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Medievalist and cartographic historian John Greenlee 鈥00 was working on a project involving 17th-century London when he noticed something odd. On several maps, there were two ships anchored in the Thames. These ships had been marked as civic landmarks and labeled 鈥淓el Ships.鈥 Interest piqued, he began researching the history behind these vessels and the history of eels in England in general.
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During her time on College Hill, Merrill Storch 鈥23 has developed a passion for sustainability through her studies in physics and interest in mechanical engineering. Now, she鈥檚 taking her talents to Stanford as a graduate student, where she鈥檒l study how mechanical engineering can be used to address climate change.
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Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo recognized 10 faculty members with Dean鈥檚 Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories 鈥 career achievement, early career achievement, and notable year 鈥 at the May 2 faculty meeting. These awards recognize individual accomplishment and reflect a richness and depth of scholarship and creative activity across the faculty.
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Hamilton鈥檚 highest awards for teaching excellence were presented to three faculty members by Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo during the May 2 faculty meeting. Munemo said 50 nominations from students were received for the awards.
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Some 159 students were honored with academic prizes and scholarships, and faculty were recognized for receiving teaching awards and dean鈥檚 scholarly achievement prizes, at Hamilton鈥檚 annual Class & Charter Day convocation on May 9. Earning special recognition were Ryan Smolarsky 鈥23, who received the James Soper Merrill Prize, and Eleanor 鈥淓llie鈥 Sangree 鈥24, who was awarded the Fillius Drown Scholarship.
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Gifts and commitments have topped $400 million with several weeks remaining before the campaign concludes on June 30.
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Every year, Hamilton selects project proposals from members of the senior class that exhibit a 鈥渟pirit of inquisitiveness and a seriousness of purpose鈥 worthy of $30,000. Hamilton鈥檚 Bristol Fellowship awards this generous funding for worldwide research projects that will encourage both 鈥渄iscovery of self and the world.鈥 This year鈥檚 recipients, Abigail Moone 鈥23 and Charlie Ratner 鈥23 hope to make those same discoveries.
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Social impact is the life work for Michael Nelson 鈥16, who is fresh from a summer working in the Biden-Harris Administration to implement the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Six Hamilton seniors have been awarded U.S. State Department Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships for 2023-24.
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Student writer and Untitled@Large theatre club member Alyssa Samuels 鈥25 shares her experiences producing the Suddenly the Musical, which debuted at Hamilton this spring. The Events Barn stage lights glowed brightly on April 27, illuminating the shapes of actors moving to the music and smiles from the audience surrounding them. Suddenly the Musical, an Australian show, was performed for the first time without its original cast at Hamilton. Produced by the student group Untitled@Large, the show was special not only for premiere status, but also because every step of its process signified a chance for student growth and accomplishment.
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