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Jeffrey Rubino '05 is one of four undergraduates to be recognized for using spectroscopy in the arts and sciences. The award is administered by the New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (NYSAS). Rubino, advised by Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren, used spectroscopy to study enzyme reactions. NYSAS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the dissemination of information related to spectroscopy.

An editorial published in the Utica Observer-Dispatch discussed the efforts of Young Han '06 and other Hamilton students to register to vote in Oneida County. According to the editorial, the Oneida County Board of Elections' efforts to obstruct student voters "just wasn't worth it." "Let college students register, make them feel welcome and. . .[m]aybe some of them will actually put down roots," the editorial suggested.

James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner was interviewed by the Central New York NPR affiliate WRVO about political segregation in the U.S. Klinkner published an article on this topic in which he claims that although popular media often claim that the U.S. is becoming increasingly segregated along political lines, there is little evidence to suggest Americans are in fact politically segregated.

Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino was a guest on CNBC's program "Capital Report" on June 10 in a discussion about replacing Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill with an image of Ronald Reagan. Rubino debated the topic with Jonathan Collegio of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project. Among Rubino's comments: "Well, without any disrespect to President Reagan, I really think it's a bad idea.  I think we should be more respectful of our history. Alexander Hamilton was really an astounding human being who created the economy of America --and made it possible for it to become the strongest of the world." 

Associate Professor of History Shoshana Keller was quoted in an article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch featuring a bilingual Pentecostal Church located in New York Mills, Calvary Gospel, comprised largely of refugees from the former U.S.S.R. According to Keller, Pentecostal Christians were persecuted during communist Soviet rule. "It's a cultural sense that to be really Russian you would be Russian Orthodox," she said.

The Utica Observer-Dispatch published an opinion piece written by Hamilton College Chaplain Jeff McArn. It was written as part of the newspaper's roundtable discussion "Matters of Faith." In it, McArn discussed the political and religious uses and misuses of the term "evil." "We take the first step toward evil when we believe in our own moral superiority rather than seeing the image of God in each of us," McArn concluded.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed by the BBC on China's foreign policy with oil producing countries. The discussion included China's oil-consumption and relations with countries in the Middle East.

Gemma Kirkwood '05 and Heather Schrum '05 were featured in an Oneida Daily Dispatch article about the recent discovery of an undersea volcano in Antarctica. Schrum and Kirkwood were members of the team that discovered the volcano. The expedition was led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Kirk Pillow has been appointed to the position of Associate Dean of the Faculty for a three-year term beginning on July 1. Pillow, who earned his doctoral degree from Northwestern University, has taught at Hamilton since 1996. 

Three Hamilton College faculty members competed in the 13th annual Covered Bridges Half Marathon in South Central Vermont on June 6. Associate Professor of Philosophy Katheryn Doran, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Celeste Friend and Assistant Professor of Sociology Jenny Irons were among participants in the 13.1 mile race. It began in South Pomfret, Vt. and continued through Woodstock and into Quechee. Runners cross over or pass by four covered bridges along the route.