Clark News and Media Relations
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Dis-Orientation: Studying in Japan
Clark University junior and screen studies major Skye Wingo’s first episode about his study abroad experience in Osaka, Japan.
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Clarkies pursue opportunities to better themselves, help others during Spring Break
While it’s safe to say that the majority of Clarkies went home or ventured to sandy beaches as a respite from studying and shivering here in Central Massachusetts, dozens of students participated in organized activities that allowed them to stay active, exercising their problem-solving skills and helping others during Spring Break. The Clark University LEEP…
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Atwood Lecture to feature noted expert on abolition geography, March 19
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, well known scholar and activist, will present “Too Soon for Sorry: Abolition Geography and the Problem of Innocence,” the Wallace W. Atwood Lecture presented by the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. The lecture is free and open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in…
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Negotiating Diabetes
In the United States, we typically associate type 2 diabetes with over-eating. But it turns out that this chronic disease—and its causes—are far more complex. While at a conference several years ago, Clark environmental scientist and IDCE Professor Barbara Goldoftas first learned that overweight could co-exist with persistent hunger. “I was looking for a study site where I could…
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Harmony in the Pyrenees
Clark University Music Professor John Aylward believes that to be at our most creative, we need to unplug and step away from our busy digital lives. With the help of collaborators from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, he founded the Etchings Music Festival for Contemporary Music in Auvillar, France. The music festival, held in the Midi-Pyrenees region, is…
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Alumni-fueled Skyscope seizes its moment
Every new business is looking for the thing that sets it apart — the special sauce. For Sam Shepler ‘11, M.S.P.C. ‘12, Gabe Gerzon ‘11, M.S.P.C. ‘12, and Alex Dunn ‘11, M.B.A. ‘12, that “sauce” was a collaborative approach to building their company, Skyscope, from a group of graduate students strategizing around their kitchen table…
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David Strassler, M.B.A. ’11, honorary Trustee and Clark champion, receives ADL honor for lifetime achievement, leadership
David H. Strassler, M.B.A. ’11, honorary member and former chair of the Board of Trustees and longtime supporter of Clark University, recently was honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in recognition of his dedicated commitment to the fight against ant-Semitism and for his decades of leadership in the service of ADL’s mission to combat hate.…
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Clark University is no. 10 in Peace Corps ranking of volunteer-producing schools
Clark University is number 10 on the Peace Corps’ 2015 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the U.S. Clark is ranked on the list of small universities and colleges, with 11 alumni volunteering worldwide. Since 1961, 239 Clark alumni have served in the Peace Corps, but the University last appeared in the national…
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Clark’s Higgins School of Humanities’ spring 2015 dialogue symposium focuses on ‘play’
This semester, the Clark University Higgins School of Humanities‘ dialogue symposium is focusing on “The Work of Play” and how play thrives in our achievement and results-oriented society. We will consider free play and games, cooperation and competition, sports and technology. Programming will explore how play provide space for fantasy, diversion, and escape. It will…
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March 11 President’s Lecture: Water Scarcity: Threat or Opportunity?
David Goodtree, co-founder of the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN), will discuss “Water Scarcity: Geopolitical Threat or Technology Opportunity?” a free, public lecture presented by the President’s Lecture Series at Clark University, beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Razzo Hall in the Traina Center for the Arts on Downing Street. Goodtree is…