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Sasha Kaye ’05 is co-creator, executive producer and one of the stars in the new web series “Precious Cargo.”   The series follows the lives of two sisters, Lisa and Sandy, and their adventures as tutors of wealthy children in New York City. Seven episodes of the series are set to start airing weekly on June 13.

Beginning with his submission published in Vox titled The easiest way to guess if someone supports Trump? Ask if Obama is a Muslim, Professor of Government Philip Klinkner’s research has been referenced in articles in Salon, Fusion, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Guardian and DailyKos and in an MSNBC broadcast.

In celebration of the 50th reunion of Hamilton’s Class of 1966, student library and information technology research fellows have worked with the college’s research & instructional design team to create a personalized multimedia yearbook containing oral histories, a timeline of archival materials, a music playlist generator and other features for the Class of 1966. For those class members who have not yet participated in the digital yearbook program, there will be a booth on the first floor of the library Friday afternoon in which they can make a recording.

Reunions 2016 kicked off on Thursday, June 9, with a medallion ceremony honoring members of the Class of 1966 who are celebrating their 50-year reunion.

From hobbyists to full-time manufacturers – that’s the trajectory that the founders of Birdman Bats, a maker of top-quality, all-birch, baseball bats, hope to follow. Creative writing major Nick Geisler ’14 helped co-found the San Francisco-based company and manages most of the finances and bookkeeping. He is excited as the organization embarks on a fundraising campaign to buy the equipment necessary to become a full-scale manufacturer with the purchase of an automatic lathe.

Reunion is defined as “the act of coming together again.”  There will be plenty of opportunity to do that this weekend, June 9-12, as Hamilton will welcome back more than 1,000 alumni and guests for Reunions 2016.  A special welcome goes to members of the class of 1966 who will be celebrating their 50th reunion. A full schedule of events will keep attendees busy throughout the weekend.

The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art’s exhibition, Yun-Fei Ji: The Intimate Universe,  closes on July 2, but Reunions ’16 attendees have the opportunity to tour the show with Tracy L. Adler, museum director and exhibition curator, on Thursday, June 9, at 4 p.m. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday during reunion weekend.

Andy Chen ’16 has a short-term plan and a long-term plan. He’ll spend a semester studying biotechnology at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan, then launch a cell phone-based health and education service in Kenya with Leonard Kilekwang ’16.

Managing Intellectual Property’s 2016 IP Stars Guide recognizes Verrill Dana attorney Thomas Newman ’76 as one of the “IP Stars.” The firm was also named one of the four “Notable Firms” in Maine for its intellectual property practice. 

Susan Greenspan ’99 recently wrote a blog post for the site Windsor Running on being a runner during and after pregnancy. This site is co-founded by Jesse Gaylord ’06 and Cameron Gaylord ’09 is created for runners. When joining the team at Windsor Running, runners work with running and strength coaches, who help build individualized training plans to help them reach their goals.