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Anwar Shaikh, professor of economics at New School University, spoke at Hamilton on April 12, on "Globalization and the Myths of Free Trade." Shaikh addressed the commonly held belief that free trade and the market economy are the best ways to utilize the resources brought together by interaction between nations. Shaikh's talk was sponsored by the Globalization Sophomore Seminar classes.

Hamilton College has been awarded $60,000 from the Merck/American Association for the Advancement of Science Undergraduate Science Research Program. The Merck/AAAS program recognizes outstanding undergraduate research programs, and awards research stipends for collaborative work between chemistry and biology departments. This year, Hamilton was among 15 colleges to receive the honor in the national competition.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven presented a poster of her paper, "Spinoza and Recent Discoveries in Affective Neuroscience," at the sixth annual series of major conferences, "Toward a Science of Consciousness," at the University of Arizona in Tucson from April 7-11. The conference brought together researchers from throughout the sciences and humanities who study the neuroscience, philosophy, biology and cognitive sciences related to the nature, origin, aspects and operations of consciousness. The conference marked the 10th anniversary of the Tucson consciousness conference.

(from L to R) Gemma Kirkwood '05 (Hamilton College), Dr. Bob Gilbert (Queen's University), Stephanie Higgins '04 (Hamilton College), Heather Schrum '05 (Hamilton College), Dr. Eugene Domack (Hamilton College), Dr. Amy Leventer (Colgate University) and Jimmy Maritz (Colgate University) gather at Syracuse Airport for the start of their journey to Antarctica. A flight from Syracuse to Atlanta is the first leg of the trip. From Atlanta it is an overnight flight to Santiago Chile and onward to Punta Arenas Chile, where they will arrive late Wednesday afternoon.

Assistant Professor of Economics Stephen Wu recently gave two invited presentations, "Is Trade Good for Your Health?" (with Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen) and "Behavioral Effects of Financial Shocks" (with Assistant Professor of Economics Julio Videras), at Princeton University and Vassar College respectively.

Robert Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Public Priorities, spoke at Hamilton on April 12 as a part of the Levitt Center Speaker Series "The Environment: Public Policy and Social Responsibility."

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen has co-authored "Income Inequality, Financial Development and Macroeconomic Fluctuations," with Murat Iyigun at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in The Economic Journal published in April.

Hamilton College Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Reynolds is a member of one 20-person group that specializes in mollusk evolution and that hopes that a collaborative proposal to the AToL program will be successful.

The 3rd Annual Gay-Straight Student Pride Rally at Hamilton College will be held Thursday, April 15, at 12 p.m. on Martin's Way near the Beinecke Student Activities Village.

Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek Jones presented two invited papers recently in Finland, one at the Helsinki School of Economics on March 23 and another at EKLA  (a research association for Finnish employers) on March 26. Jones presented "The Effects of  Employee Involvement on Firm Performance: Evidence from an Econometric Case Study" and a talk on the incidence and effects of stock option plans in Finland. Jones has been invited to the Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State this month to give another talk titled "The Effects of Employee Involvement on Firm Performance: Evidence from an Econometric Case Study."