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Several papers co-authored by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Aaron Strong have been published in recent months.
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Warming temperatures and budding trees on campus signal the beginning of spring and the end of the maple sugaring season. Last weekend marked the final boil of the season as Hamilton students spent all day Saturday reducing 60 gallons of sap into just over a gallon of syrup.
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Amy Harff ’21, Jiin Jeong ’21, and Liam Prum ’21 have been named Watson Fellows, with each receiving a $36,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner institutions.
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Jonathan “Peck” Overpeck ’79 spent his senior year at Hamilton researching climate and vegetation change in the Adirondacks, an experience he suspects sowed the seeds of his life’s work.
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Many students joined in last weekend’s first campus-wide maple sugaring effort as a way to enjoy the outdoors while making tasty maple syrup.
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Taking advantage of the campus’ natural resources, Hannah Katz ’21 and Asha Grossberndt ’21 began the first of many rounds of maple sugaring last week as part of their independent study in environmental studies.
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A math major with an environmental studies minor, Rachel Pike ’21 saw data science as a natural combination of her interests, and a new course gave her a chance to confirm that. She enrolled in ENVST 206 Environmental Data Science.
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In an essay titled Getting around anti-Democratic obstacles to addressing climate change, Professor of Government Peter Cannavò explains how a fundamental problem in our system of governance stands in the way of enacting climate change legislation.
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Encouraging students’ curiosity about food, and fostering a recognition of humanity’s long relationship with food growing and production, motivated Jason Townsend, supervisor of introductory laboratories, to create Introduction to Science of Food. In the class, students complete hands-on projects where they grow, process, or create a food item of their choice.
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