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Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, published a book review of Catherine L. Albanese, A Republic of the Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion (Yale University Press, 2007) in the summer 2009 edition of the Quest.

Acting Dean of Faculty Patrick D. Reynolds announced the appointment of two of Hamilton's most outstanding teacher-scholars to endowed chairs. Professor of Art Bruce Muirhead was appointed to the William R. Kenan Chair, and Professor of Music Sam Pellman was appointed to the Leonard C. Ferguson Chair. Both are effective July 1. 

Hamilton College invites you to attend a series of summer picnics and parties to help welcome incoming students and families of the Class of 2013.

The "New York Six," six liberal arts colleges in Upstate New York, has received a one-year planning grant of $100,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to begin collaborative work with the goals of controlling business costs and learning from each other's experience in areas of student life and staff development. Hamilton is the designated grantee for the project and will serve as a hub for the consortium with fiduciary and reporting responsibilities.

Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic known as "Mississippi Mud" among chemists. Researchers 50 years ago attributed the nickname to Vancomycin's dark brown, cloudy, and generally infectious appearance. The scientists noticed that it demonstrated strong anti-microbial properties. Originally extracted as a natural product, Vancomycin was widely used when other antibiotics were no longer effective. 

"Theory and Interpretation of Narrative," the Ohio State University Press series co-edited by Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz and James Phelan, has just published its 29th volume: Patrick Colm Hogan's Understanding Nationalism: On Narrative, Cognitive Science, and Identity.

Evin Adolph '10 never thought her major in Hispanic studies and minor in biology would overlap. Now she knows that Spanish speakers can turn up anywhere, even at a company like Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS). Her internship there this summer is affiliated with the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

"By all means; beg, buy or steal Fallen Giants," begins a recent review of Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester Professor of History Stewart Weaver.

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen participated in the 2nd annual Legatum Prosperity Symposium at Brocket Hall in London June 26-28. The symposium, sponsored by the Legatum Institute, encourages interdisciplinary discussion among economists, sociologists, political scientists and historians about the nature and causes of prosperity. Owen participated in a session that focused on trust in markets and the financial crisis.

Hamilton College men's basketball 1,000-point scorer Nick Jones '07 was photographed and appeared in a feature story posted on ESPN.com June 18 about the Obama administration's impact on the sport.