Guidance counselors from as far away as San Juan Capistrano, Calif., to as near as Shrewsbury, Mass., packed the John and Kay Bassett Admissions Center on Sunday to hear words of wisdom from Martha “Marty” O’Connell, the executive director of Colleges That Change Lives. O’Connell’s remarks supplied a fitting kick-off for the two-day symposium that…
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Research points to more rapid loss of glacial ice mass, rising sea level
Study co-authored by Clark University geographer Prof. Gardner shows that glaciers in Canada’s Arctic will melt faster than ever and loss could be irreversible Alex S. Gardner, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, contributed to a recent study reporting that, under a moderate climate-warming scenario, glaciers in the Canada’s…
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Clark Model UN delegates stand out at Harvard National Conference
A delegation of 28 members of the Clark University Model UN Team attended the 59th session of the prestigious Harvard National Model UN Conference (HNMUN 2013), which took place February 14 to 17 at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston. “Our team did an exceptional job this year,” said Clark Model UN faculty…
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NSF awards Clark University $200K for innovative ‘Next-Gen’ science teaching exemplar
“You can’t teach what you can’t even imagine,” says Clark University Professor of Education Sarah Michaels, who is helping to develop a much-needed and innovative teacher learning resource for K-12 science education called the Next Generation Science Exemplar. The Next Generation Science Exemplar is an innovative, web-based platform designed to help teachers better understand and…
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Clark economist Brown named Mosakowski Research Fellow
Clark President David Angel has named Professor of Economics John Brown as the first Jane and William Mosakowski Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow of Clark’s Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise. Brown is an economic historian affiliated with the Clark program in Urban Development and Social Change. He also serves as a research economist with the Program…
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Two Clark students receive awards at recent Mock Trial Tournament
Fifteen Clark University students making up two Mock Trial teams traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire, recently to compete in the regional Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament held at St. Anselm’s College. Two of these students returned to campus toting awards. Both Rory C. Coursey ’13 and Miguel A. Lara ’15 won Best Witness Awards at the…
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Men’s swimming and diving team tops the entire nation in GPA
For the second time in the last three seasons, a Clark University swimming and diving team has the nation’s top team grade-point average. The men’s team posted a team GPA of 3.60 in the fall of 2012 — not only the highest in Division III but the entire nation. Read more on Clark Athletics…
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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…
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Medal honors Prof. Harvey Gould’s contributions to physics education
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced on Feb. 22 that Harvey Gould, Clark University research professor and professor emeritus of Physics, is the 2013 recipient of the Robert A. Millikan Medal in recognition of his notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics. The Medal will be presented during the AAPT Summer…
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Departing UMass Memorial CEO joins Mosakowski Institute
Recognized Health Care Advocate for the Most Vulnerable of Populations Brings Expertise and Insight to Institute as Distinguished Professor — The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark University announces the appointment of John G. O’Brien, immediate past president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. (UMMHC), as the Jane and William Mosakowski Distinguished…
