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Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Reynolds is presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the American Malacological Society held in Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 3-7. His paper is titled "Multidisciplinary Approaches to Molluscan Phylogeny." Reynolds has been studying coastal fauna at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and was recently published in Advances in Marine Biology.

Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies Ann Frechette has authored Tibetans in Nepal, The Dynamics of International Assistance among a Community in Exile (Berghahn Books, 2002). The book explores the influence of foreign aid organizations on the lives of Tibetan refugees in Nepal.

Hamilton students Jessica Callahan ’04, Laura Crandall ’04, Emin Hodzic ’05, and Daniel Leonard ’03, have been spending the summer doing research with Associate Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer. Their research has been done in conjunction with fellow classmates Daniel Allen ’04 and Stephanie Higgins ’04, who are working with Associate Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith. Brewer and her students have been making sol-gel glass, which is glass that is made from slowly grown chemicals infused with rare earth elements, as opposed to the more commonly created glass from sand. While the process is much longer (each sol-gel takes about three to four weeks to complete), it is believed that the optical quality of the glass made from chemicals is greatly enhanced. The correlation between the two groups is that sol-gels, when infused with rare earth elements, will glow under a laser light. Allen and Higgins have been running lasers through sol-gels created by Brewer and her students to discover aspects of “solid state physics.”

Economics Professor Derek Jones traveled to Latvia, Belgium and Spain this summer to deliver several papers and participate as a discussant on transitional economies, employee participation and information technology. He continued his travels to Japan where he is a visiting professor at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan.

Hamilton faculty members are going back to the classroom, not as teachers but as students. In a two-day workshop, faculty were introduced not only to cutting-edge technology available but also to the latest research in teaching and learning and how to incorporate oral presentations into the classroom. This overview will aid them in developing and teaching the new sophomore seminars, which will be introduced this fall.

Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin has announced the appointment of Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner to the James S. Sherman Chair at Hamilton. Appointments to faculty chairs are made by the president, acting on the recommendation of Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty David Paris.

Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin has announced the appointment of Associate Professor of History Douglas Ambrose to the Sidney Wertimer Jr. Chair at Hamilton. The appointment to the chair is made by the president, on the advice of Vice President and Dean of the Faculty David C. Paris.

Marc David, Hamilton's new Assistant Dean of Students for Multicultural Student Affairs, is asking for campus support of his proposed initiatives. He is seeking members of the community to serve as a resource base for multicultural students.

Over the previous two weeks the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House was the home to almost 200 boys for the annual Continental Basketball Day Camp at Hamilton College. Head men’s basketball coach Tom Murphy is the camp director and was joined by assistant coaches at Hamilton College, Stan Evans, Randie Torgalski. The one-week session for boys entering grades 5-8 ends August 2, with a one-week camp for boys entering grades 9-12 began Monday, August 5. The campers worked on individual skills and station drills in the mornings, play full games, attend lectures and swim in the afternoons.

Stuck on the hill for the summer because publications are due, there's a conference to run or this is the only time to catch up on that work that will never get done when the students get back? Here are some day trip ideas from fellow Hamiltonians. Go on. Take a day. It'll do you a world of good.