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Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus.

Ethan Bair joins Hamilton this semester as rabbi for the Jewish community after eight years as a congregational rabbi, most recently at Temple Beth Sholom, Miami Beach.

Having witnessed the power of fentanyl, anesthesiologist Joseph Forand ’77 knew many people were likely to die when nonprescription use of the drug began to climb. He had an idea about how to help — make a movie to illustrate the danger.

A longstanding annual tradition returned when members of the Class of 2025 visited the historic Kirkland Cottage on Aug. 24 and 25 to sign the College Register. The matriculation event, established in 1975, celebrates the beginning of students’ Hamilton careers and their membership in the College community.

A summer Levitt Center project involving 11 students, three professors, and several other members of the Hamilton community began in what was perhaps an unexpected way.

This summer, Hamilton’s labs were busy with research across nearly all scientific disciplines — not least among them psychology. Over the past few weeks, Grace Kupka ’22, Elisa Matson ’23, Jennifer Klix ’24, and Sophie Maniscalco ’23 worked with Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton on two projects, both related to the concept of defensive self-esteem

It’s reasonable to assume that an internship at a company called Embark Veterinary might appeal mostly to would-be veterinarians. But for Jason Healy ’22, the position has provided him the opportunity to dive headfirst into the financial and logistical aspects of running a business.

The mantra “study what you love” encourages students to venture into previously unfamiliar fields. Bria Dox ’22, for example, took advantage of Hamilton’s academic diversity to discover her passions for mineralogy and volcanology. This summer, she dove deeper into these fields through a geoscience research project, analyzing the mineral chemistry of rocks from Oregon’s Sand Mountain volcanic field.

Marcus Gutierrez ’18, lover of history and his alma mater, rounded up a group of young alums to pitch in to buy a document signed by DeWitt Clinton for the College archives.

Inspired by his own family's immigrant history and a Russian history course he took with Professor Shoshana Keller, John Keirouz ’22, spent a summer researching Russian religious communities and how their experiences affected the way they related to the U.S. and the way they tried to organize and run their churches.