Stories
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What’s eating Mark Bittman?
The food editorialist, Clark class of ’71, offers a sane response to an American diet flirting with madness
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Did you hear? Lecture explores the historical power of rumors
Rumors that they had been emancipated fueled many slave uprisings in Europe’s Atlantic colonies during the early modern era, according to Clark University historian Willem Klooster. In his Sept. 20 lecture “Improvised News: Rumors in the Age before Mass Media,” held in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, Klooster described the power of rumor in western…
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Paul Ropp to receive the Lund Community Achievement Award
Paul Ropp, research professor of history, has been selected to receive the 2012 John W. Lund Clark Community Achievement Award. “Jack Lund believed that individuals with drive, passion, and vision can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and you exemplify exactly what Jack had in mind with this award,” Clark University President David…
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Clark a partner in ‘Integrative Liberal Learning’ initiative
Clark University has been selected, along with eight other liberal arts colleges and universities, to partner with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in a new initiative called Faculty Leadership for Integrative Liberal Learning: Principles and Practices. Supported by a grant from The Teagle Foundation, this initiative addresses the urgent national imperative to provide students with…
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Goldman Sachs strategist to reveal ‘Economic Road Ahead’ Oct. 11
Clark University will host Goldman Sachs credit strategist Charles Himmelberg for a President’s Lecture, “The Economic Road Ahead: Implications For Markets,” on Thursday, October 11, at 4:30 p.m., in Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street, Worcester. The lecture is free and open to the public. Himmelberg is head of Global Credit Strategy…
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Clark University on One Wheel
Part of Shaun Holt’s ’13 “Hidden Talents” series, a first-year Clark student talks about riding his unicycle around campus. WATCH VIDEO
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Worcester an Innovation Center in $2.6M arts-STEM learning grant
Worcester is one of three cities selected to share a National Science Foundation (NSF) award of $2,654,895 for the Art of Science Learning Phase 2 grant titled “Integrating Informal STEM and Arts-Based Learning to Foster Innovation.” Over the next four years, this NSF grant will fund arts-based incubators for innovation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)…
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Episode 1: Clark University (Meet the Students)
Home to 2,000+ students, Clark University has no shortage of talented, intelligent students. Today the focus is on two. Grace Zhang. A student who has an interest in psychology and other sciences, but also takes part in the Karate club. And Matt Friedberg. A student who has love for music and it’s creation. These two…
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Clark community celebrates: ‘We finally have the campus we wanted’
Block Party heralds Downing St. transformation September 14 was a day of celebration at Clark, as students, faculty, staff and friends joined President David Angel at a Block Party to officially recognize the transformation of Downing Street into a pedestrian plaza as well as other notable campus improvements. President Angel told the gathering that discussions…
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Johnston receives grant for research that will help protect Northeast coastal communities
Clark University Professor of Economics Robert Johnston, director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute, was recently awarded a $199,947 grant from the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium for his project titled “Climate change adaptation and ecosystem service resilience in Northeast coastal communities.” The grant will support his research on the vulnerability of Northeast coastal communities to hazards from a changing climate…