Tag Archive for geography

Clark launches HERO research to study devastating beetle invasion

Clark has been awarded a three-year, $329,992 grant from the National Science Foundation for a new program titled, “REU Site: Mapping Beetles, Trees, Neighborhoods, and Policies: A Multi-Scaled, Urban Ecological Assessment of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion in New England.” Speakers and participants came together to discuss the project’s implications for the region, applaud its…

Clark receives 329K NSF grant to extend REU Site designation, fund HERO program into 2015

Clark University has been awarded a three-year, $329,992 grant from the National Science Foundation for a new program titled, “REU Site: Mapping Beetles, Trees, Neighborhoods, and Policies: A Multi-Scaled, Urban Ecological Assessment of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion in New England (HERO).” This grant extends Clark’s designation as a national Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site.…

Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellows to embark on summer research

Five Clark juniors will spend the summer conducting research in some of the nation’s ecologically sensitive regions, thanks to a partnership between two Clark institutes and the federal agency charged with watching over the health of the nation’s skies and oceans. The George Perkins Marsh Institute and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise announced the first…

Frey contributes to Arctic Report Card; joins live media briefing

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its annual Arctic Report Card today, and no time might seem more crucial than now as the world grapples with the natural, physical and socio-political aspects of climate change. NOAA released the report card to the media and the public via a call-in webinar on Thursday, Dec. 1. Karen Frey, assistant…

Clark to host National Geographic Bee State Finals April 1

Fourth- through eighth-grade students representing nearly 80 different towns and cities in Massachusetts will compete in the state final of the National Geographic Bee at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 1, in the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall at Clark University. Registration is from 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The final round will begin at approximately 3:15 p.m. * WEATHER…

Professors author ‘essential’ economic geography text

Clark University School of Geography professors Yuko Aoyama, James T. Murphy and Susan Hanson have authored a new textbook, “Key Concepts in Economic Geography,” published by Sage Publications. Written by internationally recognized geographers, the book is recommended as an essential addition to any geography student’s library. “This book covers the breadth of economic geography from…

Clark group travels to Global Alternative Forum in Mexico

From December 4-11, Professor Dianne Rocheleau of the School of Geography at Clark University is traveling with a group of students, each actively engaged in issues of environment, development, social movements and climate change, to attend the Global Alternative Forum for Life & Environmental & Social Justice in Cancun, Mexico.   The group will attend…

GIS innovator Eastman receives Distinguished Career Award

Scholar, GIS software innovator honored at annual AAG meeting — Clark University professor of geography J. Ronald Eastman, developer of the IDRISI GIS and Image Processing software, was presented with the Distinguished Career Award from the Association of American Geographers Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group (GISSG), during the 2010 Annual AAG Meeting (April 14-18) in Washington, D.C.