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Our Research Focus

As a research university, we seek to solve society’s most pressing problems, while educating and engaging the next generation of researchers.

Math Professor Jackie Dresch is photographed in a lab on the campus of Clark University on January 27, 2016. Photo by Matthew Healey for Clark University

Faculty Research

The effects of climate change, from sub-Saharan Africa to the Arctic. The biochemical roots of cancer. Our faculty focus on the world’s most complex and thorny issues.

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Student Research

Undergraduate Research

Through capstone projects and fellowships, undergraduate students collaborate closely with faculty to contribute to the greater body of knowledge.

Graduate Research

Clark values graduate student researchers, who enrich our close-knit community of scholars.

Our Stories

Young adults hit hard by pandemic’s toll on mental health

Lost jobs and life disruptions contribute to 18- to 29-year-olds’ distress

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Communication’s influence on financial markets

Clark senior studies how the Fed interacts with the public

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‘I never felt like I had to stay in one lane’

Professor John Brown reflects on a fruitful and varied career

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Young adults hit hard by pandemic’s toll on mental health

Lost jobs and life disruptions contribute to 18- to 29-year-olds’ distress

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‘It’s great to see my work come alive’

BSDT interns refine professor’s tabletop card game

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Learning Japanese: ‘You’re walking in someone else’s shoes’

Prof. Alice Valentine to continue making cultural connections in retirement

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Renewable energy provides fertile ground for research

‘Huge new land use’ by wind and solar power has geopolitical consequences

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Ph.D. students weigh costs, benefits of renewable energies

Dissertation research taps into emerging field in geography

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Study traces the information pathways within proteins

Research by Clark team earns the cover of journal

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Communication’s influence on financial markets

Clark senior studies how the Fed interacts with the public

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‘It’s great to see my work come alive’

BSDT interns refine professor’s tabletop card game

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ClarkFEST brings alive the Clark academic experience

Student research, media projects on display in spring exhibition

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Community Research Partners

Clark researchers listen to and work closely with community members, schools, nonprofits, and health programs, often involving students in ongoing projects.

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