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Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen was an organizer of the second annual Conference on Macroeconomic Research at Liberal Arts Colleges, hosted by Vassar.  Owen organized this year’s conference with colleagues at Smith, Colgate & Vassar. Its two primary goals are to create an open forum that allows macroeconomists at liberal arts colleges to expose their work to a group of peers to gain valuable feedback and to build a network of colleagues with whom to share ideas and collaborate on research projects. Owen will chair a panel on monetary policy at the conference. Hamilton has been selected to host a future conference.

Assistant Professor of Japanese Kyoko Omori gave a presentation titled “The Art of the Bluff: Youth Migrancy, Interlingualism, and the Popular Fiction of Tani Jôji” at the International Conference on Japanese Language Education at Columbia University. The conference theme was “Japanese Language Education: Entering a New Age.”  Conference presentations included: Japanese literature and culture, research on second language learning, linguistics, and classroom teaching practice.  This conference was the first Japanese language education conference held outside of Asia.

Stephen Knapp '69 of Worcester, Mass., uses glass and light the way many artists use paint and brush. A recent article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette highlighted Knapp's process for creating "light paintings" using glass and light.

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen was quoted in an article in <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i> on the state of the U.S. economy and the nation’s job market. Commenting on the job market and the complex nature of the economy, Owen said, “We see some strength and some signs of trouble down the road… The dilemma is that the numbers only tell the past, and you must make policy on what you think will happen." Commenting on new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Owen continued, "On the line is the credibility of the Fed under the new chair, if they pause and it's the wrong call, people will say Bernanke is not committed to a low inflation rate. But if they raise rates and it's the wrong call, people will say he's overzealous."

Visiting Professor of Chemistry Karl Kirschner and Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields and their students have published a paper in the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.

Eric Kuhn ‘09, working this summer as a digital media intern for NBC in New York City, will be the featured guest on radio station WOR’s Joey Reynolds Show, Friday, August 4, from 1-2 a.m.

Professor of Art History Rand Carter presented a paper titled "Schinkels Sammlung architektonischer Entwuerfe: Dokument oder Romantische Träumerei" at the Karl Friedrich Schinkel: ein Sohn der Aufklaerung International Conference sponsored by Berlin’s Humboldt University.

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, recently returned from Tartu, Estonia, where he attended the Central and Eastern European International Studies Association (CEEISA) conference at the University of Tartu. He presented a paper on transatlantic relations, titled "The EMU and the Transatlantic and Social Dimensions of the Crisis of the European Union" which was co-authored with Magnus Ryner of the University of Birmingham.

Members of the Hamilton College swim team made a big splash at the 8th annual Swim Across America event at Nantasket Beach in Hull, Mass. On July 15, they braved the chilly ocean water, along with U.S. Olympic swimmers, for a one-mile swim to support the David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The event raised more than $250,000, with a record number of participants this year.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, presented two papers at the 13th meeting of the International Association for the Economics of Participation held at Oñati, Spain from July 12 - 15.