Stories
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Clark grants first doctoral degree in Armenian Genocide Studies
Khatchig Mouradian's work marks 'historic turning point,' professor says
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Clark grads come home for film screening
Jefferson 320 hosted Clarkies from across the decades for the January 26 showing of the film “Home,” with executive producer Dan Zisson ’95 and producer Daniela Barbosa ’00 on hand to describe the process of bringing the story to the screen. “Home” details a young man’s struggle with mental illness and the personal obstacles he…
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Princeton Review: Clark University offers ‘Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck’
The Princeton Review features Clark in new book on ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’; University also No. 3 among 25 Best Schools for Making an Impact
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Thana Faroq ’13 tells stories of life through photos
And Thana Faroq [13] is proving it to audiences all over the world with her powerful photography. Thana explains that her art allows her to eliminate ignorance, educate and inspire, even during times of war. Born and raised in Yemen, Thana was granted a scholarship at the age of 16 to finish high school in…
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Physicist Arshad Kudrolli’s research seeks to improve prosthetic limbs
Dynamical jamming might sound like the latest music craze to hit Clark University, but it’s actually cutting-edge technology that one day might enhance the fit of prosthetic limbs. Arshad Kudrolli, professor of physics at Clark, is working in conjunction with Harvard University colleague Chris Rycroft to determine what kinds of granular materials will make a prosthetic limb most comfortable for…
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Dual MBA grad’s Leafy Green Machine returns to its roots on Clark campus
Clark University officially has its own farm. There are no animals, no barn, not even soil. And yet it will supply a steady harvest of crops regardless of the season. On Jan. 15, the University received delivery of a Freight Farm — a retrofitted shipping container housing a fully functional hydroponic farm known as the Leafy Green Machine.…
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Clark students add a touch of blue to historic Worcester Art Museum exhibition
The Worcester Art Museum’s current exhibition, “Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period,” is a bit of unfolding history. It’s the first major museum exhibition in the United States exclusively devoted to the 150-year legacy of this long-overlooked technique that gives photographs a distinct blue tint, turning even mundane images into something ethereal. And Clark University has played…
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Clark alum named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list
Rebecca Liebman is shining a light in what some consider to be a most confusing place — financial literacy for 20-somethings — and the world is taking notice. The 2015 Clark graduate co-founded LearnLux, a free website that teaches millennials personal finance skills, with her brother Michael two years ago. Just this week, Forbes magazine named her to…