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Clark to host annual workshop for high school psych teachers
High school psychology teachers from California to Maine will be at Clark from Monday, July 26, to Wednesday, July 28, to attend the sixth annual American Psychological Association-Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers. The APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) and the American Psychological Foundation collaborated with the University to develop the workshop, which included presentations by TOPSS…
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Students head for Siberia with international Polaris Project team
For the third year, Clark students have earned a spot on the 'Rising Stars' arctic research field course.
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CNN interviews Prof. Cordova about Marriage Checkup book
Most adults find the time to have regular dental checkups. So why do so few employ the same planned care and maintenance for their marriages? James V. Córdova, associate professor of psychology and director of Clinical Training and The Marriage Checkup Project at Clark University, answered this question and many others during a live interview with…
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Clark Athletics Director Linda Moulton to retire in Dec. 2010
After 23 years, Clark University Director of Athletics and Recreation Linda Moulton has announced she will retire from her position effective December 31, 2010. “Linda Moulton is one of the hardest working, fairest, and most thoughtful university administrators I have ever met,” said Clark University President John Bassett. “Her values are very much in line with the…
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New John & Kay Bassett Admissions Center underway; residence halls getting makeovers
Building projects on campus include renovations to first-year residence halls
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Students engaged in summer internships at non-profits from Worcester to Ecuador
The following Clark University undergraduates are participating in summer internships in the non-profit sector thanks to stipends from Larry Franks ’73, Ellen Berelson and the Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Billy Adams, from Augusta, Maine, is interning at Equality California in Fresno, Calif. Adams will be a senior at Clark this fall (Class of 2011). He majors in political science…
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Clark hosts Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Conference
Clark University is hosting the Animals and Society Institute’s 2010 Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Conference, under way since May 24 and featuring public presentations by 20 distinguished scholars from around the world, from June 28 through July 1. This is the fourth year of the six-week ASI program, which brings together animal-studies scholars for individual research focusing on a…
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NAS Fellow A. Bebbington to head renowned School of Geography
Esteemed scientist Anthony Bebbington will become director of Clark University’s acclaimed Graduate School of Geography, also assuming the title of Higgins Professor of Environment and Society. Bebbington was appointed in March 2009 to assume the position starting July 2010. In April 2009, Bebbington was elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which is considered…
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Clark’s Melkonian Featured In Sports Illustrated
For the second time this year, a Clark University student-athlete will be featured in the world’s most prominent sports magazine. First-year, two-sport star Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass./Saint Peter Marian) will appear in the May 31 edition of Sports Illustrated’s famed “Faces In The Crowd” section, the magazine announced on Wednesday. The issue, which hit newsstands on May 27 and…
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Clark honors Conn. teacher as Outstanding Secondary Educator
The Clark University Alumni Association recognized Beth Regan, of Tolland, Conn., with this year’s Outstanding Secondary Educator Award (OSEA) on Sunday, May 23. The award recognizes secondary-school teachers for the critical role they play in preparing students for higher education. It is presented at Honors Convocation, just prior to Commencement every year. Clark senior Carolyn…