ClarkNews
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Granville-Abbas school in Sudan dedicated to slain Clark alumnus
A new school for young women was dedicated recently in southeastern Sudan and it bears the name of two individuals, one a Clark University alumnus, who were shot and killed by Sudanese gunmen in Khartoum in 2008. The Granville-Abbas Girls’ Secondary School was dedicated on International Women’s Day, March 8, in the town of…
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Goddard launches space age with historic first on this day in 1926
From Mass Moments: “On this day [March 16] in 1926, Clark University physics professor Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid fuel rocket — and with it the space age. Standing in a snow-covered field in Auburn, Massachusetts, he watched as the rocket he had built rose 41 feet into the air, flew for two…
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Bland-Lee history lectures to focus on Cold War, hot topics
Historian Marilyn Young will deliver this year’s Bland-Lee lectures, “Necessary Wars of Choice: Counterinsurgency and the American Way of War” and “Korea: Turning up the Heat on the Cold War,”respectively at Clark University on Wednesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in the Grace Conference Room of the Higgins University Center, 950 Main…
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Prof. Stephens meets lawmakers for Concerned Scientists’ call to action
Leading scientists in D.C. to urge legislation on global warming issues
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Clark celebrates Olson centenary
From March 24 through March 27, Clark University will join with other Worcester institutions in honoring poet and activist Charles Olson, who was born in the city on Dec. 27, 1910, and was an English instructor at the University for two years. The Worcester County Poetry Association is planning the centennial celebration, which will include events at…
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Clark SBDC gets 2010 Service for Excellence and Innovation Award
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Clark University has been selected to receive the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2010 SBDC Service for Excellence and Innovation Award. In announcing the award, SBA District Director Bob Nelson, noted: “This is a well-deserved and distinct honor that reflects the hard work and perseverance you have shown in training and…
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Clark psychologist appears on ‘Rachael Ray’
“Think your marriage is rock solid? Meet the man who says every couple needs an annual marital checkup to fix what you might not even know is broken!” That’s how the Rachael Ray daytime talk show introduced guest expert and Clark University associate professor James Córdova for the March 9 segment featuring Córdova’s recent book and sharing…
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Peapod Squad wins 3rd Beanpot improv title
The Clark University Peapod Squad took first place at the 2010 College Beanpot Improv Tournament, held Feb. 24-27 at ImprovBoston. Peapod competed against eight other area college improv teams to win first place, the third Beanpot title for the squad. Members of the Peapod Squad are Andrew Ninnemann ‘10, Kaylie Curran ‘10, Sarah Jette ‘10,…
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Mock Trial teams score high at regional tournament
The Clark University Intercollegiate Mock Trial Teams performed well at the New England Regional Tournament that was held on the Clark campus Feb. 19-21, earning a trip to the sub-national tournament in Boston later this month. At the tournament, which included 27 teams from 16 colleges and universities from throughout the region, students assume the roles of…
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Men’s basketball wins tournament, heads to the NCAAs
Fresh off of the fourth NEWMAC Tournament Championship in school history, upstart Clark University will face Albright University out of the Commonwealth Conference in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. The game is slated to begin at 8 p.m. Friday, March 5, at Albright, in Reading, PA. The Cougars, who earned the…