The announcement of a $450,000 grant from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts sounded a clear and hopeful note at press conference on “Addressing Youth Homelessness in Worcester,” on Feb. 15 at the YWCA in Worcester. Laurie Ross, Clark University associate professor and co-director of The Compass Project, made introductions and presented a detailed report…
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Clark University psychology professor Hines co-authors seminal book on family violence in the U.S.
As recent headlines focus attention on gun laws, video games, bullying and more, a new edition of “Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse” presents students and practitioners with a thought-provoking examination of maltreatment in families and delves into “less understood and more controversial forms of maltreatment,” including the maltreatment of…
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Prof. Kasperson essay in American Academy journal issue dedicated to the Alternative Energy Future
“The Public Acceptance of New Energy Technologies,” an essay co-authored by Clark University Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist Roger E. Kasperson and Bonnie J. Ram ′75, M.A. ′82, of Ram Power LLC, appears in the Winter 2013 issue of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In a Jan. 16 news…
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Geographer briefs media on fire activity in a changing climate
Several Clark University scientists present research at AGU annual meeting [iframe width=”251″ height=”188″ src=” http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zuvku-cjcW8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] Christopher A. Williams, assistant professor at the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University presented two invited talks and participated in a NASA-sponsored media briefing on “Fire in a Changing Climate and What We Can Do About It,”…
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New book chronicles professor’s ‘Geography Against Neoliberalism’
The work and life of Clark University Graduate School of Geography Professor Richard Peet is the subject of “Richard Peet: Geography Against Neoliberalism,” a new book released in Spain. Núria Benach, professor of geography at University of Barcelona, visited Clark University in the autumn of 2010 to interview Peet and gather contents for the book,…
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Polsky appointed to co-author chapter of U.S. Climate Assessment
Clark University Graduate School of Geography Associate Professor Colin Polsky has been appointed co-Convening Lead Author for the Land-Use and Land-Cover Change chapter of the National Climate Assessment (NCA). The NCA, commissioned by the Office of Science & Technology Policy in the White House, is the official U.S. statement about impacts and vulnerabilities associated with…
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Clark poll shows nearly 90% of emerging adults are confident they’ll get what they want out of life
Despite the unstable economy and the difficult job market, nearly 90 percent of emerging adults (ages 18 to 29) are confident that they will eventually get what they want out of life with 83 percent even believing that “anything is possible,” according to the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. This high level of confidence…
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Clark researchers warn: region’s glacial landscapes are ‘at risk’
Geographers publish findings from regional research in trade journal According to Clark University geography researchers Deborah Woodcock, John Rogan and recent graduate Samuel D. Blanchard, the glacial landscapes of southern New England are “at risk” given current development patterns. The findings of the study “Accelerating Anthropogenic Land Surface Change: The Example of Drumlin Alteration and Loss…
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Paul Ropp to receive the Lund Community Achievement Award
Paul Ropp, research professor of history, has been selected to receive the 2012 John W. Lund Clark Community Achievement Award. “Jack Lund believed that individuals with drive, passion, and vision can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and you exemplify exactly what Jack had in mind with this award,” Clark University President…
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Johnston receives grant for research that will help protect Northeast coastal communities
Clark University Professor of Economics Robert Johnston, director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute, was recently awarded a $199,947 grant from the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium for his project titled “Climate change adaptation and ecosystem service resilience in Northeast coastal communities.” The grant will support his research on the vulnerability of Northeast coastal communities to…
