national contest awards the most outstanding theses and papers regarding agricultural economics, environmental economics, and development economics. Essays were judged by their importance of economic problem, original use of theory and concepts, quality of presentation, and creativity.

Amber Gillis '06 already knows she would like to teach high school chemistry and biology, but she will not have the chance in that profession to perform her own in-depth research. For that reason, Gillis is taking advantage of the opportunity to spend her summer researching how the inhibition of enzymes may become a "promising potential therapy" for several forms of cancer.

Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino will participatein a commemoration of the historic duel in which Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the treasury, was shot and killed by then Vice President Aaron Burr. To mark the bicentennial of this tragic event in the early history of the U.S., the Weehawken, N.J., Historical Commission has planned a full day of activities for Sunday, July 11, including a reenactment of the duel by descendants of Hamilton and Burr. Weehawken Day of Commemoration

The Emerson Gallery exhibit, "Paintings by Elihu Root, Jr.: Prominent Attorney and Accomplished Artist," was the focus of the article, "Pleasures of Amateur Art," in the Chronicle of Higher Education (7/9/2004).

Summertime is a great time to lose weight, so join Weight Watchers At Work today! You will get great hot weather food and exercise tips and be inspired by a very successful and supportive network of members who have lost more than 365 lbs.! Weight Watchers At Work will start a new eight-week session on Wednesday, July 14 and continue every Wednesday through Sept. 1.

A study by Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was featured in an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Klinkner contends that pundits and journalists have needlessly hyped the idea that Americans are segregating along political lines. The article, "The truths that might be false, and how they bear false witness to Campaign 2004," by David Shribman, executive editor of the Post-Gazette, was also published in the Buffalo News.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, published the paper, "Bringing China's Best and Brightest Back Home: Regional Disparities and Political Tensions," in issue No.11 (Summer 2004) of the China Leadership Monitor.

Hamilton employees and retirees were treated to a summer picnic on the McEwen Quad on June 18. The dinner, that included clams and steak, was topped off with strawberry and blueberry shortcake.