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Austin Cipriano ’25, Shey Sanges ’26, and Marcela Rondon ’27 spent their summer leaving a tangible mark on both the present and future of Hamilton’s campus. Under the leadership of Director of Environmental Protection Safety and Sustainability Brian Hansen, a group of students helps Hamilton strive for a more sustainable campus, culture, and curriculum. This summer’s group tackled three projects critical to the College’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
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Many people assume that being pre-med means sacrificing hobbies and travel opportunities. Not so for Carolyn Levin ’26, a biochemistry and art double major, who is nurturing her pre-med goals by tapping into her enthusiasm for ceramics. With the help of an Emerson grant and the Global Study Office, she has traversed continents, languages, and ceramics studios to explore her passion.
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The Village of Clinton recently was certified as a Climate Smart Community through the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation (DEC) Climate Smart Communities Program, and Hamilton students and faculty played an integral role in helping Clinton achieve this distinction.
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An article titled "The Master's Tools?: Towards a Politics of Reception," by Associate Professor and Chair of Classics Jesse Weiner has been published as the first chapter in the new book Classical Reception: New Challenges in a Changing World.
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Debra Boutin, the Samuel F. Pratt Professor of Mathematics Emerita, gave an invited presentation entitled "Geochromatic Number in terms of Chromatic Number" in the Graph Colouring and Homomorphism Minisymposium at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Discrete Math Conference in Spokane, Wash.
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We asked a few members of the Class of 2024 to tell us about their senior projects and share their biggest takeaways.
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A recent publication based on the senior thesis of Francesca Lanni ’22 revealed that, much like many humans, mice cannot take the heat — at least when it comes to their seeds.
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Julian Damashek, visiting assistant professor of biology, and Reilan Garczynski '26 both presented research conducted at Hamilton at the 2024 Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) conference in Madison, Wisc.
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Quinn Brown ’24 carved a distinct path for himself at Hamilton — from outdoor leadership positions to a deep dedication to his educational experiences. His contributions to campus did not go unnoticed. The faculty selected him as winner of this year’s James Soper Merrill Prize, awarded to the senior “who, in character and influence, has typified the highest ideals of the College.”
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Two summers ago, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Sara Soika and Director of Environmental Protection, Safety & Sustainability Brian Hansen had the pleasure of mentoring a handful of students — the summer sustainability interns — who quite literally changed the landscape on College Hill.