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Hamilton welcomed 10 new tenure-track faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. We caught up with them to find out why they chose Hamilton and what they think about their first semester on the Hill. Here’s Claire Williams’ ‘25 interview with Peter Guiden, assistant professor of biology.
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Keyhole limpets are sea snails that, despite their small size, offered a great opportunity to four Hamilton research students in Professor Patrick Reynolds’ lab. Part of the Diodora genus, these snails sit at the base of the main branch of the gastropod (snail) tree of life. As such, they provided an interesting perspective for tracking snail evolution, Reynolds said.
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Before age 9, Srinija Srinivasan ’25 had never heard of rhythmic gymnastics — a form of floor gymnastics that incorporates apparatuses such as hoops, balls, clubs, and ribbons. But after missing an artistic gymnastics class, that all changed.
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Hamilton welcomed 51 new faculty members including eight new tenure-track in addition to visiting professors, lecturers, and teaching fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. The College is in the midst of a 10-year period, begun in 2015, during which nearly half of its faculty will reach average retirement age.
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“Mosquito blood-feeding patterns and nesting behavior of American crows, an amplifying host of West Nile virus,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend, was recently published in the journal Parasites & Vectors.
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Not far from campus, in a state park outside of Syracuse, lie two lakes — Round Lake and Green Lake — both known for their stunning green-blue tint. As meromictic lakes, they provide rich research opportunities for Hamilton students.
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Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks lies Blue Mountain, a 3750’ peak just east of a picturesque lake that bears the same name. It is at this scenic location, in the quiet town of Indian Lake, that Andrea Shipton ’22 and Jane Taylor ’22 are spending their summers interning as a summit steward and interpretive assistant, respectively.
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Library Information Technology Services (LITS) has awarded Innovations in Digital Pedagogy Fellowships for the 2021-22 academic year to three faculty members: Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Lacey Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Sociology Alex Manning, and Associate Professor of Biology Michael McCormick.
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Meaghan Parlee ’21 graduated into a job as a project management specialist at Charles River Laboratories, a position that precisely fits her Hamilton research experience and her overarching interest in the business side of science.
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In the risk-versus-reward calculation, is raw cookie dough really that bad?
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