Meredith Woodward King
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Clark geographer in Australia to study climate change, drought and the death of trees
Scientists predict that 2016 is on track to become the hottest year on record. They estimate that record-breaking temperatures will stem in part from the current El Niño event, which affects weather worldwide. But they say climate change is also playing a role this year, just as it has for “the previous 17 record-breaking hot years back to 1937,” according…
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New crop of ‘HERO’ researchers to help protect Worcester’s trees
Five Clark University undergraduates recently joined a fight against a common enemy of tree lovers in Worcester and beyond: the Asian long-horned beetle. Imported to the United States via infested wood pallets from China and Korea in the 1980s, the invasive pest was discovered to have killed trees in New York City in 1996 and…
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Antarctica or bust: Clark’s southernmost research
For almost a century, Clark scientists have traveled to the frozen continent to understand its impact
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Trump’s bravado reminds professor of Putin’s tough talk
At least Donald Trump isn’t going shirtless … yet. But as The Boston Herald recently noted, “his mantra to ‘Make America Great Again’ steals a page from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political playbook.” The newspaper turned to a Putin expert, Valerie Sperling, chair and professor of political science at Clark University, to comment on the bravado of the two politicians.…
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Ross’ work highlights experience, ‘sixth sense’ of youth workers
Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King knows teen violence firsthand. By the time he was in his 20s, he had lost three friends to gun violence and served as a pallbearer at two of their funerals. Since then, he has worked to better the lives of youth and families, as a mentor, social worker and the first black…
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NOAA Fellows heading to summer research projects in Hawaii, Calif., Md.
Faye Harwell ’15, MS’16, has some words of advice for Clark University’s three Marsh-Mosakowski National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fellows this summer: You never know how you’ll end up using the invaluable experience gained through a research project for NOAA. Take larval samples. Harwell encountered plenty of aquatic larval species during the summer of…
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Student research journal a cross-campus effort
As a junior at Clark University last year, biology major and chemistry minor Christie Joyce ’16 wondered if there was another career path for her besides the obvious: laboratory research or medical school. And if there was, how could she gain the practical experience necessary to land a job? She turned to Michelle Bata, who,…
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Clark historian weighs in on Tubman-Jackson switch on $20 bill
Although he was once celebrated for defeating the British at the War of 1812 in New Orleans and promoting the cause of “the common man,” President Andrew Jackson has become more infamously described by many modern historians as the slave-owning president who helped further codify racism, “manifest destiny” and the forced removal of Native Americans. That view was…
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Envisioning a changed world
Professor Eastman’s exhibit depicts the troubling beauty of humans’ environmental impact
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GIS in Palestine: Alum bringing city up to speed
Middle Eastern news site notes Clark connection in Ramallah's 'smart city' effort