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Kara Sage, visiting assistant professor of psychology, co-authored a chapter titled "Dwelling on Action" in the new book Social Perception: Detection and Interpretation of Animacy, Agency, and Intention (ed. M.D. Rutherford and Valerie Kuhlmeier).

Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Jazz Kick Off Concert on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall. “Doc” Woods and special guests starts the year off with an evening of original works featuring a mixture of chamber music and jazz. This event is free and open to the public.

Work by Assistant Professor of Art Robert Knight was selected for a group exhibition titled “American Art Today: Figures.” The exhibition at The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, N.C., runs Sept. 7 through Jan. 5.

Professor of Philosophy A. Todd Franklin presented an invited paper at the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy held Aug. 4 -10 in Athens, Greece.

The Kirkland Town Library (KTL) and Hamilton’s Burke Library have announced the schedule of events for the program “America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.”  The first session, Blues and Gospel Music, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Kirkland Town Library. All screenings are free and open to the public.

Kevin W. Kennedy Professor of Art Katharine Kuharic’s work will be included in an exhibition at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). “Consumed: Nourishment and Indulgence” runs Sept. 6 through Oct. 9 at the Willard Wankelman Gallery in the BGSU Fine Arts Center.

This summer, Abigail Armstrong ’15 interned with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW), an organization dedicated to providing a permanent and effective voice for women across the state.  The organization meets with legislators, endorses legislation and holds public hearings on topics related to women and the issues they face in today’s society.  Armstrong participated in the MCSW’s advocacy for fundamental freedoms and promoting women’s basic human rights, freedom and equality.

Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology emeritus, contributed a chapter in a new book titled Extraterrestrial Altruism. The chapter, “Predator: Prey Models and Contact Considerations,” focuses on whether or not “an intelligent alien will be beneficent, neutral or hostile.”

Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., gives college juniors and seniors an opportunity to see what a career in medicine is like.  The Overlook Summer Internship Program (OSIP) allows students to shadow medical professionals and gain experience interacting with hospitalized patients.  Liza Gergenti ’14 took advantage of this summer offering and said that she “got a feel for what life during medical school and residencies will be like, including the long hours with very little sleep.”

The Gaokao, also known as the National College Entrance Exam, is a Chinese academic examination that students must complete to apply to undergraduate schools.  Chinese schools prepare children for the grueling exam that determines if the children will pursue an education at highly competitive universities or end their formal education and enter the workforce.  In her project funded by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, Mandy Wong ’15 researched Chinese student perspectives on obtaining a higher education after passing the Gaokao.