Biology
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New grants support dissertation research, expand opportunities for Ph.D. students
With topics ranging from amphibian fungi and waterfront climate adaptation to ethnic-racial identity and Jewish news networks in the first half of the 20th century, seven Clark doctoral students have been named the first recipients of the Clark University Dissertation Improvement Grant program
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors renowned mycologist David Hibbett
Hibbett joins an esteemed group of more than 14,500 leaders who have been recognized for exceptional contributions in their fields
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Clark senior rescues San Juan’s stray cats using GIS tools
For biology major Lauren Bostwick ’26, M.S./GIS ’27, a desire to help stray animals combined with her abilities in technology led her to create a powerful tool of compassion.
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‘We depend on fungi for absolutely everything’
Tabima Lab expands research with $956K National Science Foundation grant
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From crab blood to carbon hoarding
Caden Thomas ’27 gets down in the mud for marine research.
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‘I just love getting my hands in the dirt’
From Massachusetts to Australia, Beatrice Altopp ’25, M.S. ’26, wants to protect local species
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Could rising temps mean more infections?
Doctoral student Lauren Parry studies how humans may be able to fend off microscopic fungi
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Photo Essay: Biology students go frog hunting
Biology professor and mycologist Javier Tabima Restrepo and students in his lab study the genus Basidiobolus, and frequently visit local waterbodies to collect frogs for their research.
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Fungal armageddon
Why We’re Drawn to “The Last of Us” with Professors Betsy Huang, Ulm, and Javier Tabima Restrepo With season two of HBO Max’s “The Last of Us,” based on the acclaimed video game franchise created by Naughty Dog, hitting screens this month, we asked Clark University professors to unpack people’s fascination with post-apocalyptic stories and…
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After the end
Members of our faculty — from a fungus expert to teachers of dystopian film, games, and books — unravel the meaning and the madness behind our ongoing fascination with post-apocalyptic narratives and what the “Last of Us” teaches us about society, survival, systems, and self.
