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…
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Lecture, conference to examine, compare post-genocide reparation
The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University is sponsoring an interdisciplinary conference, “Beyond the Armenian Genocide: The Question of Restitution and Reparation in Comparative Review,” opening at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, with a public keynote address in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street. Scholar and author John Torpey…
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Environmental scientist garners NSF grant for Smart Grid research
Jennie Stephens, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy in the Department of International Development, Community and Environment, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (Science, Technology and Society Program) grant of $166,750 for her research on “Smart Grid: An Analysis of How Socio-Political Contexts Shape Energy Technology Development and Policy.” This award is part…
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Clark senior wins gold and bronze medals in Redistricting Olympics
Clark University senior Nicholas Rossi, of North Smithfield, RI, won a gold medal in the Redistricting Olympics, a contest sponsored by Common Cause Massachusetts that asked citizens to create their own redistricting maps. Rossi’s work won gold in the Congressional Map category and also landed a bronze medal in the House Map contest. The 58…
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Six new MAD scholars arrive at Clark ready to make a difference
Clark University welcomed six Making a Difference (MAD) Scholars at the start of the Fall semester. The Making a Difference Scholarship is awarded to incoming First-Year students who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to social change. The 2011-2012 recipients are: Alejandro Baez, of New York, NY, is a former HIV/AIDS peer counselor who participated in leadership…
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Lund Award recipients honored for efforts in community engagement
Clark University President David Angel presented the 2011 John W. Lund Community Achievement Award to Greg Doerschler, senior analyst in Clark’s Office of Institutional Research and adviser to the Outing Club, and to fifth-year student Andre Kenstowicz. Doerschler and Kenstowicz were honored at a September 20 recognition dinner at Harrington House, the residence of Clark’s…
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Mayor Wong to speak on education, Chinese heritage issues Sept. 28
Fitchburg Mayor Lisa A. Wong (黃素芬), Massachusetts’ first female mayor of Chinese heritage and so far the United States’ second youngest Chinese-heritage mayor, will speak at Clark University about education and Chinese heritage issues, at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Grace Conference Room, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. The event, which coincidentally…
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More than 1,000 expected at int’l summit on conflict-free minerals
More than 1,000 people from around the globe will travel to Clark University on September 24th to participate in an international summit on Informed Activism: Scarce Resources, Armed Conflict and Congo. Convened by the University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, in partnership with Los Angeles based Jewish World Watch, the summit will shine…
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Clark in top 40 ‘Great Schools, Great Prices’ in U.S. News ‘Best’ list
Clark University’s academic caliber and financial value has helped it climb up ten spots from last year to earn a No. 31 ranking in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category of the 2012 edition of America’s Best Colleges released by the U.S News Media Group. “We think it is especially noteworthy that Clark was recognized…
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Clark recruitment poster garners CASE Circle of Excellence Award
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has named Clark University a winner in the 2011 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards Program. Clark received a silver award in the category of Individual Student Recruitment Packages: Posters. There were 2,500 individual entries for the Circle of Excellence Program, representing 614 institutions. Overall, 171 colleges,…
