Clark News and Media Relations
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Rounder Records founder celebrates a life in music
Marian Leighton Levy’70 wandered the country in pursuit of the heart and soul of Americana music, a never-intended-to-make-a-living, seat-of-the-pants operation that led to big 2009 Grammy wins for her independent record label, Rounder Records. Last October, Levy was at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for Rounders’ 40th anniversary concert that was filmed for broadcast…
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GIS innovator Eastman receives Distinguished Career Award
Clark University professor of geography J. Ronald Eastman, developer of the IDRISI GIS and Image Processing software, was presented with the Distinguished Career Award from the Association of American Geographers Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group (GISSG), during the 2010 Annual AAG Meeting (April 14-18) in Washington, D.C. The Distinguished Career Award honors senior scholars…
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Students lend hands, minds during spring break
Thirty Clark University students didn’t head home to recharge their batteries or spend time relaxing in the sun this week, during Spring Break 2010. These students and faculty are spending time in Brazil, Haiti, Nicaragua and South Dakota, building houses and helping humanitarian aid organizations. Regardless of what one would call these trips—“service learning,” “social…
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$475,000 to fund research on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking
Dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are everybody’s concern, and the resulting pain and shame that often occurs when one is victimized can be prevented when somebody — a friend or even a stranger — decides to act. Bystander intervention has proved effective time and again in thwarting an assault. Yet studies have found several…
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Provost Angel is president-elect
David P. Angel, Clark University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will become the next president of the University, William S. Mosakowski, Chairman of the Board of Trustees announced on Dec. 30. Clark University’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected Angel—a seasoned academic administrator, expert in sustainability science, and one of the primary architects of…
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Zipcars come to Clark this spring
Beginning in January, members of the Clark University community will have a new transportation option on campus: Zipcars. The Boston-based car sharing program has agreed to provide two of their publicly shared vehicles to Clark for hourly and daily use by students, faculty and staff. Persons who wish to use a Zipcar will be able…
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Carbon neutral in 2030: Clark releases Climate Action Plan
Clark University today (Dec. 15) released a Climate Action Plan outlining the University’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately become carbon-neutral by 2030. “Clark University has had a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability,” said Clark President John Bassett, who became a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)…
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Clark leading the charge for liberal education and effective practice
The Fall 2009 issue of Liberal Education magazine focuses on the “rich body of research, thought and experience” shared at the Clark University/AAC&U Conference on Liberal Education & Effective Practice, an invitation-only conference that included 30 experts from academia as well as the nonprofit and corporate worlds that took place at Clark University in March 2009.
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Steinbrecher Fellow studies climate change effect on grizzlies
Findings help convince Federal Judge to order grizzly relisting Colin S. Peacock of Tucson, Ariz., was one of 11 Clark University undergraduates who was awarded a Steinbrecher Fellowship to support his creative research project this summer and throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. Peacock is using his Steinbrecher Fellowship to study climate change and its effects…
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Research ‘HEROs’ honored
Clark University recently honored four students who were selected to become members of its 2009-2010 Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) Fellowship program. Clark President John Bassett presented the awards at the annual fall dinner reception for outstanding students Initiated at the Graduate School of Geography at Clark, the HERO research program provides opportunities for students to analyze the…