Faculty research
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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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‘The whole community will get healthier’
Resilient Worcester grant seeks to improve effectiveness of youth violence interventions
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As capitalism transforms, how might the world respond?
If ever there were a time for economic geographers to share their expertise with the world, that time might be now, according to the editors of a recently published book who have ties to Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography.
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Space. Culture. Violence. Professor explores alternative history of colonial maps
Knowing the history of a place results in a deeper understanding and connection with it, says Professor Nathan Braccio.
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Historian’s new book explores Jewish presence and absence in wartime Vienna
In her new book, “Vanishing Vienna: Modernism, Philosemitism, and Jews in a Postwar City,” Rose Professor of Holocaust Studies and Jewish Culture Frances Tanzer examines how Austrians reimagined Vienna during and after the Nazi period.
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Course examines humans’ tangled relationship with fungi and plants
In Plants, People, and Fungi, a new, advanced course focused on humans’ age-old relationships with flora and funga, Clark students encounter stories like those of The Iceman we now call Ötzi, and Fungus Man and the trickster Raven.
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How much might countries benefit from cleaning up plastic pollution in the ocean?
Study of North Atlantic nations indicates that international cooperation could curb overall costs
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Will Long Island Sound residents make changes to help protect it?
With over $1.5M in funding, Clark researcher studies how to encourage less fertilizer use, more septic upgrades
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How can New England coastal communities best develop climate resilience?
Environmental economist co-leads project supporting towns’ preparation for extreme-weather disasters
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From the lab to the gym, Devon Rose Leaver strives for peak performance
Biology student and avid rock climber plans her route to a Ph.D.