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Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer discussed Hamilton's proactive response to the economic challenges affecting the families of some students attending the College in a Wall Street Journal article, "Families Appeal to Colleges for Extra Aid," published on Feb. 5.

Tim Minella '09, a double major in government and physics, has been honored with the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). These awards are given to recognize exemplary research by undergraduate and graduate students who present at one of the poster sessions at the meetings of the American Astronomical Society. Minella presented results of his research at the 213th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, Calif., in January. The awardees receive a Chambliss medal and a certificate.

Hamilton College women's track and field athlete Akilah Bond '09 (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional HS) has been selected an Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III co-Field Athlete of the Week.

Jim Kennedy, vice president and director for strategic planning at the Associated Press, presented "The New Model for News" on February 3 in the Science Center. The presentation focused on how the Associated Press (AP) is confronted with the challenge of restructuring the news to fit the new generational consumption of media. Kennedy provided detailed information regarding how the AP addressed this problem as well as solutions for news consumption in the future.

Since November 2008, Hamilton has been producing power from the wind turbine on the South Campus and its two photo-voltaic solar arrays located on the roofs of Kirner-Johnson and the Outdoor Leadership Center, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities and Planning Steve Bellona.

Hamilton's Nordic Ski Team is making a name for itself in competitions in the Northeast. Emily Stinson '09 has been instrumental in organizing a team that travels and competes every weekend.

Hamilton has joined the academic consortium of UNAVCO, a non-profit, membership-governed consortium that supports and promotes Earth science by advancing high-precision techniques for the measurement and understanding of crustal deformation. As a result of the College becoming a UNAVCO member, Hamilton faculty, students and staff may participate in workshops, internships and short courses to help develop understanding of the technologies of measuring crustal motion.

Twelve Hamilton students participated in the McGill Model United Nations Conference (MCMUN) Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in Montreal. The conference consisted of approximately 1,400 delegates. The keynote speaker at the opening ceremonies was the right honorable Joe Clark, a former Prime Minister of Canada and a member of the Canadian Parliament for 25 years.

Associate Professor of Art History Stephen J. Goldberg published an essay, "Modern Woodcuts and the Rise of a Chinese Avant-garde," in Modern China, 1937-2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language, ed. by Jaochim Hormann, with an interview with Xu Bing and contributions by Stephen J. Goldberg, Renee Covalucci and Leslie Eliet.

TiDelco Ductan '09 won the triple jump as Hamilton College competed in the Colgate University Class of 1932 Invitational in Hamilton, NY on Jan. 31. The Continentals finished tied for 17th place in the 18 team field.