Faculty research
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Clark research dean and alumni track the political drift of anti-globalization
As President Trump and other global leaders headed to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, two international publications featured timely articles by Yuko Aoyama, associate provost, dean of research and professor of geography at Clark University, and three Clark geography alumni, examining the backlash against globalization. The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society published “Globalisation, Uneven Development…
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Taner Akçam uncovers ‘smoking gun’ of Armenian Genocide
Historian's book destroys Turkish government’s denial strategy
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Physics research reaches into the cosmos
Muhammad Kasule ’18 is graduating from Clark University this December with multiple research experiences in hand, including one where he’s examining how life may form in outer space. “My research is centered on understanding how prebiotic molecules form in space,” Kasule says. “Prebiotic molecules are essentially the building blocks of life. They are the molecules…
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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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Alumni, faculty and students honor Professor Gertz with day of ‘Global Cultures’
Students, alumni, faculty and friends recently gathered to honor SunHee Kim Gertz (pictured), professor emerita and senior research scholar in English at Clark University. Throughout her career, Gertz has championed diversity and inclusion, and the scholars recognized her contributions with the Global Cultures Alumni Conference, coordinated by Lisa Kasmer, associate professor and chair of the English department. For current English majors,…
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Study: Whether in U.S. or Ghana, teens thrive most when parents listen to their perspectives
Child Development journal publishes Clark psychologists’ cross-cultural research on adolescents’ communication with parents
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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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Sometimes it’s the human who gets hooked
Clark physicists dig into ‘robotic worm’ research
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Nikolay Ionkin ’18 is a man on the move
Physics major to study engineering as part of Clark-Columbia 3/2 program