Faculty research
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‘The more people come together, the more change can happen’
In a time of threats against human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, a Clark University professor has teamed up with colleagues to launch Community Organizing Journal, featuring peer-reviewed articles and reflective essays by academics and practitioners from around the world.
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Connecting sunlight and forests to curbing climate change
The climate benefits of some carbon projects may be overestimated because they don’t account for changes in albedo — the percentage of sunlight that a forest reflects or absorbs, making it cooler or hotter — in their calculations, according to Geography Professor Christopher Williams and his peers.
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Protecting Amazon’s Indigenous lands can improve human health, study finds
Indigenous Territories in the Amazon rainforest can help buffer and protect humans from diseases, according to a recent study.
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Toby Sisson selected for RISD Museum residency
The RISD Museum has announced that Toby Sisson, associate professor of studio art, has been selected as the museum’s research resident for 2026.
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Economic Geography journal at 100
The global field of economic geography marks a significant milestone this year: the 100th anniversary Economic Geography, a Clark-owned, internationally recognized scholarly journal.
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Mapping reparations in Massachusetts
Interdisciplinary project combines public history with data and GIS savvy
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Polar research blooms inside the hot spots
Ella Christie ’27 joined Geography Professor Karen Frey’s Polar Science Research Laboratory team in the Northern Bering Strait and the Southern Chukchi Sea to conduct studies of the water, part of a multidisciplinary Arctic ocean-sampling program.
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Park, Bamberg named Fulbright Scholars
Professors Jie Park and Michael Bamberg will spend time abroad next year, each to conduct research and teach courses as Fulbright Scholars
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‘Bringing them out of the archives’
Oral history project celebrates women’s contributions to Clark
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In new book, Clark psychologist helps couples explore ‘The Mindful Path to Intimacy’
In his new book, “The Mindful Path to Intimacy,” Córdova shares the transformative power of mindfulness to strengthen and support intimate relationships.