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| Science Facilities Project Related Pages Center Dedication |
Hamilton Dedicates New Science CenterCongressman Sherwood Boehlert Gives KeynoteOctober 3, 2005 The long awaited dedication ceremony for Hamilton's new Science Center was held on Friday, Sept. 30, in the building's atrium. President Joan Hinde Stewart gave the opening remarks and introduced the keynote speaker, Congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert, the chairman of the House Committee on Science. More ... 
Jared Diamond Launches Science Dedication Weekend With LectureDiamond Discussed His New Book, Collapse
September 30, 2005
Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel,
gave the James S. Plant lecture at Hamilton College on September 29 as
part of the Science Center dedication weekend, "A Celebration of
Science." The James S. Plant Distinguished Scientist Lecture series was
established in 1987 through a bequest from Dr. Plant, class of 1912 and
an eminent child psychiatrist, to bring to the campus outstanding
scientists as guest lecturers. Diamond's lecture topic was a discussion
of his new book, The New York Times best-seller Collapse. 
Ivan King '47 Took Audience on Tour of Universe With Hubble Telescope PicturesKing Lecture Was Part of Science Center Dedication Weekend
October 4, 2005
Ivan King ’47, a research professor of astronomy at the University of Washington, gave a lecture titled “Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope” on October 1 as part of the Science Center dedication weekend. Dr. King took his audience on a “Tour of the Universe” with pictures taken by the Hubble telescope. 
Susan Bryant and Robert Almeder Debate Stem Cell TherapyPanel Was Part of Science Center Dedication WeekendOctober 3, 2005 The student organization Biology Matters hosted a panel titled "Stem Cell Therapy: The Science and the Controversy" on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the Science Center dedication weekend. The panelists were Susan Bryant, P'08, dean, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine; and Robert Almeder, the McCullough Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton. More ... 
Martin Hirsch '60 Lectures on HIV/AIDS For Science SymposiumHarvard Professor Hirsch is Director of AIDS Clinical Research at Mass GeneralOctober 3, 2005 Martin Hirsch '60 gave a lecture titled "HIV/AIDS-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" for the Biology department during the Science Symposium held on Saturday, Oct. 1 and part of Hamilton's Science Center dedication weekend. Dr. Hirsch is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, professor of infectious disease and immunology at Harvard School of Public Health and director of clinical AIDS research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Hirsch was introduced by Professor of Biology Ernest Williams, who presented him with a Hamilton Alumni Achievement Medal. More ... |
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complete faculty involvement in laboratory and classroom design