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Clark geographer awarded NASA grants to study carbon release, uptake in U.S. forests
Christopher A. Williams, associate professor of geography in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, was recently awarded two grants from the National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) for a set of projects aiming to determine the balance of carbon uptake and release across forests in the United States using the latest satellite remote-sensing data products in…
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Harrington lecturer cites incumbency’s advantages in congressional elections
As the mid-term elections approach, a candidate’s best strategy for being elected a congressman or senator is this: already be a congressman or senator. Indeed, incumbency is the best predictor of success in most national elections, according to Paul S. Herrnson, professor of political science at the University of Connecticut and executive director of the Roper Center for…
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LEEP: Clark Leads an Education Movement
The following remarks were delivered by Clark University Trustee Richard M. Freeland (above), former Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts and former president of Northeastern University, at the Jonas Clark Fellows Dinner in Washington, D.C. LEEP: Where tradition meets transformation For some years Clark University has represented itself to the world through a phrase: “Challenge Convention. Change…
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White House selects Clark alumnus for post on board of historic TVA
Update (Dec. 9, 2014) U.S. Senate approves recommendation of WREG president to TVA Board (WREG, TN) Walter, general manager of the Memphis CBS television affiliate WREG-TV, and Lodge, a Nashville business consultant who was previously commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services, won 5-year terms on the 9-member, part-time board that oversees TVA. Ronald A. Walter, Clark University alumnus and…
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Clark University spruces up Alden Quad
This past summer, the Clark University Physical Plant team spearheaded a significant renovation of the Alden Quadrangle, the green space on campus that is surrounded by two residence halls and the LEEP Center. The project was prompted by an urgent need to replace and make more efficient an aging pipe system, as well as to take a relatively…
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An ounce of prevention
In health care circles, John O’Brien is known as a “turnaround guy.” He takes something that’s struggling and makes it succeed, or he takes something that’s already working and makes it work better. O’Brien has been the CEO of two hospital systems, served as the commissioner of public health for the city of Cambridge, Mass.,…
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Clark U. geographer awarded NSF grant to study governance in community land trusts
Deborah Martin, associate professor in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, Joseph Pierce (Florida State University) and James DeFilippis (Rutgers University), were recently awarded $175,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their four-year project titled “The scale of governance in the regulation of land: community land trusts in the Twin Cities.” Clark’s portion of the…
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Former President Clinton draws a crowd, and then some, to Atwood Hall at Clark U.
A bouquet of umbrellas sprouted outside Clark University’s Atwood Hall two hours before former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to arrive there. Before long, the line of umbrellas stretched beyond the Goddard Library, as people patiently waited in a steady rain for the chance to see Clinton take the stage to speak on behalf of…
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Shooting Stars
DIANA LEVINE’S NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER IS A NAME-DROPPER’S DREAM Imagine you’re a recent college graduate living in one of the greatest cities in the world. Your job is to take fabulous photos of big-time celebrities while you travel to exciting places, honing skills that are lighting the career path you chose when you were…
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Shakespeare’s Siren
JACQUELYN BESSELL, M.A. ’94, PH.D. ’96, CHAMPIONS THE BARD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC