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Clark biology professor’s research highlighted in Nature News
Nature News recently highlighted research by Nathan Ahlgren, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, and his collaborators at the University of Southern California. The March 19 article, titled “Machine learning spots treasure trove of elusive viruses: Artificial intelligence could speed up metagenomic studies that look for species unknown to science,” focuses on research that Ahlgren began as a postdoctoral research…
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Clark students, alumni spend spring break renovating flooded homes in Baton Rouge
Eighteen Clark undergraduate students and two alumni volunteers took a 27-hour bus ride to spend their March spring break in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, restoring abandoned buildings and demolishing homes destroyed by the catastrophic floods of August 2016. News coverage of the Clark students’ volunteer work in Baton Route, Louisiana. They joined forces with three dozen more…
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Clark campus embraces mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness practices like meditation, reflective writing, and other de-stressors are becoming more and more a part of campus life at Clark University. “I see a real thirst in students for moments and spaces in which to be more present and aware,” says Jessica Bane Robert, assistant director of the Writing Center and a LEEP Center adviser, who teaches a half-semester…
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Film director visits Clark to screen documentary about Ferguson activists
Filmmaker Damon Davis was in Ferguson, Missouri, during the protests that followed the 2014 fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. He had an idea for a film, but initially didn’t bring a camera with him onto the streets. For the St. Louis native, the city in turmoil was not only a subject for a…
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Environmental journalist John Morano ’82 tells of ‘giving voice to voiceless’
John Morano ’82 returned to campus for the English Department’s Alumni Lecture Series, reflecting on his career as an environmental journalist, in a March 15 talk titled “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” in Dana Commons’ Higgins Lounge. He also presented a workshop for student writers and sat for an interview with Davina Tomlin ’20. “There’s a journalistic ethic…
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Strassler Center lecture explores Salvation Army history in Nazi Germany
Salvation Army bell ringers with their kettles are a familiar sight around the holidays in the United States, and their charitable work is well known, but few are familiar with a dark chapter in the organization’s history. Rebecca Carter-Chand, visiting professor at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, delivered a public lecture…
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Toni Armstrong ’19 turns historical research into an art
Toni Armstrong ’19 didn’t come to Clark University to take it easy. In her three years here, the art history/ancient civilization double major has indulged her curiosity and demonstrated her talents and passions in ways that span multiple disciplines. This kind of workload would be daunting for anyone, but Armstrong has learned to manage. “I need to pursue…
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Annual TCK conference brings global spirit to the Clark campus
Editor’s note: Kaiomi Inniss ’19 chaired the sixth annual Third Culture Kid and Global Nomads Conference at Clark on Feb. 24, and co-led a workshop, “Picking Up the Crumbs: An Exploration of Food Politics in the Lives of TCKs,” with Chikondi Thangata ’20. Below, Inniss reports on the day’s events. The question, “Where are you…
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Clark honors two with Lund Award for contributions to Worcester community
President David Angel recently presented the 2017 John W. Lund Community Achievement Awards to Micki Davis, assistant director of the LEEP Center and director of special projects, and Megan Tighe ’17, MAT ’18, for their service to the greater Worcester community. “You have exemplified what Jack Lund wished to celebrate with members of the Clark community providing leadership in…
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Networking culminates ClarkCONNECT seminar series for student-athletes
For student-athletes, whose time is consumed by practices, conditioning, and games, attending campus events can be difficult. And when scheduling challenges mean missing out on critical opportunities to prepare for a life and career after college, the problem is amplified. ClarkCONNECT has helped bridge the divide through its Clark Student-Athlete Career Seminar Series, which launched last…