News at Hamilton
Under bright, sunny skies on College Hill, about 475 members of the Class of ’30 arrived on campus to begin Orientation, head off on adventure trips, and officially settle into life at Hamilton. They rolled up in jam-packed cars and SUVs, greeted by enthusiastic — and very loud — costumed Orientation leaders joined by President Steven Tepper.
Hamilton Students Advance Biomedical Research Through MMRI Partnership
A growing partnership between Hamilton College and the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is giving students the opportunity to pursue biomedical research. This summer, Lydia DeTraglia ’28 and Aksel Reid ’27 are spending 10 weeks at the institute in Utica conducting independent research projects while gaining firsthand experience in a professional laboratory.
Hamilton Students Dive Into 20,000 Years of Florida River History
On Florida’s Wakulla and St. Marks rivers, a group of Hamilton researchers spent their summer snorkeling for freshwater snails, watching for alligators and manatees, and collecting samples that preserve thousands of years of environmental history.
Wrisley ’26 Finds a Fit in Product Management at Home Depot
Finding the right career path for Mia Wrisley ’26 meant finding a way to bring together her many interests. After graduation, with a computer science and world politics double concentration, she joined the Home Depot’s inaugural associate product management program in a role she says brings together both the technical and interpersonal skills she developed at Hamilton.
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On Florida’s Wakulla and St. Marks rivers, a group of Hamilton researchers spent their summer snorkeling for freshwater snails, watching for alligators and manatees, and collecting samples that preserve thousands of years of environmental history.
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Professor of French and Francophone Studies Martine Guyot-Bender will spend this fall in Cambodia studying the country’s emerging art-house cinema and teaching screenwriting at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, after having been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Her research will explore how a new generation of Cambodian filmmakers represents a society still navigating the legacy of the Khmer Rouge while moving toward modernization.
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For Paige Hescock ’27, every day as a newspaper reporter brings a new story to tell. This summer, Hescock is interning as a news reporter at the Daily Sentinel in Rome, N.Y., where she covers local news, interviews community members, photographs events, and writes stories for both print and online publication. From tracking down sources over the phone to covering events in person, the internship has immersed her in the fast-paced world of daily journalism.
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Hamilton College has been awarded a $1.975 million grant through New York State's Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap) to support continued renovations to Russell Sage Rink, the oldest continuously operating college hockey rink in the country and home to more than a century of Hamilton Hockey traditions.
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A growing partnership between Hamilton College and the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is giving students the opportunity to pursue biomedical research. This summer, Lydia DeTraglia ’28 and Aksel Reid ’27 are spending 10 weeks at the institute in Utica conducting independent research projects while gaining firsthand experience in a professional laboratory.
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