{"id":1456,"date":"2026-10-28T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:00:03","slug":"explore-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group explore is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left hero\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Devon-Rose_Ambient_v2.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Devon-Rose-Leaver-ascent.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-900-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero-copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-lighter-purple)\" class=\"eyebrow has-text-align-left\">What it&#8217;s like to be a student here<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-display-font-family wp-elements-53a3478bc4b50e6db73874a24a87b6c1\" id=\"h-there-s-more-than-one-way-to-define-nbsp-yourself\">There\u2019s more than one way to define&nbsp;yourself<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23629e3f528f16eaab5531dfbe078d75\">Devon Rose Leaver studies fungi along Worcester\u2019s waterways, microbial communities in the lab, and the cliffs of New England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow hero-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/solid-foothold\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"714\">Follow her photo essay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stills is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large still tilt-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/solid-foothold\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Devon Rose Leaver working in the Ahlgren lab\" class=\"wp-image-694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Alhgren-Lab-general-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large still tilt-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/solid-foothold\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a brightly-colored mushroom taken during a forest foraging expedition with David Hibbett.\" class=\"wp-image-702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mushroom-Forage-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group doors-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section-head is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"interests\">Start with something you\u2019re into<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow students into labs, neighborhoods, forests, and cities on other continents. Every story leads to something new.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stack is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"business\" class=\"wp-block-group chapter ch1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-plate is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large plx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ParentLock-entrepreneurs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rowan Turner \u201926 and Eli Burgess \u201926, developers of ParentLock a phone safety app. Photo by Natalie Hoang \u201925.\" class=\"wp-image-408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ParentLock-entrepreneurs-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ParentLock-entrepreneurs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ParentLock-entrepreneurs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ParentLock-entrepreneurs.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-text is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow has-text-align-left\">Business<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gain-skills-with-a-real-enterprise\">Gain skills with a <mark style=\"background-color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">real enterprise<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rowan Turner \u201926 and Eli Burgess \u201926 developed a business idea \u2014 a phone safety app that encourages better communication between adults and their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"led\">Where it led: Rowan began working towards sustainable economic growth alongside local entrepreneurs in Colombia. Eli began working towards a Master&#8217;s in Finance through Clark&#8217;s 4+1 Accelerated program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list story-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/business-driven\/\">Business driven<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"technology\" class=\"wp-block-group chapter ch2 flip is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-plate is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large plx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Laboratory for Intelligent Perceptual Systems robotics arm\" class=\"wp-image-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Robotics-Lab-39-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-text is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow has-text-align-left\">Technology<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-build-it-to-solve-a-problem\">Build it to <mark style=\"background-color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">solve a problem<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Clark\u2019s Laboratory for Intelligent Perceptual Systems, Adrian Ramirez \u201925 built a robot that spots an object, drives to it, and picks it up with a six-axis arm. With Richard Geli, MSIT \u201925, he also prototyped mobile robots that scan fields for pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"led\">Where it led: Adrian works on real-time depth perception for autonomous systems at Palladyne AI and is studying at Northeastern. Richard is a security operations center analyst at Barge Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list story-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/future-of-tech\/\">Future of tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"environment\" class=\"wp-block-group chapter ch3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-plate is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover plx\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/ambient-bat-night_v1_1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-text is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow has-text-align-left\">Environment<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fieldwork-starts-a-mile-from-campus\">Fieldwork starts <mark style=\"background-color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">a mile from campus<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Coes Pond, a handheld detector drops bat calls into human hearing. By the end of the night, students can tell a big brown bat from a hoary bat by sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list story-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/bat-night\/\">Lessons learned from Bat Night<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wildfire-research\/\">Wildfire research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/sustainable-future\/\">Sustainable future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"international\" class=\"wp-block-group chapter ch4 flip is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-card is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-plate is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large plx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao-937x1024.avif\" alt=\"Participants in Turna Barua's education program writing in notebooks in Bangladesh\" class=\"wp-image-1169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao-937x1024.avif 937w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao-275x300.avif 275w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao-768x839.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao-1406x1536.avif 1406w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Egiye-Jao.avif 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ch-text is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow has-text-align-left\">International<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-classmates-from-51-countries-100-ways-to-go-abroad\">Classmates from 51 countries. <mark style=\"background-color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">100 ways<\/mark> to go <mark style=\"background-color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"has-inline-color\">abroad.<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by a&nbsp;<strong>Projects for Peace grant<\/strong>, political science major, Turna Barua \u201926 developed and launched an education initiative called&nbsp;<em>Egiye Jao<\/em>, or Go Ahead, offering evening classes in math and English to parents in Rangamati, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list story-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/experiential-learning\/#turna-barua\">Turna&#8217;s story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/international\/\">World ready<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull 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viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Spree Day.<\/strong> Music on the lawn and no classes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6af8f27beb3de&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6af8f27beb3de\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large tile s3 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>First-generation connections<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6af8f27beb654&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6af8f27beb654\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large tile tall s4 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/gala_3_22_25-230-1024x682.avif\" alt=\"Students dance wearing traditional costumes from Colombia\" class=\"wp-image-1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/gala_3_22_25-230-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/gala_3_22_25-230-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/gala_3_22_25-230-768x511.avif 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mens-B-Ball-Finals-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mens-B-Ball-Finals-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mens-B-Ball-Finals-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mens-B-Ball-Finals-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Mens-B-Ball-Finals.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Cougar pride.