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Annual conference showcases ‘hope’ in research of graduate students

Just months after graduating from Clark, Samantha Arsenault ’15 found a way to put her economics degree to good use. She conducted research with Associate Professor Laurie Ross to examine a daunting community problem: whether boys who witness or are victims of crimes in childhood may later be drawn to violence, criminal activity and gangs. “I was able to…
Election-year politics are no party

Anger. Outrage. Distortion. These and other equally unpleasant words have shaped the vocabulary for the 2016 presidential campaign, three political scholars told a Clark University audience last week. And it will only get worse. The speakers were welcomed to Tilton Hall for the Harrington Lecture, sponsored by the Political Science Department and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise. David A.…
Clark University biologist to co-lead $8.7 million grant on evolutionary biology

As a recipient on an $8.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Clark University will be a major participant in the world’s largest coordinated, multi-national project on the study of evolution. The research could fundamentally shift our understanding of the evolutionary process. The University will receive $885,000 for a three-year study co-led by Susan Foster, professor of biology…
Worcester startup Skyscope acquired; to remain in the city

This article from the Worcester Business Journal highlights the acquisition of Skyscope, a video production business started by Clark alumni Gabe Gerzon ’11, M.S.P.C. ’12, Sam Shepler ’11, M.S.P.C.’12 and Alex Dunn ’11, M.B.A. ’12, by public relations firm Matter Communications of Newburyport. Here, an excerpt: “Skyscope, a Worcester startup focused on video production, was acquired by a Newburyport public relations firm Tuesday…
Two political scientists look at sex, gender, and politics in Trump’s campaign

Clark University Professors Valerie Sperling and Robert G. Boatright spoke with WMNF’s Rob Lorei on March 31. Here, an excerpt from that broadcast: “Today, we are joined by two political scientists, Drs Valerie Sperling and Robert G. Boatright, who have been watching the presidential primary campaign this year in the US looking at how the candidates use…
Experiences, not family ties, lead Millennials to new cities

In this article published on Yahoo Finance, “It seems distance does not make the heart grow fonder – especially if you’re between the ages of 18 and 35. A new survey shows nearly half of millennials have relocated as adults to a new city or state due to matters of the heart.” “More than any generation before…
A bold vision for Bull Mansion: New restaurateurs envision farm-fresh food, craft beers – and lettuce on the roof

In an article from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Mark Sullivan writes about the new restaurant being started by Clark alums Victoria Mariano ’08 and her business partner Aditya ‘Adi’ Tibrewal, MBA ’05. Here, an excerpt: “The Civil War ghosts in one of the city’s most beautiful – and endangered – historic buildings will not be smoking…
What to do when your gay or lesbian child marries

Clark sociology Professor Deborah M. Merrill spoke with Lavender Magazine’s Shane Lueck in this article published March 31: “Marriage is a beautiful time: two families coming together under a new union, celebrating the love of two individuals. But the marriage also has broader effects, namely on the relationship between the children getting married and their parents. Deborah…
Clark University President’s Lecture to focus on genocide of Native Americans

Clark University will host Yale University professor Ned Blackhawk for a President’s Lecture, “Colonial Genocide in Native North America: Varying Methods and Approaches,” on Friday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Razzo Hall in the Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street, Worcester. This free, public lecture serves as the keynote address for a weekend symposium,…
Miles smiles, but only if you can find him

A portrait of the jazz great is hiding on campus. Do you know where to look?