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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, was interviewed for the CNN program Lou Dobbs Tonight. The segment on China aired on July 2 and re-aired on July 4. This piece, "China's Challenge: Can democracy and capitalism succeed in China?" is part of the CNN series, "Capitalism & Democracy," in cooperation with The Economist magazine.

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren was elected to serve as the president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for a one-year term beginning in June 2004. With this election, Elgren will serve on the CUR executive committee for a three-year term as president-elect, president and recent past-president. CUR is a national society dedicated to the advancement of research, scholarship and creative activity by undergraduates in collaboration with faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren published a paper on "Catecholase Activity Associated with Copper-S100B" in Biochemistry. This is a project funded originally by the Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health, a Cotrell Award from the Research Corporation and the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society.

The Monk Rowe Trio will perform at the annual Syracuse Jazz Festival. Rowe's trio features Genevieve Rose on acoustic bass and Gregory Caputo on drums. The trio will perform on Friday, June 20, at 6:45 p.m. The festival is held at the Onondaga County Community College campus. Monk Rowe is director of Hamilton's Jazz Archive and lecturer in saxophone.

Leonard C. Ferguson Professors of Archaeology Charlotte Beck and Tom Jones collaborated again in 2003 to publish another work. The two worked with Eric E. Jones and Richard E. Hughes to publish "Lithic Source Use and Paleoarchaic Foraging Territories in the Great Basin." The two professors then delivered several papers together at Conferences entitled "Paleoarchaic Travelers in the Great Basin," "Terminal Peistocene Lake Recession and Human Occupation in Grass Valley, Nevada," and "Great Basin 'Stubbies' and other Early Holocene Point Forms in the Western Bonneville Basin."

Director of Hamilton's Jazz Archives Monk Rowe worked with 5th and 6th grade students of the Vernon-Verona Sherrill School District. He introduced the young instrumentalists to the blues form and the art of improvising. He worked closely with instrumental music teacher Bill McCoy and vocal teacher Mary Nasci. Nasci was a student of Rowe's when he taught at V.V.S. in the late '70s. Rowe is also a lecturer in saxophone at Hamilton.

Hamilton College has been recognized by the New Media Consortium (NMC) for its innovative use of technology in support of learning in a liberal arts setting. The NMC recognized Hamilton’s Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) for its demonstrated commitment to pushing the boundaries of teaching, learning, research or creative expression, and adept in the application of technology.

Regina Johnson, guest writer for Around the Hill shares her insider's perspective on the Hamilton Golf League. She says, "Some play to improve their game, some for competition, but the resounding response as to why we play…because it's fun!"

The Saunders' Tree Peonies are in bloom in the Grant Garden. Professor of Chemistry A.P. Saunders hybridized the peonies in the early- to mid-1900s. His work with tree peonies -- which resulted in 73 named varieties -- was a notable achievement. His fame was established especially with hybridizing the yellow tree peony.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry John LaGraff received the Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award. The award will go toward funding his research in "Structure-Function relationships of microcontact printed protein patterns by in situ scanning force microscopy."