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Hamilton College's program on globalization engages students in a multi-disciplinary examination of the broad phenomenon of globalization, including its political, economic, social and cultural aspects.  The sophomore seminar cluster on globalization is sponsoring a series of lectures in April and May.

Assistant Professor of Physics Gordon Jones was a guest on "The Science Guy," a weekly science radio show on KFRU-AM in Columbia, Missouri, on March 24. Jones discussed the physics of the yo-yo, which celebrates its 75th birthday in 2004. "The Science Guy" reaches some 250,000 listeners in the mid-Missouri area, including the state capitol, Jefferson City.

A two-day colloquium, "Hamilton's Nevis: A Conference on The Legacy Of Alexander Hamilton," will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, April 7 and 8, in the Science Auditorium on the Hamilton College campus. The conference is free and open to the public.

Cornell University psychology professor Timothy DeVoogd spoke at Hamilton College on April 5 about his research on brain plasticity in birds and bird learning, comprehension and singing. The departments of biology and psychology sponsored the lecture.

Michael H. Granof, a 1963 graduate of Hamilton College and a professor of accounting at the University of Texas, contributed an op-ed to The New York Times (4/5/04) on how to salvage the damaged reputation of college sports. He proposes that "One way to reform the system is to apply the lessons of Enron and Arthur Andersen to collegiate athletics. When a university's athletic program is engulfed in scandal... more than the coaches and players should be held responsible. So should the university's president."  Granof serves on the University of Texas  athletics council.

An editorial in the New Orleans Times-Picayune (4/6/04) highlights the work of Government Professor Phil Klinkner and Visiting Instructor of Government Richard Skinner '92. Their study, "Black, White, Brown and Cajun: The Racial Dynamics of the 2003 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election," suggested bias, unexpected support from the so-called "David Duke vote" was decisive in Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco's victory over Bobby Jindal. The Times-Picayune editorial says the study "makes a depressingly strong case that Jindal, who had led comfortably in pre-election polls, lost because of his Indian ancestry. Blanco is white."

A proposal by Visiting Professor of Rhetoric and Communication John Adams has been accepted for inclusion in Vassar's Summer Institute in Media Studies, which will take place from May 24 to July 16. Adams’ project is titled “Video Cellphones, War Metaphors, and Micro-Documentaries: Exploring the Rhetorical Constraints of Time and Place.” He will participate in the Vassar Summer Institute with Hamilton student Joshua Huling ’05, and Instructional Technology Specialist Janet Simons.  The theme for the 2004 institute is Media and Conflict.

Four Hamilton students participated in a First-Year Russian Language "Olympics," held at Syracuse University on Saturday, April 3.  Valery Danilack ('06), Brett Greenspan ('06), Meredith Paddock ('06), and Ross Ufberg ('07) joined undergraduates from Cornell, Hobart-William Smith, SUNY-Binghamton, Syracuse University, Union College, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to compete in various Russian language activities.

Prominent novelist, playwright, essayist and critic Susan Sontag gave the Tolles Lecture on April 3. Her lecture, titled “Politics and the Arts,” discussed what is meant when we use the terms “art” and “the arts,” and explored what the conventions of literature can tell us about the moral thought of society. The Tolles Lecture Series was established by the class of 1951, and brings writers from the fields of literature, journalism and theater to speak at Hamilton.

Hamilton geology students participated in the Geological Society of America's Northeast and Southeast Sectional Meeting on March 25 - 27 in Washington, D.C. Topics include geoscience education, marine geology and palentology.