The announcement of a $450,000 grant from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts sounded a clear and hopeful note at press conference on “Addressing Youth Homelessness in Worcester,” on Feb. 15 at the YWCA in Worcester. Laurie Ross, Clark University associate professor and co-director of The Compass Project, made introductions and presented a detailed report…
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Clark University psychology professor Hines co-authors seminal book on family violence in the U.S.
As recent headlines focus attention on gun laws, video games, bullying and more, a new edition of “Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse” presents students and practitioners with a thought-provoking examination of maltreatment in families and delves into “less understood and more controversial forms of maltreatment,” including the maltreatment of…
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Prof. Kasperson essay in American Academy journal issue dedicated to the Alternative Energy Future
“The Public Acceptance of New Energy Technologies,” an essay co-authored by Clark University Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist Roger E. Kasperson and Bonnie J. Ram ′75, M.A. ′82, of Ram Power LLC, appears in the Winter 2013 issue of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In a Jan. 16 news…
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Geographer briefs media on fire activity in a changing climate
Several Clark University scientists present research at AGU annual meeting [iframe width=”251″ height=”188″ src=” http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zuvku-cjcW8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] Christopher A. Williams, assistant professor at the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University presented two invited talks and participated in a NASA-sponsored media briefing on “Fire in a Changing Climate and What We Can Do About It,”…
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New book chronicles professor’s ‘Geography Against Neoliberalism’
The work and life of Clark University Graduate School of Geography Professor Richard Peet is the subject of “Richard Peet: Geography Against Neoliberalism,” a new book released in Spain. Núria Benach, professor of geography at University of Barcelona, visited Clark University in the autumn of 2010 to interview Peet and gather contents for the book,…
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Polsky appointed to co-author chapter of U.S. Climate Assessment
Clark University Graduate School of Geography Associate Professor Colin Polsky has been appointed co-Convening Lead Author for the Land-Use and Land-Cover Change chapter of the National Climate Assessment (NCA). The NCA, commissioned by the Office of Science & Technology Policy in the White House, is the official U.S. statement about impacts and vulnerabilities associated with…
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‘American Presidency’ students forecast crucial swing state votes
Elections always offer teachable moments, but the volatility, polarity and record spending related to the 2012 presidential race have given participants in Clark’s fall semester political science course The American Presidency real-world lessons they’re unlikely to forget. Twenty-three students enrolled in “The American Presidency,” taught by Jim Gomes, Director of the Mosakowski Institute for Public…
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Fungal researchers hold regional meeting at Lasry Bioscience Center
More than 60 scientists gathered at Clark University for MassMyco, the first regional meeting of fungal biologists in New England, held at the Lasry Center for Bioscience, on Oct. 27. Posters and oral presentations covered all aspects of fungal biology, including ecology, genomics, and discussion on all aspects of fungal biology. The MassMyco meeting organizers…
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Student researcher Hostetler ’13 named O’Connor HERO Fellow
Clark University senior Andrew E. Hostetler is among a select group of student researchers who are members of the national Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) program based at Clark. On Oct. 16, Hostetler received the added honor of being named the 2012 O’Connor HERO Fellow. The O’Connor HERO Fellowship is named for the late Clark University…
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Prof. Stephens presents ‘smart grid’ research at Denmark conference
Clark University associate professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Jennie Stephens, presented research and organized a research panel on energy system transitions at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) conference held Oct. 17 to 20 at the Copenhagen Business School in Frederiksberg, Denmark. At the conference, which was held jointly with…
