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Jennifer Sturm, system administrator and research support specialist, and Dana Luciano, assistant professor of English, both spoke on behalf of the Kirkland Project at the National Council for Research on Women conference, "Borders, Babies, and Bombs: A Gendered Reframing of Security," on May 31, at Mills College in Oakland, Ca. Sturm's talk, "Technology and Innovations in Feminist Studies," outlined the Kirkland Project's series for 2003-04, "Technology and Democracy." She also proposed new models for the integration of technology in feminist studies, adapting the framework of MERCURY, the chemistry supercomputing consortium based at Hamilton. Luciano's talk, "From 'Tolerance' to Transformation" was on the history of the Kirkland Project and its accomplishments.

Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Rivera published an article, "Interviewing Political Elites: Lessons from Russia," in PS: Political Science and Politics (December 2002). Her co-authors were Polina Kozyreva and Eduard Sarovskii of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Sociology. Rivera also gave a presentation, "Elites and the Diffusion of Foreign Models in Russia," at Cornell University's Institute for European Studies on March 31.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry John LaGraff received the Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award. The award will go toward funding his research in "Structure-Function relationships of microcontact printed protein patterns by in situ scanning force microscopy."

Reunions 2003 will reverberate with echoes of the past, ring out with celebrations of the present and provide a sense of what the future holds for the people who comprise Hamilton College. Opportunities to strengthen your ties with your alma mater are at their best during Reunions 2003. Join us and renew old friendships, enhance existing relationships nurtured since graduation and develop new relationships that will last a lifetime. Hamilton College will welcome back more than 500 alumni, as well as their guests, when we host our annual Reunion Weekend Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8. Highlights of this year's reunion will include a fourteen Alumni Colleges, the Alumni All-Star Jazz Band, various affinity group receptions, the Annual Alumni Association Meeting and the Sunday Service of Remembrance.

Now through August 10, the Hamilton College Emerson Gallery will present the most comprehensive Monhegan art exhibit to date. The exhibit will cover the complete history of Monhegan art from 1858 to present, and will feature multiple treatments of the same scenes. The paintings are influenced by the Hudson River School, the Ashcan School, marine painting, modernism, and abstract expressionism. Also included are works by 16 foreign-born artists from countries such as Estonia, Indonesia, Australia, and Italy. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz gave a paper at the International Conference on Narrative at Berkeley in March: "Tempus Fugue-It: Order, Counterpoint, and Narrative Structure." The Ohio State University Press series ("Theory and Interpretation of Narrative") that Rabinowitz co-edits with James Phelan has published a new book, the 19th in the series. The book, by Deborah A. Martinsen, is titled Surprised by Shame: Dostoevsky's Liars and Narrative Exposure.

The Hamilton College Writing Program announced "Alexander Hamilton's List," a group of more than 100 students who have been recognized by the faculty for their achievements in writing in the Spring, 2003 semester.

Associate Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods was quoted in the June 2003 issue of Maxim for an article, "Jazz in a Box." Woods described the swing as "A rhythmic phenomenon with a flexible feel and lots of syncopation...It's Jessica Rabbit's hips bouncing back and forth."

Sarah Taylor, a May 25 graduate of Hamilton College, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to Spain. The title of her project is “Theoretical Studies on Pharmacologically Important Proteins.” Taylor has been invited to join in a research group at the University of Barcelona with Professor Modesto Orozco, a prominent theoretical biochemist. She will study an enzyme that is thought to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.

Hamilton Commencement was featured in the Syracuse Post-Standard. Commencement speaker and PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer said, "Praise, question, be part of the debate and the decision making," Lehrer said. "We must all serve with our hearts and our minds and our voices. I implore you to do so."