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Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Plate’s letter, written in response to The Atlantic’s America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches, outlined the “surprising reuses” of old Christian churches in Utica.

The Mindful Elite - Mobilizing from the Inside Out by Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas is a sociological account of the spread of mindfulness in science, healthcare, education, business, and the military.

Forecasting Private Consumption with Google Trends Data, a paper co-authored Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, and alumnus Jaemin Woo ’17, appeared in the Journal of Forecasting in October.

Scientific American published an essay titled How Capital Influences Attitudes toward Capital Punishment by Assistant Professor of Psychology Keelah Williams in which she explained, “When people think the economy is poor, support for the death penalty rise.”

In a story titled “Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars,” The Nation featured the American Prisoner Writing Archive, comparing its legacy to that of the slave narratives in its offering of non-establishment perspectives on incarceration in the United States.

Instructional Designer & 3d Technology Specialist Ben Salzman presented on mixed reality technology innovation in higher education at the National Educause Conference on a panel with representatives from Yale, Syracuse, and Florida International Universities this month.

Panelists from South Korea, China, Pakistan, and Lebanon talked about their religions in the Faith Around the World program, part of International Student Week’s offerings.

In the weeks preceding and days following the election, reporters have sought the perspectives of several Hamilton professors on topics ranging from environmental ballot initiatives to the Democratic Socialists of America party to the kind of legislative progress that can be expected in the next two years.

Speaking on Friday, Oct. 26, to a standing-room-only crowd of parents, students, and faculty on careers in defense intelligence, Greenan chronicled her career path from that internship and another with U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), to working for alumnus and former U.S. Congressman Michael Castle ’61 to the Pentagon to defense contractors.

Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, was interviewed by National Public Radio reporter John Ydstie for a segment on All Things Considered titled Is It Time For The Fed To Say Goodbye To The Phillips Curve Theory? on Oct. 29.