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  • In June, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology David Nalbone presented two posters at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society in Toronto: “Differences between high-level and low-level introductory psychology textbooks” and “Attitudes toward abortion: One, two, or more dimensions?” The later was co-authored with Hansmann Scholar Elizabeth Muenk ’02.

  • In June, Assistant Professor of Physics Seth Major attended the 3rd Banach Workshop on Quantum Gravity in Warsaw, Poland, where he presented the talk "New Results for Quantum Geometric Operators." He also traveled to the GR16 conference in Durban, South Africa, in July, where he spoke on "Discrete Geometry — Possible Tests: GZK Threshold, Cerenkov Radiation and Atomic Energy Levels."

  • Cheng Li, professor of government at Hamilton College, has recently been appointed to advisory or membership positions at the Hoover Institution, the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University, and the National Committee on United States-China Relations, respectively.

  • David D'Alessandro P '02, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Financial Services, delivered the Family Weekend address at Hamilton College in Fall 1999. His talk, titled "There is Life After a Liberal Arts Degree," appears on the Liberal Arts Career Network Web site.

  • Two members of the Hamilton College faculty have been appointed to endowed chairs. John H. O'Neill will be the Edmund A. LeFevre Professor of English, and James Bradfield will be the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics. The LeFevre Chair is awarded to a senior member of the Department of English who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and accomplishment as a teaching scholar. The Leavenworth Chair recognizes outstanding teaching, distinguished scholarship, and community service. Both appointments were effective on July 1.

  • Cheng Li, professor of government, was in Washington, D.C. this week for a live interview with VOA Television's "Strait Talk." During the hour-long program, Li fielded calls from mainland China and Taiwan about Chinese leadership and succession.

  • Hamilton rising junior Matthew Liptak and Chemistry Professor George Shields have co-authored a paper that will be published in the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. Liptak has also co-authored a paper that was published in the Journal of Chemical Physics and has another forthcoming in the Journal of the American Chemical Society in August.

  • The William M. Bristol Jr. Pool is home to the 14th annual Swim Camp directed by Hamilton Swim Coach Dave Thompson. More than 165 boys and girls will take the plunge during the camp that will be held over the course of the next three weeks.

  • When the U.S.Senate opens hearings on Wednesday, June 27, into the Civil Rights commission’s findings from the Florida presidential election, they’ll have another study to review that supports earlier findings.  Florida counties with higher proportions of black registered voters still had higher rates of spoiled ballots.

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