Environment and sustainability
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Professor Johnston presents research at National Academies meeting on forest health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington recently invited Robert Johnston, professor of economics, director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University and editor of the journal Resource and Energy Economics, to present research to inform a study on “The Potential for Biotechnology to Address Forest Health.“ An ad hoc committee has been charged by the…
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Clark GIS research informs protection efforts off California coast
Donation by Clark honorary degree recipient Jack Dangermond and his wife allows for preservation of 24,000 acres; Professor Eastman, Clark Labs partnered on study of land change
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Via Problems of Practice course, students gain experience in monitoring conservation land
'This course gives me direction for what I want to do after graduation,' Olivia Barksdale '19 says
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The skink link: Clark biology student studies an evolution revolution
Since 1893, most biologists have accepted Dollo’s law, named for the Belgian paleontologist who hypothesized that evolution moves forward, never reversing. A living organism doesn’t regain a trait — an inherited characteristic, like a tail or limb – lost during its evolutionary development, Louis Dollo suggested. About Erika Schaper ’18 Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry Hometown: Concord, N.H. Over…
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Africa internship offered personal and global discovery for Marissa Callender
Clark University undergraduate Marissa Callender recently experienced a summer of firsts. It was the first time she traveled alone to a new continent; the first time she snapped a selfie with an elephant; the first time she met an Olympic gold medalist; and the first time she came face-to-face with a great white shark. “When I…
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Can we reform the lawn?
HERO students uncover homeowners' attitudes about their yards
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Clark researchers investigate our fascination with lawns
What does the pursuit of the perfect yard say about us?
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Clark student inspired to bring change locally and globally
Erica Issenberg ’18 takes 'Challenge Convention. Change Our World' to heart in Worcester, Ho Chi Minh City — and beyond
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Researchers warn of wildlife at risk due to expansion of agriculture
Nature article: Animals in Amazon, Sub-Saharan Africa face pressures from increased growing of crops
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HERO tree-restoration efforts take root in Massachusetts’ gateway cities
Undergraduates gain research experience by examining impact of planting programs in Holyoke, Revere and Chelsea