Both the Clark University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been named recipients of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2011 Scholar All-America Team Award. The award encompasses all three divisions of the NCAA, as well as junior colleges and the NAIA. The Cougar women finished with the highest GPA (3.67)…
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Fiske Guide 2012 includes Clark
Clark University is included in the 2012 revised and updated edition of the “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” which identifies “the best and most interesting of the more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States.” The Fiske Guide is compiled by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske, known as a leading independent voice…
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Homogenization of Urban America: Becoming a single shade of green?
Clark receives NSF funding for research project on ecological homogenization Clark University recently received major funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support “Collaborative Research: Ecological Homogenization of Urban America,” a project expected to transform scientific understanding of the nation’s growing urban landscape – on ecological and sociological levels. “A common notion is that…
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Students spending July in Siberia with Polaris Project research team
For fourth year, Clark undergrads selected for ‘Rising Stars’ Arctic field program Two Clark University undergraduates are in Siberia with an international team of scientists, including students from the United States, Russia, Norway, and Puerto Rico. The group departed July 1 for a four-week field course in the Russian Arctic with The Polaris Project: Rising Stars…
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Clark MBA goes even ‘greener’ with new selection of business courses
The Clark University Graduate School of Management announces a ‘greener’ selection of business courses for the academic calendar for 2011-2012, emphasizing Clark’s continued leadership in focusing on environmental , social change and sustainability issues in today’s business industry . Recently voted one of the top “green” business schools by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review, Clark’s …
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U.S. Dept. of Ed cites anti-violence program at Clark as national model
Clark University’s Anti-Violence Education (CAVE) program recently was named by the U.S. Department of Education as a “case study” for violence prevention programming. Clark is one of only seven universities to be singled out as a national model in the violence prevention category. Clark University has long been committed to providing antiviolence education and prevention…
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Prof. Hines presents research at Canadian Parliament roundtable
Denise A. Hines, Clark University Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, was one of twelve experts called upon to participate in the Roundtable of Family Dynamics of the Senate of Canada, a symposium chaired by Senator Anne Cools in May at Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “Senator Cools believes in the use of research evidence to…
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Clark senior spends beginning of summer vacation in Nepal with Steinbrecher Fellowship
Agnes E. Beckmann ’12 received a Steinbrecher Fellowship from Clark University and has spent the beginning of her summer vacation volunteering at a day care and school in Kathmandu at a non-profit organization, Orchid Garden Nepal, through ProWorld Service Corps. The Steinbrecher Fellowship Program was established in 2006 to encourage and support Clark undergraduates’ pursuit…
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Three Clark students receive Fulbright Awards; will study in Germany, Poland and South Korea
Clark University graduate students Michael J. Geheran and Joanna Sliwa, and recent graduate Serena T. Pham, are spending the 2011-12 academic year studying abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The three scholars were selected on the basis of academic or professional achievements, as well as for their demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Geheran…
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Clark recognizes 2011 graduate for Leadership in Sustainability
Hannah J. Tirrell-Wysocki, of Canterbury, N.H., was the first student to be recognized at Clark University for Leadership in Sustainability. Hannah has shared her love of the Earth with students in the Main South neighborhood, with the Worcester community and visitors to the city’s EcoTarium and Audubon Society, and by serving as a sustainability advocate…