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Clark community rallies to aid in Japan quake-tsunami relief efforts

The Clark community sends heartfelt thoughts to all of the people who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The loss of lives and livelihoods is devastating. “We are saddened by the events that have occurred in Japan,” said President David Angel. “We reach out to all our students, faculty, staff, and…
Men at Risk: Family Impact Seminar at State House March 30

The 2011 Massachusetts Family Impact Seminar, “Men at Risk: The Physical, Mental, and Social Health of Men in Massachusetts,” will present a briefing to state lawmakers on the latest research on the hidden crisis of men’s relatively poor health, how that negatively impacts the Commonwealth and their families, and what can be done about it.…
Faculty, students assess uprisings, consequences in the Middle East

Faculty members and students came together in Tilton Hall on March 2 for a robust panel discussion offering analysis, opinions and historical perspectives of the recent political and social upheaval in the Middle East. The full panel discussion can be viewed here. Srini Sitaraman, professor of political science, moderated the panel, which included Doug Little,…
Entrepreneur mag: GSOM one of 16 best schools for ‘Green Business’

Entrepreneur magazine has named the Graduate School of Management at Clark University one of 16 graduate schools of business that are top-notch institutions for MBA students to get an education in “Green Business” fields. For this project, Entrepreneur teamed up with The Princeton Review, the education services company widely known for its test prep programs…
Goddard launches space age with historic first 85 years ago today

From Mass Moments: “On this day [March 16] in 1926, Clark University physics professor Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid fuel rocket — and with it the space age. Standing in a snow-covered field in Auburn, Massachusetts, he watched as the rocket he had built rose 41 feet into the air, flew for two…
Internat’l Center to host delegation from Egypt for internship program

The International Center of Worcester (ICW) will host a delegation of three young community leaders from Egypt, from March 24 to April 23. Their travel was delayed by the popular uprising in their country, but finally they are able to visit the United States. The delegation includes a human rights lawyer, the director of a community…
Strassler Center event casts new light on iconic Vishniac photos

Sometime in 2012, the International Center of Photography in New York will unveil an exhibit of photographs by Roman Vishniac, a world famous photographer whose prolific published works became iconic images of Jewish shtetl life in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. But the discovery of a vast trove of previously unpublished photographs has revealed more…
Clark mourns death of former president Richard P. Traina

Two days after it opened in 1997, the University Park Campus School played host to state dignitaries including Governor Paul Cellucci. Called upon to speak, Clark President Richard P. Traina called the school’s first students forward to the podium with him, positioning the seventh graders in front of the politicians. Donna Rodrigues, who was the principal at the time, remembers the moment well. “He would step right in front with…
Medic of the mind

From Iraq to Afghanistan to U.S. veterans' clinics, psychologist Major Clifford Trott '87 heals the hidden wounds of war
IDCE celebrates 10 years of global impact

The year was 1967 and Richard Ford was doing what he loved best: studying the vibrant cultures, social rhythms and political nuances of Africa. As visiting professor at the University of Natal, he’d traveled to South Africa with his wife Nancy to continue his research when he received an unexpected letter in the mail. It…