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Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino travelled to Cuba to participate in Complexity 2002-Havana, Philosophical, Methodological and Epistemological Implications of Complexity Theory. Rubino presented a paper about complexity and society.

Tim Elgren, associate dean of the faculty, travelled to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, to chair a review panel for Merck and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, who jointly sponsor an Undergraduate Science Research Program.

Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition: Currently in the Erebus and Terror Gulf doing additional mapping of the sea floor topography before heading towards Seymour Island later tonight.

Assistant Professor of Physics Seth Major gave an invited talk at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada titled "Observational Limits on Quantum Geometry Effects" in January 2002.

Hamilton alumnus and trustee Stephen Sadove joined the team of Saks Incorporated as vice chairman. He currently serves as senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and has been with the company since 1991.

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Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition: Periglacial features such as stone polygons and frost wedging could also be found. Ahead of us lay the Howarth Glacier.

Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition: New Year's Day was spent in the Erebus and Terror Gulf working in worsening weather. Winds were sustained at 45 knots with gusts over 50 knots.

A memorial service for John Mavrogenis '64 will be held on Saturday, January 5, at 1 p.m., in the Chapel. A reception will follow in the Dwight Lounge, second floor of the Bristol Center. Please join John's family and friends as we celebrate his life and many contributions to Hamilton.

Associate Professor of Government Phil Klinkner was interviewed in the Buffalo News (Dec. 30) for an article about Sen. Hillary Clinton's first year in office. "Her year could be divided between pre-Sept. 11 and after," he said. Her role as outspoken leader of the opposition to President George W. Bush was "greatly diminshed" in the aftermath of Sept. 11, Klinkner said.