Stories
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Student explores sea-level rise, coastal resources in Hawaii
Not every college student gets to enjoy a summer in Hawaii, but that’s where Isabel Miranda ’17 was over the past few months — although she didn’t spend her days relaxing on the beach or riding the waves. In May, Miranda was named a Marsh-Mosakowski NOAA Fellow, and soon found herself in the Aloha State,…
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Clark’s Model UN team takes skills from Worcester into the world
Imagine being in a room with hundreds of other people, each of whom comes to the table representing a different country’s interests. Your challenge: to explain your assigned country’s stance on an important topic like free speech and privacy, build consensus and negotiate a draft resolution upon which all parties agree. Would you know where…
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Students bring ‘fresh insights’ to research on gene expression and more
Clark University juniors Navid Al Hossain ’18 and Michael Gaiewski ’18 spent the summer delving into the mathematical modeling of gene expression, the process through which genetic information in DNA drives the synthesis of protein products. They worked in the laboratory of Jacqueline Dresch, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. “It’s been an amazing…
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Play by Clark senior rises to finals in New York City contest
Rachael Segal’s ‘Moon Juice’ a finalist at Manhattan Rep
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Clark welcomes new faculty for 2016-17 academic year
Clark University is pleased to welcome nine new faculty members for the 2016-2017 academic year. These scholars bring a wealth of knowledge to areas including biology, education, management and philosophy. Nathan Ahlgren Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology (starting Jan. 1, 2017) Assistant Professor, Biology (as of Sept. 1, 2017) Nathan Ahlgren is a microbial ecologist, and…
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Psychology professor edits award-winning encyclopedia on LGBTQ studies
Abbie Goldberg, associate professor of psychology at Clark University, is the editor of a new three-volume The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies — the first reference work of its kind. The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues, a division of the American Psychological Association (APA), has named the work its 2016 Distinguished Book. The award…
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Grad student’s cruise director job launches her research on Arctic wildlife
Clark University graduate student Meghan Kelly’s summer job as a cruise director might bring to mind visions of island hopping, basking in the sun and relaxing poolside in a deck chair. In actuality, Kelly’s job with Heritage Expeditions, a New Zealand-based expedition travel company, takes her places far outside of a typical Caribbean cruise, to Antarctica,…
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Clark student takes passion for international relations to work at the United Nations, Human Rights Watch
There are few places Dea Dodi ’17 likes to be more than in the United Nations building in New York. You could say she’s been working her way there since the tender age of 12 when she first asked her parents what the term “political science” meant. Fast forward nine years and Dodi, a political science and economics major at Clark,…
