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students play game at conference ‘This course went deep into their heart and soul’ December 4, 2025 Becker School conference unlocks the potential of ‘serious’ games It was all good. The Becker School of Design & Technology recently hosted the Games for Good Conference, showcasing advancements in “serious” game storytelling and technologies that promote positive social impact and change. Make gaming (for good) your major Study interactive media Pursue an MFA Explore […]
people sit in chairs for panel discussion ‘We have to continue to bend the curve’ December 4, 2025 Clark faculty who attended COP30 shared their impressions of progress and challenges that were illuminated during the U.N.’s two-week climate conference.
Jonas Clark Hall Grants support AI projects that enhance life on campus — and around the globe   December 4, 2025 Clark has announced the recipients of the inaugural AI Innovation Grants, which support creative and impactful projects that explore the potential of artificial intelligence to improve lives on campus and off.
Dr. Teferi Abate speaks with Clark faculty Clark strengthens academic partnership with Ethiopia’s Wollo University December 4, 2025 A new partnership with Wollo University was was announced at a Clark lecture by Dr. Teferi Abate, a senior research anthropologist at Yale.
student poses for photo by computer From crab blood to carbon hoarding December 4, 2025 Caden Thomas ’27 gets down in the mud for marine research For many Clark students, summer internships open doors to unexpected opportunities. For Caden Thomas ’27, that door was an internship in the mudflats of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Thomas, an environmental science and policy major with a minor in geography in the School of Climate, Environment, […]
AI brain illustration Does AI have a mind? December 1, 2025 Exploring how AI impacts communication with Psychology Professor Michael Miller
A student with the Clark University Hillel stocks a local community fridge. A tradition of care November 25, 2025 Every Monday, Clark University Hillel students deliver fresh food to community fridges across Worcester, supporting a grassroots network that shares nourishment, dignity, and solidarity.
Students walking on Clark University campus in the fall Clark’s fall foliage, in photos November 24, 2025 The Clark campus is full of photo-worthy foliage this year.
Indigenous people are interviewed at the XPRIZE competition in 2024 ‘We hear them, see them, and are with them’ November 20, 2025 At COP30, Clark supports Indigenous peoples’ fight to be heard
Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu of Every Day Action A Hero in our midst November 20, 2025 Hillary Cohen ’07 is in the running to be the 2025 CNN Hero of the Year for her work to feed the hungry of Los Angeles.
Indigenous people in canoe in the Amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador ETH BiodivX team launches groundbreaking Indigenous-led conservation fund at COP 30 in Belém November 20, 2025 Revolutionary endowment model puts Indigenous communities in control of conservation funding decisions, transforming biodiversity finance from the ground up
sunlight and trees ‘I try to capture Worcester in a way that I wish other people could see’ November 19, 2025 For Owen Dominguez ’27, photography is not just a skill or a hobby, it’s a way of life. During his time as a Clarkie, taking photos has allowed Dominguez to connect with people on and off campus, creating images that earned him a scholarship from the Griffin Museum of Photography.
Tony Banout and David Fithian Free speech is fraught with nuance, contradiction November 13, 2025 This semester’s Presidential Lecture was a probing discussion about the benefits and challenges of free expression in the public discourse.
Professor Julio D'Arcy and student researchers standing against a brick wall with their arms folded Building a clean-energy future, brick by brick November 13, 2025 Chemistry Professor Julio D’Arcy leads a student research team to develop state-of-the-art technology aimed at improving human lives.
Ken Coulson ‘We’re getting exactly what we designed for’ November 13, 2025 Strategist Ken Coulson applies systems thinking to sustainability challenges
professor stands in classroom talking to students Rags to Rags: The multi-generational ‘shock’ of the Victorian Poor Law   November 10, 2025 When governments end social programs like cash transfers to economically disadvantaged people, what is the impact on their children, their grandchildren, and beyond?
Fruit fly under maginification What can our genetic cousins teach us? November 6, 2025 Fruit fly research seeks to unlock the mysteries of disease
Tony Banout Free speech expert to deliver Presidential Lecture November 6, 2025 Tony Banout, the inaugural executive director of the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, will deliver the 2025 Presidential Lecture and Conversation, “What are We Talking About When We Talk About Free Speech?”
Ben Carver, M.A. ’19 Sheep, sustainability, and success November 6, 2025 Ben Carver, M.A. ’19, returns to Clark to talk about his passion for the responsible production of wool
ClarkFEST Fall 2025 Students showcase their work at ClarkFEST October 30, 2025 Research by Clark undergraduate students compelled plenty of lively discussions of the Fall 2025 edition of ClarkFEST.
Cynthia Enloe pauses during her last scheduled lecture at Clark Enloe: The truth is hard, but must always be pursued October 30, 2025 “Curiosity is not passive,” Professor Emerita Cynthia Enloe told a crowd of well-wishers, colleagues, and former students during her last scheduled lecture at Clark. “Curiosity is part of being engaged with the world.”
Margaret Post talking at her desk ‘The more people come together, the more change can happen’ October 30, 2025 In a time of threats against human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, a Clark University professor has teamed up with colleagues to launch Community Organizing Journal, featuring peer-reviewed articles and reflective essays by academics and practitioners from around the world.
four students examine rocky coast ‘I just love getting my hands in the dirt’ October 27, 2025 From Massachusetts to Australia, Beatrice Altopp ’25, M.S. ’26, wants to protect local species
Allan Savage ’73 gives a chess lecture From good mate to checkmate October 27, 2025 Alumni speaker to recall his friend and Clark chess champ In 1996, then-world chess champion Garry Kasparov won a six-game series against IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer. A year later, Kasparov and Deep Blue faced off in a rematch, and the computer prevailed. It was the first defeat of a reigning world chess champion by a […]
Student presents at ClarkFEST ClarkFEST to showcase students’ academic and research excellence October 27, 2025 Over 100 undergrad students will show off their academic and research achievements to the Clark community through poster exhibitions, panels, and roundtables. The displays highlight both the students’ efforts as well as the faculty mentorship that made the projects possible.