Stories
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‘There is no syllabus for this’
Students hone research skills by assessing Worcester’s trees after beetle invasion
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Coyote or coywolf: What’s in a name?
Clark University researchers register a new species called 'Canis oriens'
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Experiencing Russia, one mile and page at a time
Nine books and thousands of miles later, Clark senior reflects on Trans-Siberian Railway trip
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Can Pokémon GO boost local business?
Clark University MBA student believes game's popularity may provide opportunities
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With Mass. considering marijuana legalization, students dig into research
Millennials veer from older generations in their acceptance of marijuana legalization. According to a Pew Research Center poll, 68 percent of those born between 1981 and 1997 approve of legalizing pot versus around 50 percent of Baby Boomers and GenXers. And while Denise Hines, research associate professor of psychology at Clark University, doesn’t necessarily know where her students fall on…
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Clark’s marquee name, nation’s oldest person Goldie Michelson, 113, dies
When asked about her longevity in 2012, Goldie Michelson, M.A. ’36, then 110, told CLARK alumni magazine, “It never occurred to me that I would live this long. I just went on, and I’ve loved it.” Michelson, the oldest person in the United States, passed away last Friday, just one month shy of her 114th birthday. She…
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Clark’s computer science teams make top 5 in regional programming contest
When faced with the pressure of producing computer code that works, and under the most stringent deadlines, Clark University’s computer science students prove they can step up. In the 2016 regional programming contest for the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeast (CCSCNE), Clark’s two teams placed second and fourth among 38 competitors that included Middlebury and Wellesley…
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Forbes names Clark a ‘top college’ with strong ROI for grads
Clark University appears in Forbes’ annual guide to America’s Top Colleges, ranked at no. 188 on the list of 660 schools recognized for “quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low debt levels.” Besides the overall ranking, Clark is listed at No. 86 in Research Universities, No. 83 in the Northeast, and No. 141 among Private Colleges. In…