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While most of campus is asleep, the lights inside Hamilton’s Peters Observatory are still on. This summer, Associate Professor of Instruction for Physics Adam Lark and students Marcus Raabe ’27 and John Fitzgerald ’27 spend their nights tracking distant stars, searching for tiny flickers that reveal exoplanets: planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system.

For Mia Wrisley ’26 finding the right career path meant finding a way to bring together her many interests. After graduation, with a computer science and world politics double concentration, she joined the Home Depot’s inaugural associate product management program in a role she says brings together both the technical and interpersonal skills she developed at Hamilton.

Each year, hundreds of nonprofits across the region come together for Mohawk Valley Gives, a 24-hour fundraising campaign that raises millions of dollars for local organizations. This summer, Sydney Stern ’28 is helping with that effort while gaining a new perspective on the community surrounding Hamilton.

For most people, the sound of croaking frogs signals a summer evening. For a small group of Hamilton researchers, it’s a sign that the workday is just beginning.

Years after competing in Hamilton’s pool for the Continentals, Emilio Vicioso ’23 was back on campus for a different kind of meet. Instead of chasing medals himself, he was helping others do the same.

For filmmaker Mekhia Foster ’26, storytelling has always been more than entertainment: it’s a way to share experiences and explore new domains. Now, her work is gaining recognition beyond campus. Her documentary In Her Care has been accepted into Philadelphia’s FirstGlance Film Festival.

Hamilton students put their creativity and technical skills to the test during a 24-hour Hackathon held April 11-12, where they formed teams to design projects focusing on environmental sustainability. Top prize went to “MoveOn,” a digital platform aimed at reducing campus waste by making it easier for students to give away unwanted items.

Four Hamilton seniors are finalists for the 2026-27 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a national fellowship for purposeful, independent exploration outside the U.S.