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Hamilton’s senior art concentrators embarked on the annual Art Department trip to New York City to see and learn from contemporary studio artists and their work from Nov. 1 - 3. The seniors visited the studios of painter Loren Munk, photographer Eileen Quinlan, photographer and sculptor Ellie Krakow, painter Peter Krashes, and photographer Laurel Nakadate from Thursday to Saturday.

The 24th Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference, titled Answering the Call: Philosophies Born of Struggle in the 21st Century, opened with an address presented by Charles Mills, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York, on Friday, Nov. 2.

Come December, 24 students will begin winter break with nearly 200 year’s worth of knowledge about several prominent buildings on campus.

After months of hard work, physics students launched their high altitude weather balloon, along with camera equipment to record the flight into the stratosphere and a parachute to bring it back down to Earth.

Princeton University Professor and 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Award winner Dr. Betsy Levy Paluck presented innovative research on the effects of social norms and community behavior in a lecture at Hamilton on Nov. 5. Paluck’s presentation, Reducing Prejudice and Bullying in Our World Today: The Role of Social Norms, was this year’s James S. Plant Distinguished Scientist Lecture. Paluck dedicated her presentation to Devah Pager, a dear friend and fellow social psychologist whose research on race, crime and mass incarceration broke new ground in understanding racial discrimination in America.

A group of Hamilton students were recently recognized for their commitment project at the Clinton Global Initiative University in Chicago. Ngoc Ngo ‘20, Tiffany Ly ‘20, and Hyein Kim ‘20 were honored for their project in a session on keeping girls in school. Their team also includes Kimberly Ly ’20 and Michelle Chung ‘’20 who are abroad and were unable to attend CGI U.

Associate Professor of Art History Stephen J. Goldberg recently addressed the International Symposium on Kang Youwei’s Calligraphic Study in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.

McCullough Shriver ’13, the founder of activewear brand Sweetflexx, won the grand prize at Hamilton’s annual Pitch Competition on Nov. 4. Nico Yardas ’18, Aaron Beguelin ’18, and Sebastian Lissarrague ’18, the founders of Co-Operation, won 1st prize, and Robert Berk ’20, the founder of Apprentice, took 2nd prize.

Reese (R.O.) Kwon, a National Endowment for the Arts fellow, will read excerpts from her first book, The Incendiaries, on Nov. 5, at 4 p.m., in the Dwight Lounge, Bristol Center. The event is free and open to the public.