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As President Obama eases travel restrictions between Cuba and the U.S., curbing the tension between the two countries will become a priority. The conflict dates back to 50 years ago, when Cubans flocked to America following Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. The exodus forced immigrants to reshape their core beliefs, and caused both countries to become engulfed in changing attitudes. Rachel Pohl '11 will work with Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Anne Lacsamana to study how assimilation affects an ethnic group's philosophy and perspective.

Anoop Pandey '10 is responsible for distributing the famed "golden bikes" for free student use on campus, but the part of the globe he's studying certainly isn't accessible by bike. This summer, Pandey is using remote sensing to study unusual fold structures along faults in the Western Desert of Egypt. He is working with Upson Chair for Public Discourse and Professor of Geosciences Barbara Tewksbury. 

Edith Toegel, associate professor of German, published two articles in May on the contemporary Austrian writer Barbara Frischmuth. The first, in Seminar, discusses the issues of multiculturalism in a post-1989 Austria as depicted in Frischmuh's recent novels.  The second article, in German Studies Review, discusses her recently published diaries viewed through the lens of an avid gardener.

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.