Climate Change
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As CES begins second year, Clark faculty influence global conversations at Climate Week NYC
The School of Climate, Environment, and Society was well represented at Climate Week NYC, joining and leading conversations on topics ranging from forest conservation and AI-enabled geospatial analysis to strengthening the role of local communities in shaping climate research and bridging the gap between innovation and scale.
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Students visit UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve in Peru to learn from Clark’s research partners
Eight Clark students and recent graduates traveled to Oxapampa, Peru, for a field-based experience this summer.
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With federal aid dwindling, how can cities embed climate resilience in their budgets?
Organized by the School of Climate, Environment, and Society, a national panel discussion addresses how cities are grappling with the challenges of extreme weather.
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Crises of rising heat, lack of trees, impact vulnerable communities across Massachusetts
State and local officials sat down for a roundtable discussion inside ASEC.
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Clark University hosts leaders to discuss extreme heat
Under the midday sun on the plaza outside Clark University’s Shaich Center, Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer announced the appointment of the state’s first-ever Heat Resilience Officer, Katie Schlick.
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New class to examine how art captures climate change over centuries
Students will probe themes of power and access in landscape paintings
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Leo Kerz ’26 has tracked the echoes in ecosystems
Leo Kerz ’26 collects 63,000 nature recordings to track ecosystem health
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Clark master’s students analyze water quality, impacts of climate change in Mexico
After six months conducting research and surveys in Mexico’s Valle de Bravo, Valeria Obregon Diaz, ES&P ’26, and Catalina Cuervo Maldonado, ES&P ’26, discovered pathogens and chemicals in the water and a lack of health insurance and air conditioning in a region with rising temperatures and notable heat-related illnesses.
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Can humanity ever attain a shared ‘green’ future?
Our shared climate future, and the imperative to improve its prospects for all of us, brought together a panel of thought leaders and an audience eager to hear their perspectives at the Climate Forum in Tilton Hall on April 13.
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The climate crisis will be the focus of April 13 Clark forum
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will moderate a panel with Mindy Lubber, CEO of Ceres, and Lou Leonard, D.J.A. Dean of the School of Climate, Environment, and Society.
