{"id":85,"date":"2026-02-16T13:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:40:35","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns reverse is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">When Robert&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, he would alter the course of human inquiry by enabling us to see the Earth from space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that vantage point, our planet appears as one interconnected, interdependent living system \u2014 a realization astronauts would later describe as the overview effect. This new perspective has reshaped scientific research, linking disciplines, accelerating discovery, and deepening our sense of responsibility for the world we share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Clark, research continues to challenge the boundaries of knowledge and imagination. Discovery here is grounded in shared purpose \u2014 and directed toward the challenges of our time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mask100l\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Fall-Drone.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1af51f9dfc94b8d63d5ae4a2e7647be\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:90vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-426 size-large\" alt=\"Students work on a GIS project\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon-1024x576.avif\" style=\"object-position:61% 19%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"61% 19%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-a-thon.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded width-75 tint-42 has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#00000061\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-mapping-a-changing-planet\">Mapping a changing planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-what-becomes-possible-when-we-can-see-earth-more-clearly\">What becomes possible when we can see Earth more clearly?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-427 size-full\" alt=\"map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg.avif\" style=\"object-position:50% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg.avif 1920w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/map-bg-1536x864.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-20 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 padded width-75 tint-42 has-darker-blue-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-50c0d9f6be14b964bf83215d19285593 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff61\">\n<p>From shifting forests to expanding coastlines, Clark researchers are advancing the ways we gather, interpret, and visualize data enabling governments, scientists, and communities anticipate risk, protect biodiversity, and make wiser decisions about the environments we share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/geography\/\">Study Geospatial technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-143 size-large\" alt=\"A student plants a tree at Hadwen Arboretum in collaboration with a member of the Nipmuc community.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-1024x683.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Hadwen_NipMuc_Garden_26_Sept_2025-71-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-sustaining-life\">Sustaining life<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-what-is-our-shared-responsibility-to-the-living-world\">What is our shared responsibility to the living world?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark scientists study the systems that sustain life \u2014 from microbes that affect the air we breathe to soils that nourish food supplies. Partnering with Indigenous communities and research collaborators worldwide, they pursue discoveries that safeguard ecological balance and human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89b106243276748b1ce292b044d1f7ea\" style=\"font-size:1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/biology\/\">Study Biology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-144 size-large\" alt=\"An urban ethnography class tours a downtown area to record observations about the city.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-1024x683.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Urban-Ethnography-Lab0017-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-reimagining-how-we-share-the-world\">Reimagining how we share the world<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-what-becomes-possible-when-we-see-earth-without-borders\">What becomes possible when we see Earth without borders?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholars in the environmental humanities and social sciences examine how history, culture, ethics, and systems of power shape our shared future \u2014 advancing new models of stewardship, justice, and collective responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3ec7cfcef8a014419c81b0a260d7b12\" style=\"font-size:1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/concentration\/environmental-humanities\/\">Study Environmental Humanities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left abut-end\" style=\"min-height:80vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-436 size-large\" alt=\"A professor and student work together to install a wind turbine on the Clark University campus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-1024x683.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/wind-turbine-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded tint-42 has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#00000061\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-powering-the-future\">Powering the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-how-will-we-sustain-the-energy-needs-of-our-communities\">How will we sustain the energy needs of our communities?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left triple-bottom-margin\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-413 size-full\" alt=\"graph paper texture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph.avif\" style=\"object-position:50% 70%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 70%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph.avif 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/graph-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-0 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 padded tint-42 has-darker-blue-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d876660078d102a5f31b9c106efff9fe is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff61\">\n<p>A century after Robert H. Goddard \u2014 then professor and director of physics at Clark \u2014 launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, Clark physicists continue to explore how energy moves, materials transform, and living systems organize. From renewable power and advanced materials to microbial ecosystems and computational modeling, their work applies the study of physical laws to the challenges shaping our shared future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/physics\/\">Study Physics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-152 size-large\" alt=\"Clark student volunteering at a local school as part of a program to help high school students succeed and thrive.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-1024x683.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/MAAX-Mentor-connecting-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-strengthening-human-connection\">Strengthening human connection<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-what-helps-people-thrive-together\">What helps people thrive together?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Resilient societies enable all members to learn, communicate, form relationships, and support one another\u2019s growth. Clark researchers in psychology and education explore the foundations of well-being, helping to create environments where individuals and communities can flourish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c175ace4ce950e1cc3a1f3dbfee42b32\" style=\"font-size:1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/\">Study Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-158 size-large\" alt=\"Professor Sangermano working collaboratively with an international team and local Indigenous communities to study rainforest ecology.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-1024x768.avif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Sangermano-working-in-Brazil-XPRIZE-3-2048x1536.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-designing-resilient-communities\">Designing resilient communities<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-how-can-communities-prepare-for-a-future-defined-by-change\">How can communities prepare for a future defined by change?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the world, communities are confronting uncertainty with ingenuity and resolve. Clark researchers work alongside public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and local leaders to develop strategies that strengthen infrastructure, guide environmental stewardship, and support long-term economic and social vitality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link eyebrow has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30de400148a175577d279a0dcb2230c8\" style=\"font-size:1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/climate-environment-society\/research\/\">Community Engaged research and practice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left abut-end\" style=\"min-height:90vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"voices-of-the-future\"><div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Students look to the dark night sky, during a bat  observation field trip.\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-825 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Bat-Observation-moonshot-1024x683.avif)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><clark-showcase class=\"padded double-gap  alignwide\" stickTo=\"middle\">\n\t\n<div class=\"showcase-col\"><div class=\"showcase-col-content\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group goods has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#0000005e\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"h-the-next-moonshot\">The next moonshot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Clark students share their thoughts about the environment, the planet, and what they see as their moonshot \u2014 the great challenge of their generation.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"showcase-col\"><div class=\"showcase-col-content\">\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:30vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer block-visibility-hide-small-screen\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cMany international and local human rights issues are exacerbated by climate change and climate disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cBy working toward a more sustainable future and improving the lives of those affected by climate disasters, we can create a more stable environment for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Isabella Bishop \u201926, M.A. \u201927<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:14rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:1rem\">\n<p id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cI believe anyone can learn, study, and be successful &#8211; if given opportunity to believe in themselves.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:7rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:1rem\">\n<p id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cMy moonshot goal is to equalize educational attainment across national borders and wealth&nbsp;gaps.\u201d<br><\/p>\n<cite>Jonathan Tamen &#8217;26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:10rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/clark-showcase>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Clark, research continues to challenge the boundaries of knowledge and imagination. 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