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Oct. 15 at Clark: Distinguished scientist Eric Lambin to lecture on globalization, impacts

Globalization expert Eric Lambin will present “Land Use Change in the Globalization Era: Challenges and Opportunities,” the Wallace W. Atwood Lecture presented by the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. The lecture is free and open to the public beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. Professor Lambin will discuss…

Clark University to partner with museum on ‘City Science’ exhibit

Professor/co-PI Colin Polsky and Clark students to contribute urban ecology expertise, research for prototype activities A $250,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will be used to develop “City Science,” an interactive exhibit at the EcoTarium. The grant was awarded to a team of researchers led by Robert L. Ryan, professor of landscape architecture and regional planning at…

Clark University student researcher lands UN internship in Rome

Clark University student Yelena M. Finegold, a senior in the Graduate School of Geography, will travel to Rome for a prestigious Forest Futures summer internship with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO). Finegold will work with the UN FAO Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) team to predict and analyze forest change from 2010…

NSF awards $270K to support research on global markets, R&D

Professor Yuko Aoyama of Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography has received an award from the National Science Foundation for her research, The Global Shift in R&D Alliances: MNEs & the Quest for the BOP markets. The award comprises $269,999 over three years. The research will examine how multinational enterprises (MNEs) are devising new ways…