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Associate Professor of Economics Jeffrey Pliskin has co-edited a volume titled “The Determinants of the Incidence and the Effects of Participatory Organizations – Theory and International Comparisons” (with T. Kato).  This volume is part of a series titled “Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms” edited by Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek Jones. 

Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, is co-editor of A Ruined Fortress?: Neoliberal Hegemony and Transformation in Europe, a collection of essays addressing governance issues in Europe. The book was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.

Hamilton College’s Emerson Gallery presents "Hamilton Collects Photography - The First One Hundred Years," a comprehensive historical survey of photography from the emergence of the daguerreotype in the 1840s to the height of the modern period during the first half of the 20th century.  Opening on Monday, Aug. 25, and closing on Sunday, Nov. 23, the exhibition includes works by many well known photographers among them Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Edward Weston, Alfred Steiglitz, Eadweard Muybridge, Thomas Eakins, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget and Ansel Adams.

Professor of Art Rand Carter delivered the opening lecture at the Friends of Schinkel Triennial II in Berlin.  His presentation was titled "Schinkel and the Pompeian Style" and was part of the "Schinkel and Italien" session.  In July, Carter traveled to Peru with members of the Society of Architectural Historians.  Their itinerary focused on the study of architecture and urbanism including Pre-Columbian times representing a constellation of Pre-Inca cultures and the Inca Empire; the Spanish Colonial Period; and the Republican Period following independence from Spain to present day.

Individuals who are generally in poor health are more likely to get flu shots and cholesterol checks, but less likely to have mammograms, pap smears, breast exams and prostate checks. Psychological factors such as fear and anxiety may be important reasons why sicker people are less likely to get cancer screens. These are the findings of Assistant Professor of Economics professor Stephen Wu whose paper, “Sickness and Preventative Medical Behavior,” was published in the July issue of the Journal of Health Economics.

Professor of Economics Christophre Georges presented a paper titled "Learning Dynamics and Nonlinear Misspecification in an Artificial Financial Market" coauthored with John Wallace ’03 at the Society of Computational Economics 9th annual conference, "Computing in Economics and Finance." Another paper by Georges titled "Adjustment Costs, Learning, and Indeterminacy" has been published in the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control in the October 2003 issue (Vol. 28, No. 1, pages 101 – 116).

Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery has named Susanna White its new registrar and curator. White brings more than 10 years experience in the museum field, working at both the administrative and program level. Most recently she held positions as the marketing and development director and registrar/exhibitions assistant at The Exhibition Alliance, a nationally recognized exhibition service organization. White holds a master's degree in art history from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She also studied art history at St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Now through August 10, the Hamilton College Emerson Gallery will present the most comprehensive Monhegan art exhibit to date. The exhibit will cover the complete history of Monhegan art from 1858 to present, and will feature multiple treatments of the same scenes. The paintings are influenced by the Hudson River School, the Ashcan School, marine painting, modernism, and abstract expressionism. Also included are works by 16 foreign-born artists from countries such as Estonia, Indonesia, Australia, and Italy. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Professor of Art Rand Carter will deliver the opening lecture at The Friends of Schinkel's second triennial event that will be held in cooperation with the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, June 19–21, 2003, at the Schinkel-Klause, Berlin-Mitte. His lecture addresses "Schinkel and the Pompeian Style" in a session titled "Schinkel und Italien." Conference proceedings will be published as a volume in the FOS triennial series by Edition Axel Menges.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, was elected the president of the Association of Comparative Economic Studies for 2003-2004. The purpose of the association is to promote scholarly exchange among persons interested in comparative studies of economic systems, planning and development, and to further the growth of research, publication and instruction on these topics.