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The Second Conference on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century (TCLT2), co-sponsored by Hamilton College, was held at Yale University, June 7-9. Hamilton Professors of Chinese Hong Gang Jin and De Bao Xu were organizers. This followed the successful Conference on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (TCLT1) held at Hamilton in June, 2000. TCLT2 had more professionals attend and more universities/colleges participated (both from the US and overseas).

"Menu Costs, Firm Strategy, and Price Rigidity," a paper written by Assistant Professor of Economics Ann Owen with David Trzepacz ’00, has been accepted for publication in Economics Letters. The paper developed out of Trzepacz’s senior honors thesis.

Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner published a book review, "The Great Societizer" in The Nation. Klinkner reviewed Robert Caro's Master of the Senate.

We invite the Hamilton community to view posters on the term projects of the Adirondack class, EnvSt 205, on Monday, May 6, from noon to 5:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. Students will stand by their posters from noon to 1 p.m. to discuss their projects. Topics include: Lynx Reintroduction: A Failed Attempt in the Adirondacks;Acid Rain in the Adirondacks; Preserving the Great Camps; Storytelling in the Adirondacks; Hiking in the High Peaks: Impact and Regulations; Hamlets of the Adirondacks; Sociological Aspects of Wolf Reintroduction in the Adirondacks;The 1980 Lake Placid Olympics; The Adirondack Chair and its Deteriorating Rustic Roots; Developing a Property in the Adirondack Park; The Spirit of the Primitive: Women of the Adirondacks; and Snowmobiling in the Adirondacks.

Derek Jones, The Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, presented "Changing Employment Practices and the Quality of Jobs: Evidence from Case Studies of Medium-Sized Manufacturing Establishments in Central New York" at a joint conference of the Rockefeller and Russell Sage Foundations. The conference, "Evidence from the Future of Work Case Studies, Industrial Restructuring and Its Impact on Low Skilled Workers," was held May 2-3 in New York City. Jones presented the paper with Colgate University Professor of Economics Takao Kato and Colgate University Professor of Sociology Adam Weinberg.

Associate Director of Community Research in the Levitt Center Judy Owens-Manley published an article with Professor Jan Hagen, School of Social Welfare, SUNY/Albany, titled "Issues in Implementing TANF in New York: The Perspective of Frontline Workers" in the April issue of Social Work. The authors conducted focus groups with frontline workers in two counties in upstate New York to study their functions, the interaction of welfare and domestic violence, and the process of decision making at the front line using case vignettes.

Leah Byrne will present her Senior Fellowship research, "Octopamine and Nitric Oxide: Interactions of Neurotransmitters," on Monday, May 6, 8 p.m. in the Science Auditorium.

In observance of the Town of Kirkland's 175th anniversary celebration, Hamilton will open the Kirkland Cottage for visitors on Saturday, May 4, from 1-5 p.m. Members of Pentagon have generously volunteered to staff the cottage and answer questions. For those who have never had the opportunity to visit this historic campus building here's your chance.

David Shaye, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton College, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship to study the growth of HIV/AIDS in Dominica, an independent Caribbean country. The purpose of the Fulbright program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries through educational exchange.

Professor of Classics Barbara Gold was elected president of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States for 2002-03 at the organization's recent spring meeting.