Deborah Martin, associate professor in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, Joseph Pierce (Florida State University) and James DeFilippis (Rutgers University), were recently awarded $175,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their four-year project titled “The scale of governance in the regulation of land: community land trusts in the Twin Cities.” Clark’s…
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Student researchers present key findings on beetle infestation’s impact on Worcester’s environment, policies and people
“Prior to the infestation, our neighborhood was an area of beautiful tree lined streets. Shade was abundant and the neighborhood looked lovely. Now our area is barren and depressing.” This is one Worcester resident’s response to a survey question posed by student researchers at Clark University, who, for the past three years, have examined the…
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Clark U. research: Conflict with communities a big cost to business
A new study has uncovered the true scale of the costs companies incur when they come into conflict with local communities. Co-authored by Anthony Bebbington, the Higgins Professor of Environment and Society and Director of the Clark University Graduate School of Geography, the study contends that understanding the relationships between environmental, social, and business risk might…
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Clark collaborates with the EcoTarium on prototyping ‘City Science’ Exhibits
Students work with museum staff and young patrons to develop exhibits on bird habitats, neighborhoods Where do city birds nest? What is your neighborhood made of, and how does it work? How do you feel when you look at your lawn? These questions are the focus of some of the museum exhibits on urban ecology Clark…
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Clark University Prof. Bebbington elected to esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among those elected this year is Anthony Bebbington, Director of the Graduate School of Geography and Milton P. and Alice C. Higgins Professor of Environment and Society at…
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Bebbington awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Anthony Bebbington, Director of the Graduate School of Geography and Milton P. and Alice C. Higgins Professor of Environment and Society at Clark University, was recently awarded a 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in support of his forthcoming book, “Natural resource extraction in Latin America: transforming the human-environment, challenging social science.” Professor Bebbington’s…
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Clark University geography program earns prestigious Sussman Foundation support for Ph.D. student researchers
The Clark University Graduate School of Geography has been selected to join a prestigious group of institutions that receive funding from the Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation for U.S.-based environmental science Ph.D. student research. Over the last several years, the Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation has supported students enrolled in a select number of graduate degree programs,…
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Esteemed geoscientist, PBS host, to present Atwood Lecture March 20
Environmental expert Richard Alley will present “Learning while burning: an optimistic view of energy, environment, and our future,” the annual Wallace W. Atwood lecture at Clark University, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in Tilton Hall, second floor of the Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. * UPDATE: To watch a video of Richard Alley’s…
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Clark University senior researches urban farming, potential model for food systems education program
Take a moment and look in your refrigerator. Do you know where those vegetables came from, or how they were distributed? Are they genetically modified? It is these types of questions and many more that Clark University senior Elliot A. Altbaum is attempting to answer with his ongoing research on food systems. Altbaum’s research doesn’t stop with…
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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…