Karen Frey, associate professor in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Washington, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), received a grant from NASA for their project titled “Observing and understanding the impacts of…
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Main South project to pave way for shared athletic field, lighted bike path
Following is a news release issued today (Dec. 23) by the office of Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus: A nearly $3 million federal earmark secured by Rep. James McGovern will kick-start a long awaited athletic field and bring a lighted bike path and roadway improvements to the Main South neighborhood. The Gardner Kilby Hammond…
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Kiplinger’s names Clark University #24 among best values in private colleges
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has again included Clark University on its list of the country’s best values in private colleges for 2015. Kiplinger’s annual list ranks 100 private universities and 100 liberal arts colleges. Clark appears at number 24, up from number 35 in the 2014 edition. The full list is available online. Education is an…
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Clark U. Model U.N. Team ranked #23 in the country for performance this fall
The Clark University Model U.N. team had a busy fall semester, participating in four conferences and hosting their annual High School Model U.N. Conference in October. BestDelegate.com, a popular website on Model UN, recognized them at #23 on their Fall 2014 North America College Model UN Rankings and Recognition list. Clark students gave their strongest…
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Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar shares insights during two-day program at Clark
The Greek initials ɸBK – Phi Beta Kappa – express the motto, “Love of learning is the guide of life.” Esteemed scholar, social theorist, and 2014-15 Phi Beta Kappa Society Visiting Scholar Jeffrey Alexander recently spent two days (Dec. 1 -2) at Clark University engaged in and helping to guide a host of lively intellectual activities,…
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Kappel, Allen advance the Clark mission
Clark University has opened a new chapter in both fundraising and alumni relations with the hiring of Jonathan Kappel ’81 as director of campaign advancement and Lindsay Allen as director of alumni and friends engagement. “I’m absolutely delighted that Lindsay and Jonathan have taken on these key roles on Clark’s advancement team,” says Ed Ottensmeyer,…
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Clark U professor emerita honored with 2015 AAG Award for Creativity in Geography
Susan Hanson, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, former Director of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, and member of the National Academy of Sciences has been awarded the Association of American Geographers 2015 AAG Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography for her intellectual breakthroughs in geography. The AAG recognizes Hanson for scholarship that…
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Gurel lecturer: Prepare students for life in a digital world
The word “literacy” traditionally has meant knowing how to read the printed word. That definition is so last century. Today, literacy also means having the ability to make a video, navigate online search engines, or produce a podcast. As information technology evolves from the printing press to the farthest reaches of the virtual universe, the…
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‘A profound experience’: Leir Luxembourg Program alumni reunite on campus
Uwe Gertz expected perhaps 80 to 100 attendees at the reunion of the Henry J. Leir Luxembourg Program-Clark University (LLP-CU) on Nov. 1. But the turnout exceeded all expectations, necessitating a change of venue from Dana Commons to the Higgins University Center to accommodate more than 160 people — one of them traveling from London…
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Clark Poll: Married or not, most grown-up millennials say they have found ‘soul mate’
For a generation that has grown up amid a parental divorce rate of 50 percent, most millennials – now in or near their thirties, are succeeding remarkably well in their love lives, so far. Clark University, the nation’s leading institution tracking the development of Emerging Adults (18 to 29 years old), has released a new…