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Clark launches HERO research to study devastating beetle invasion

Clark has been awarded a three-year, $329,992 grant from the National Science Foundation for a new program titled, “REU Site: Mapping Beetles, Trees, Neighborhoods, and Policies: A Multi-Scaled, Urban Ecological Assessment of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion in New England.” Speakers and participants came together to discuss the project’s implications for the region, applaud its…
Hibbett Lab among research teams working on Open Tree of Life quest

A new initiative aims to build a grand tree of life that will bring together everything scientists know about how all living things are related, from the tiniest bacteria to the tallest tree. Clark University professor and fungal evolutionary biologist David Hibbett is one of the scientists erecting the tree — research limb by research…
E-teaching initiative selects Clark to use dynamic multi-media tool

Clark is among six universities chosen to work with Boston College’s proprietary MediaKron digital instruction platform and will participate in the most extensive educational technology initiative in BC history. Following a nationwide request for proposals, BC’s Office of Academic Technology invited faculty from six universities to use MediaKron technology to explore and create dynamic multi-media…
Tech IQ, teamwork land new Clark grad Jake Kramer at Amazon

Jake Kramer ’12 knew he would be in for a long day at Amazon. The company typically conducted a series of one-on-one interviews to determine if a software engineering candidate was a good fit. But Kramer’s pursuit of a coveted position at the e-retail giant coincided with the introduction of a new hiring protocol at…
ICESCAPE scientists announce stunning discovery under Arctic ice

Discovery of phytoplankton mega-blooms beneath Arctic sea ice stuns scientists; Clark researcher co-authors report on the NASA ICESCAPE findings
Journalism: Ron Walter ’71, Chemistry Major

Ron Walter ’71, President and General Manager of WREG-TV News Channel 3 in Memphis, TN talks about what led him from chemistry to a career in journalism.
New multi-campus partnership aims for sustainability ‘SynergE’

A new multi-campus partnership involving some of Worcester’s leading colleges will boost efforts to save energy and reduce carbon emissions through innovative technical, financial, and human solutions. Clark University, the College of the Holy Cross, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have partnered with National Grid and GreenerU in establishing “SynergE Worcester,” an initiative that will facilitate…
Clark receives $329,000 NSF grant to extend REU Site designation, fund HERO program into 2015

Clark University has been awarded a three-year, $329,992 grant from the National Science Foundation for a new program titled, “REU Site: Mapping Beetles, Trees, Neighborhoods, and Policies: A Multi-Scaled, Urban Ecological Assessment of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion in New England (HERO).” This grant extends Clark’s designation as a national Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site. REU Sites…
Clark opportunities extolled, alumni feted at Reunion dinner

The world opened up for Michael Ross ’93 the day he arrived in Hughes Hall as a first-year student in 1989. The kid from a working-class Boston family found himself becoming fast friends with students who hailed from Pakistan, Jamaica, and that most exotic of locales, New York. Ross also discovered that Clark was a…
Clark holds 108th Commencement

Clark University celebrated its 108th Commencement on Sunday, May 20. Degrees were granted to 1,092 graduates: 546 baccalaureate, 520 masters, and 26 doctoral. Carol Geary Schneider, the president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), delivered the Commencement address. AAC&U is the leading national organization devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education. Schneider talked about the AAC&U’s Liberal…