Achievements, accolades, and other items of note from the Clark University community.
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From AI to oyster mushrooms, Steinbrecher fellows are prepared for intensive research
Five Clark University undergraduates have been awarded Steinbrecher Fellowships to pursue creative research projects in the sciences and humanities.
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Entreneurship and Innovation awards top ClarkTank ventures
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation program recently concluded the 2026 Clark Tank competition.
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PM Challenge supports Worcester nonprofit in addressing food insecurity
The School of Professional Studies recently concluded the PM Challenge, a multi-round competition that brought graduate students together to develop practical, executable project plans for a local nonprofit.
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Golberg’s article on family research among most cited
A Journal of Marriage and Family article by Professor Abbie Golberg is among the journal’s most cited.
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Clark junior earns prize for Revolutionary War research
Connor Dunham ’27 recently received the Middlebrook Symposium Prize for original research on the Revolutionary War in New Jersey.
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$301K grant will support internships and career transitions
A grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations supports a new effort to strengthen the connection between academic work and career preparation.
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Ward delivers keynote at education event on cultures of care
Nadia Ward, executive director of the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, recently presented the keynote address at a Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education event centered on creating cultures of care in schools.
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Hanselman co-authors study on preparing STEM educators
Associate Provost and Dean of Research Jennifer Hanselman has published a paper highlighting efforts to strengthen the STEM education workforce.
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Best co-organizes conference on Black Urbanities
Geography Professor Asha Best recently co-organized a Barcelona conference exploring the collective experiences of Black people living in urban environments.
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For 20th year, Worcester and Clark receive grant to address youth violence
The City of Worcester, with Clark University acting as a research partner, has once again received grant funding for efforts to prevent and reduce youth and gang violence.
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Imber wins prestigious book prize
Professor Elizabeth Imber, the Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History, has been awarded the JCD-Herbert Katzki award from the Jewish Book Council for “Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism.”
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MBA students advance to finals of global research analysis competition
Three Clark MBA students advanced to the local finals of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global competition that engages students as research analysts.
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Tejada named to state board on LGBTQ+ youth
Rigoria E. Tejada, director of Alumni and Friends Engagement, has been appointed to the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth.
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Ph.D. student Sarah Houle honored by Mass. school administrators
Sarah Houle, principal of Southbridge Middle School and a student in the first cohort of Clark’s Ph.D. in Transformative Education program , has been named the 2026 Middle School Principal of the Year by the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association.
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Hanselman appointed to governor’s committee to advance research
Associate Provost and Dean of Research Jennifer Hanselman was recently appointed to Gov. Maura Healey’s new DRIVE Acceleration Team to advance research and discovery in Massachusetts.
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Ward delivers keynote at Diverse Professionals Roundtable
Nadia Ward delivered the keynote address at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Diverse Professional Roundtable.
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Goldberg receives award for contributions to family science
Psychology Professor Abbie Goldberg has received the 2025 Social Justice Award for Contributions to Family Science.
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Luna Pagan ’27 selected to display artwork on WooBin
Luna Pagan ’27 is one of 50 local artists whose work was selected for display on new dual-stream waste receptacles (“WooBins”) across the city of Worcester.
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Goldberg earns top family sciences prize
A paper co-authored by Psychology Professor Abbie Goldberg has received the 2025 Wiley Prize in Family Sciences: The Alexis Walker Award.
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Project management program earns prestigious PMI accreditation
The M.S. in Project Management program has been accredited by the Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center, a designation demonstrating a commitment to academic quality and excellence.
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Ahady Dolatsara recognized for contributions to data science education
School of Business Assistant Professor Hamidreza Ahady-Dolatsara has received the KNIME Distinguished Educator Award, which recognizes exceptional education experts and their continued support of KNIME and low-code tools in teaching.
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AGU recognizes researchers from Clark’s Center for Geospatial Analytics
The 2025 AGU Open Science Recognition Prize has been awarded to a team of researchers including four members of Clark’s Center for Geospatial Analytics. The Prithvi-Geospatial AI Foundation Model Team was recognized for its “outstanding work in advancing Open Science related to Earth and space science and its impact globally.”
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ESRI competition selects Clark lab’s forest carbon map as finalist
A map created by Geography Professor Christopher Williams’ Biogeosciences Research Group has been selected as a finalist in an international competition hosted by ESRI, a world leader in developing geographic information system (GIS) software. “Forests: Our Best Carbon Capture Technology” is a finalist in ESRI’s 2025 storytelling map gallery competition; the finalists are posted in
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Professor Christina Gerhardt’s book earns ecocritical award
Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean, written by Christina Gerhardt, has won the 2025 Ecocritical Book Award of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment.