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Economist Johnston participates in stormwater workshop

Professor of economics Robert Johnston served as steering committee member, moderator and speaker for the day-long workshop “Current Stormwater Concerns and Solutions” held on March 12 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The workshop was organized by the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in cooperation with Clark University and WPI. The workshop’s…

Korstvedt’s edition of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 to air on PBS

On April 4, 2014, the 1888 version of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, edited by professor of music Benjamin Korstvedt ’87, will be broadcast in a performance by the Cleveland Orchestra on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). Korstvedt, a leading scholar of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-96),  has explored the complex text-critical issues surrounding Bruckner’s…

Physicist Blatt talks to local organizations about the physics of art; climate change

On March 11, 2014, Les Blatt, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Education, presented a talk titled “Neo-Impressionism: Art and Science” at a meeting of the Worcester Art Museum Friends of the Library. The presentation touched on aspects of the physics of light, the sometimes peculiar nature of our visual perception, and the once-controversial artistic experiments of…

Prof. Robert Boatright to lecture on effect of primary elections on democracy, March 20

Clark University’s Department of Political Science and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise presents “Are Primary Elections Harming Democracy?” Thursday, March 20 at noon Lurie Conference Room, Higgins University Center Robert G. Boatright, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Political Science Clark University Is having elections bad for American democracy? Many recent stories about political polarization…

Gray reports on job effects of environmental regulation

Economics professor  Wayne Gray ‘s co-authored essay, “Do the Job Effects of Regulation Differ with the Competitive Environment?,” has recently been published in Does Regulation Kill Jobs?  (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014). Manufacturing companies frequently oppose government imposition of environmental regulations on the grounds that such regulations will jeopardize jobs and stifle productivity. In this…

Cardemil and Sanchez study mental health experiences of Latinos

Psychology doctoral student Mónica Sánchez and associate professor of psychology Esteban Cardemil are co-authors of the paper “Brave new world: Mental health experiences of Puerto Ricans, immigrant Latinos and Brazilians in Massachusetts,” published in the January 2014 issue of  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. An understanding of ethnic differences  in mental health experiences and…

Solo exhibition by Toby Sisson

A new solo exhibition of work by assistant professor of studio art Toby Sisson opened February 24 at the Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery on the campus of Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY. The show, titled “Toby Sisson: Then & Now,”  includes mixed media paintings, drawings and prints. Read a review. In her artist’s…