<\/strong> Team spirit at the finals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6af8f27bebb09&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6af8f27bebb09\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large tile s6 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student walks on a slack line during our annual involvement fair\" class=\"wp-image-1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/involvement_fair_26_aug_2026-89.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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data-wp-key=\"6af8f27bebd93\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large tile s7 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_fresh_check_sept_26-13-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Students wait in line at a food truck\" class=\"wp-image-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_fresh_check_sept_26-13-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_fresh_check_sept_26-13-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_fresh_check_sept_26-13-768x512.avif 768w, 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width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Neighborhood<\/strong>. Chinese New Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6af8f27bec27b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6af8f27bec27b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large tile s10 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Women's crew rowing at practice on a misty morning in October.\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Rowing-Oct.avif 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Student athletes<\/strong> find a strong crew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover seat s8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"983\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1773 size-full\" alt=\"Red chair on the campus green\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/red-chair.avif\" style=\"object-position:50% 16%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 16%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/red-chair.avif 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/red-chair-300x295.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/red-chair-768x755.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#856830\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center seat-title has-large-font-size\">This one&#8217;s saved for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"seat-cta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions\/visit\/\">Plan a visit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left city\" id=\"worcester\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Hillel-ambient.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Hillel-Community-Fridge-30.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-800-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group city-head is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Worcester<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-main-south-coes-pond-belen-s-this-is-the-neighborhood\">Main South, Coes Pond, Bel\u00e9n\u2019s. This is the neighborhood.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"marquee-rows\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n  <div class=\"marquee row-a\">Main South \u00b7 Coes Pond \u00b7 Bel\u00e9n\u2019s \u00b7 Hadwen Arboretum \u00b7 Red Square \u00b7 Woo Fridge \u00b7 Main Street \u00b7 Main South \u00b7 Coes Pond \u00b7 Bel\u00e9n\u2019s \u00b7<\/div>\n  <div class=\"marquee row-b\">Hadwen Arboretum \u00b7 Red Square \u00b7 Woo Fridge \u00b7 Main Street \u00b7 Main South \u00b7 Coes Pond \u00b7 Bel\u00e9n\u2019s \u00b7 Hadwen Arboretum \u00b7 Red Square \u00b7<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group city-foot is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group city-notes is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Members of Clark Hillel keep a community fridge stocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bel\u00e9n\u2019s Clark Brunch serves pupusas and tamales alongside diner classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston is an hour east.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow hero-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/community-centered\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"911\">Students in the community<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hscroll is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"pure-clark\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group h-sticky is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section-head is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pure-clark\">Pure Clark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some opportunities, traditions, and fun facts that define&nbsp;us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-row fr-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-dark is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">1M+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Dave Hibbett\u2019s WIRED video on zombie-ant fungi drew more than a million views.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>The science behind the Last of Us series<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"David Hibbett examines fungus specimens in a storage area\" class=\"wp-image-1717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_david_hibbett_fat_moon_farm-40.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Hibbett, Fat Moon Farms, Westford, Mass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-light is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">Real world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Problems of Practice courses are real world experiences that offer the chance to make a difference as you&nbsp;learn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Students monitor wetlands and propose climate-resilient habitats.<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Students venture into a piece of land that used to be a cranberry bog to monitor environmental health as part of a Problems of Practice class.\" class=\"wp-image-1718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023_ecological_restoration_field_work_122.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students monitor wetlands and propose climate-resilient habitats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-dark is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">4+1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An opportunity to earn a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree in five years, with a full tuition scholarship for your fifth year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Professor Julio D\u2019Arcy&#8217;s material science lab<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student wearing a lab coat works with equipment at the Julio D'Arcy Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-1720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_julio_darcy_lab-75.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Julio D\u2019Arcy&#8217;s material science lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-light is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">Arctic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students join Professor Karen Frey on her research trips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>The team chronicles the impacts of climate change on sea ice.<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Karen Frey conducts research in the Arctic\" class=\"wp-image-1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/xw9k4582.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The team chronicles the impacts of climate change on sea ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-row fr-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-light is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">Spree Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1903, we&#8217;ve welcomed spring with our annual festival with music, food, games \u2026 and no classes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>The exact day? It&#8217;s a surprise.<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Students celebrate and listen to an outdoor concert at Spree Day\" class=\"wp-image-1721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_spree_day-114.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The exact day? It&#8217;s a surprise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-dark is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">Freud<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sigmund Freud gave his only U.S. lectures here in 1906. Students now dress his statue in sunglasses and wigs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>He doesn&#8217;t seem to mind.<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"The Sigmund Freud statue on campus decorated with a pumpkin on the head and several painted pumpkins on the marble base.\" class=\"wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/campus_20_oct_2026-2.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">He doesn&#8217;t seem to mind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-light is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">HERO program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students work with faculty and municipalities to analyze the causes and consequences of environmental change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Monitoring tree health, Chicopee, Mass<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"A student participating ion Clark's HERO program takes measurements of a tree in Chicopee, Massachusetts.\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2018-hero-chicopee-34-1.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monitoring tree health, Chicopee, Mass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact fact-dark is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fact-front is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"big\">Hadwen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 26-acre arboretum, not far from campus, is a hub for hands-on, faculty led research, forestry restoration, and hiking for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details fact-flip is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Professor John Rogan&#8217;s class installs bat monitoring equipment<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024_bat_sensor_data_download-26-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Students gather to install bat monitoring equipment in the Hadwen Arboretum\" class=\"wp-image-1719\" 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