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A report on Minnesota Public radio cited Hamilton College research in a new study. “Researchers at Hamilton College studied 4,000 married couples aged 51-61 who experienced a major health shock… They found the effect on net worth was much stronger when the wife got sick than when her husband fell ill. For sick husbands, household wealth fell $1,500, but for sick wives, it dropped $6,500.” The discrepancy in the figures between women and men was because husbands are more likely to go out to eat and hire someone to do chores when their wives fall ill. Insurance alone may not cover the expenses of a health shock such as a heart attack, stroke, cancer, lung disease, or diabetes.

The New York Post featured the Hamilton College immigration poll, conducted by Professor of Sociology Dennis Gilbert in a recent article. “Americans are reluctant to accept new immigrants, and more than half of all Americans feel that the United States is not taking adequate steps to ensure that terrorists are kept from legally entering the country. These are two of the many findings of a recent poll on immigration conducted by Hamilton College and Zogby International.”

Professor of Classics Barbara Gold attended the annual meeting of the American Philological Association in New Orleans in January where she presented the paper, "Coordination, Cooperation and Localization in the Classics World of North America," at the Presidential panel on "The Organization of Classics in North America." Gold organized and chaired the panel, "Journals, Publishing, Refereeing, and Senior/Junior Faculty: Duties and Responsibilities." While there, she also attended numerous events associated with the journal she edits, the American Journal of Philology.

Professor of Women's Studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty presented a faculty workshop, "Building A Radical, Transnational Feminist Knowledge Base," with Jacqui Alexander, University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 30-31, 2003.

Asian Studies Chair Thomas A. Wilson presented a teaching unit on comparative sacrifice in ancient Asia at the Expanding East Asian Studies (EXEAS) Teaching Collaborative at Columbia University.

Poet Mark Doty will present a lecture and reading at Hamilton College as the Kirkland Project 2003 artist-in-residence. Doty will give a lecture on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in Kirner-Johnson 109 (the Red Pit), and he will read from his poetry and prose on Friday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activities Village.

Assistant Professor of Economics Stephen Wu published a paper, "The Effects of Health Events on the Economic Status of Married Couples," in the Journal of Human Resources, Winter 2003.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his right-wing party, Likud, won the Tuesday elections in Israel. U.S. foreign policy analyst Yael Aronoff says, "The elections in Israel are another serious blow to a potential peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. The greater shift to the right makes a return to negotiations even less likely.

Hamilton College government professor Carlos Yordán comments on President Bush's State of the Union address and potential U.S. war on Iraq

The Hamilton College Department of Classics will welcome The Curio Theatre Company for a presentation of The Iliad, on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. This event is open to the public, free of charge. Refreshments will be served.