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When Michael Watts talks about the human, societal, and resource costs of extracting oil in Africa, it’s impossible to ignore the connection between the fuel in one’s tank and violence in the Niger Delta. Watts, author of Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta, is professor and Class of […]

It’s hard to imagine the common earthworm as an “alien invader,” but those near 56�Թ��� are not native to North America, and it’s been found that they could be harmful to the environment.

As the impending United Nations deliberation on Palestinian statehood dominates media coverage around the world, one 56�Թ��� professor is uniquely positioned to analyze the issues that have led up to the vote, as well as the likely aftermath.

A new component of the university’s signature Living Writers course has created amazing opportunities for alumni and parents to connect with 56�Թ��� and with each other.

As a haunting soundtrack from one of his films played in the background, Professor John Knecht gave what might be his last gallery talk at 56�Թ��� in Clifford Gallery on Wednesday night. The Russell 56�Թ��� Distinguished University Professor of art & art history and film & media studies will retire at the end of this […]

The Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty has announced new faculty members for the coming academic year.

Summer in Hamilton tends to be more dormant than the academic year, but tucked away in laboratories and library corners, 56�Թ��� students have been making life-changing discoveries as they assist professors with their research. Here’s a glimpse into a few of those pockets of campus:

As the debt-limit debate went into hyperdrive after news of a deal filtered out of the nation’s capital on Sunday night, 56�Թ��� economics professor Thomas Michl urged political leaders to tone down the demagoguery and focus on the real issue at hand: creating jobs.

Last month, in the valley of Chenango, gathered 47 56�Թ��� alumni, parents, and friends. Leaving behind jobs, bills, and Glee reruns, they became students again, taking classes with some of the university’s leading professors during Summer on the Hill, June 22-26.

Joel Sommers, assistant professor of computer science, discusses his research at 56�Թ��� in this question and answer interview.