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Nathan Goodale, visiting instructor of anthropology, published his paper titled "Lithic Core Reduction Techniques: Modeling Expected Diversity," with co-authors Ian Kuijt (University of Notre Dame), Shane Macfarlan (Washington State University), Curtis Osterhoudt (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and Bill Finlayson (Council for British Research in the Levant). The paper is published in a volume edited by William Andrefsky Jr. titled Lithic Technology: Measures of Production, Use and Curation.

Marla Jaksch, visiting assistant professor of women's studies, presented a paper at the "(In)Equality, Inclusion, & Human Development" conference in New Delhi, India. The conference, co-sponsored by the Human Development & Capability Association and the Institute for Human Development, brought together international scholars, activists, and policy makers to meet, explore, and strategize on the relationships between inequality, exclusion, and human development.

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca S. Murtaugh is exhibiting "Seduction" at the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, Va. This two-person show, which runs until October 11, explores works that are visually and intellectually seductive. 

Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods has been awarded funding from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for 2008-09. Woods received the award in the jazz and popular music division.

To promote informatics literacy, Hamilton was awarded with a NSF Class Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant to establish and to improve its bioinformatics curriculum. Assistant Professor of Biology Wei-Jen Chang presented Hamilton's five years outcome and achievements at the conference, which was sponsored by AAAS and NSF. He joined other grant awardees from more than 200 U.S, colleges and shared the experience of teaching bioinformatics at small liberal arts institutions. The conference was held in August in Washington, D.C.

Students from Hamilton's Program in New York toured the Science Barge at Pier I, Riverside Park South, on Sept. 10. The barge is "a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center.  According to the New York SunWorks Web site, "It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff."

Maurice Isserman, Hamilton College's James L. Ferguson Professor of History, will discuss Fallen Giants - A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4:15 p.m. at the Glen House on Hamilton's campus. Isserman, who co-authored the book, will also sign copies. Published by Yale University Press last month, the book has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Around 103 Hamilton students spent a total of 630 hours volunteering for the annual Make a Difference Day on Sept. 13. The community service day, sponsored by HAVOC, took student volunteers to the Kirkland Art Center, JCTOD Outreach, Kirkland Town Library, Loretto Center, Root Farm, Upstate Cerebral Palsy, The Underground Café and Westminster Presbyterian, Emmaus House and For the Good. 

Terry Borton, leading historian of the Magic Lantern show, will present and discuss "A Halloween Magic Lantern Show," on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. in the KJ Auditorium. This event begins the F.I.L.M series for 2008-09. Borton, an internationally admired performer, offers his audiences the experience of Magic Lantern shows, what he calls "Spooktacular Halloween stories like Poe's The Raven, bizarre animated comedy and outrageous songs – all dramatized on screen by a live showman and singer/pianist." All F.I.L.M events are free and open to the public.

College Republicans and Democrats worked together to help mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 memorial flags were displayed along Martin's Way to represent each of the almost 3,000 lives lost on that day. An interfaith discussion of the events surrounding Sept. 11 and their significance to ourselves, the U.S. and the world took place at noon, and a candlelight vigil was held on Martin's Way.