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Planting clean water: Rain garden to be installed at Clark, April 18

A rain garden will be planted outside of the Bassett Admissions Center at Clark between 2 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, hosted by Clark students who will also offer a public presentation about rain gardens, which are a way to filter polluted water before it reaches streams and rivers. Clark and Main South…
Clark at the Statehouse: Experts brief legislators on ‘Youth at Risk’

Is the recession helping to create a population of young people so disillusioned by their bleak job prospects that they’ve abandoned the notion of finding meaningful work? Has the media devoted so much attention to lurid accounts of child abuse that they are missing the real story — that child abuse has declined dramatically in…
Top economist to speak about China’s financial climate, April 12

The Graduate School of Management (GSOM) at Clark University will welcome Stephen Roach, one of Wall Street’s most influential economists, for a public lecture on “The Changing Financial Climate in Asia: China’s Growing Role in the World,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street. Roach…
Annie Jenkins has been filling Clarkies’ bellies for 25 years. They fill her heart.

“I hate making pancakes! They’re just an all-around hassle.” “Hey Annie, you’re not supposed to boil them, you know!” Annie Jenkins looks up from the grill at the guy wearing the NStar T-shirt and grins. He’s just delivered a good punchline, and she knows it. In fact, she would have been a little disappointed…
‘Islam and Democracy’ topic of 2012 Harrington Lecture, April 11

The Political Science Department at Clark University will present the 2012 Harrington Public Affairs Lecture, delivered by M. Steven Fish, titled ““Islam and Democracy: A Look at the Evidence,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Tilton hall, 950 Main Street. Professor Fish is a comparative political scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. He…
Charged up: Clark event heralds area’s first EV plug-in stations

The mood outside the Lasry Center for Bioscience was electric, with good reason. A number of electric vehicles (EVs) — the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi MiEV, and BMW ActiveE — were on display to help celebrate the debut of a new charging station where EV owners can “plug in.” The April 2 event…
Past tense: William Koelsch’s book illuminates Clark history

“Check the Koelsch book.” It’s the standard response to the innumerable questions that arise about Clark’s past. Why was anthropology professor Franz Boas’ research considered revolutionary for its time? Which United States president delivered Clark’s 1905 commencement address? How did Clark students respond during wartime, from the world wars through Vietnam? “Check the Koelsch book.”…
‘Mining can undermine development efforts,’ Clark U. expert warns Canada lawmakers

Anthony Bebbington, Higgins Professor of Environment and Society and Director of the Graduate School of Geography, recently traveled to Ottawa to serve as an invited witness before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on “The Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Canada’s International Development Interests.” The other witness was Brent Bergeron, vice…
Clarkies are changing the way we think about food

There was a time when food was something you ate but rarely pondered. You did not know, or care, where your dinner came from, or how it would interact with your body once it was consumed. That was then. Sure, many folks still eat with abandon, but many others, like the Clarkies profiled on these…
Young Clark alumni who are shaking up the world

Mary Badon surgically mends broken bones. Sara Brown is helping mend a broken country. Jay Shapiro’s new film chronicles Uganda’s first Little League team. Scott Silver’s new film aims for major-league thrills. Caitlyn Thayer teaches business owners how to be social-media savvy. Gunnar Hagstrom teaches kids separated by conflict how to be savvy about each other.…