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The Dean's Faculty Lecture Series kicked off the spring semester on Feb. 28, with a lecture by Edgar B. Graves Professor of History Al Kelly. Kelly's topic was "Heroes and Harlots: German Virtue and French Decadence in the 'Great and Glorious War' of 1870-1871."

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alistair Campbell presented a paper, "Language-Independent Interactive Data Visualization" at the 34th annual SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education held Feb. 19-22 in Reno, Nev.

Professor of French John O'Neal published, "Voltaire's History of Manners in France" for the 17th annual DeBartolo conference on 18th-century studies, Tampa, Fla.(University of South Florida), in February. This year's conference theme was the history of manners.

Professor of Economics Christophre Georges gave a paper, "Learning dynamics, nonlinear misspecification, and trading," at the Eastern Economics Association meetings on Feb. 22, in New York. The paper was co-authored with John C. Wallace '03 and summarized research from their Emerson grant project last summer.

Ann Frechette, Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, presented a paper, "Regulating the Right to Life: The International Market in Blood, Body Parts, and Babies," at Think Tank on February 21, 2003. The same paper will be presented at the Association for Asian Studies meetings in March.

Hamilton College Professor and Chair of Chemistry George C. Shields received a grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation to build a national model to increase the number of chemistry majors.

Professor of Women's Studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty is the author of a new book, Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity, published by Duke University Press (3/03). The book addresses some of the most pressing and complex issues facing contemporary feminism. According to the jacket: "Forging vital links between daily life and collective action and between theory and pedagogy, Mohanty has been at the vanguard of Third World and international feminist thought and activism for nearly two decades."

Professor of Government Cheng Li was quoted in a Reuters article about Hu Jintao, China's new communist party chief, as he moves to take over from out-going leader Jiang Zemin. Li said, "[Mr]Hu has made smart moves. He has focused his attention on poverty and rural issues while continuing to show respect for [Mr] Jiang."

In this article about Hamilton College's national immigration poll, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Paul Hagstrom Center said that immigration policy used to focus on welfare issues, and now it focuses on terror and security.

Hamilton’s recent poll concerning national security and immigration was recently featured in Texas’s Star Telegram. The poll, conducted by Hamilton College researchers and Zogby International, found that after September 11, more Americans are concerned with national security when it comes to immigration than diversifying the country socially or ethnically. The study also discovered that 63 percent of Americans would support a policy that halted immigration from countries with high terrorist rates. The article was also featured in The Fresno Bee, Charlotte.com, The Albuquerque Tribune, The Herald News, and The Modesto Bee.