Environment
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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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Clark’s HERO researchers help baking cities beat the heat
Over the past decade, Clark’s HERO student research fellows have assessed the growth and vigor of trees planted through the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Greening the Gateway Cities Program.
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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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Will N.Y. and Conn. residents forgo greener, lusher lawns to protect their children and pets?
Clark economist Robert Johnston contributes to new tool aimed at curbing fertilizer ‘hot spots’ and polluted waterways
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Clark GIS student lands internships at Esri, NOAA
Andre Bergeron ’25, M.S./GIS ’26, works at intersection of data science and environmental science
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NASA recognizes Clark’s geospatial research via recent awards, years of grant funding
Robert Goddard’s spirit of innovation lives on through NASA-funded research in the School of Climate, Environment, and Sustainability and the affiliated Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics.
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With AI’s assistance, researchers maximize Clark tool to reveal how our planet is changing
Working with Professor Pontius, Ph.D. student Antonio Fonseca aims to help scientists understand the ‘big picture’ in decades of land-cover data
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Afield in the forest, students learn how to ‘see the world as it is’
Geography course offers career-ready insights and strategies for environmental research
