Geography
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‘A special discipline’: Clark geographers feted in Washington
The setting was as appropriate as a setting could be. The National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. was the site of a March 15 reception honoring five distinguished geographers with Clark ties who are members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. Clark boasts more NAS members in the area of geography than any comparable…
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Clark scientist to lead NASA research on sea ice in Arctic
With support of $735K grant, Prof. Karen Frey and two Ph.D. students will study climate change from aboard icebreakers Professor Frey recently received funding from the NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program for a project titled “Impacts of Sea Ice Decline and River Discharge Shifts on Biological Productivity in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.” Frey…
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Top marine ecologist, NOAA leader to deliver Geller Lecture April 5
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leader Jane Lubchenco, an internationally known marine ecologist and environmental scientist, will present “Growing a Sustainable Future: Reasons for Urgency and Hope,” at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, in Tilton Hall, second floor, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street. Lubchenco’s talk is presented by the Albert, Norma and Howard ’77 Geller Endowed Lecture…
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Clark to host National Geographic Bee State Finals April 1
Fourth- through eighth-grade students representing nearly 80 different towns and cities in Massachusetts will compete in the state final of the National Geographic Bee at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 1, in the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall at Clark University. Registration is from 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The final round will begin at approximately 3:15 p.m. * WEATHER…
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IDCE celebrates 10 years of global impact
The year was 1967 and Richard Ford was doing what he loved best: studying the vibrant cultures, social rhythms and political nuances of Africa. As visiting professor at the University of Natal, he’d traveled to South Africa with his wife Nancy to continue his research when he received an unexpected letter in the mail. It…
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Ph.D. student completes Antarctic research; passes Clark Mountains
Unfazed by the East Coast’s record snowfall, Clark University Ph.D. student Luke D. Trusel recently returned from a six-week research expedition based out of a large ice core drilling site on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS Divide) from where he traveled to remote field camps. Trusel arrived at the U.S. McMurdo Station on Dec.…
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Professors author ‘essential’ economic geography text
Clark University School of Geography professors Yuko Aoyama, James T. Murphy and Susan Hanson have authored a new textbook, “Key Concepts in Economic Geography,” published by Sage Publications. Written by internationally recognized geographers, the book is recommended as an essential addition to any geography student’s library. “This book covers the breadth of economic geography from…
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Clark group travels to Global Alternative Forum in Mexico
From December 4-11, Professor Dianne Rocheleau of the School of Geography at Clark University is traveling with a group of students, each actively engaged in issues of environment, development, social movements and climate change, to attend the Global Alternative Forum for Life & Environmental & Social Justice in Cancun, Mexico. The group will attend and participate in…
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Clark Labs to unveil forest-saving tools at COP16 event in Cancun
New forest-saving geographic information system (GIS) tools implemented by Clark Labs will be unveiled at Forest Day 4, on Dec. 5 at COP16, the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change 16th Conference of the Parties, in Cancun, Mexico. REDD – Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation — is a climate change mitigation strategy first proposed at the…
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Climate change may dry out water cycle, Clark scientist co-reports
A new international study in the journal Nature reveals that global water evaporation from land and plants has been weakening over the last decade, as the soil dries up in many southern regions. The study suggests that limitation in moisture supply in the Southern Hemisphere has contributed to falling rates of evapotranspiration. This slowing trend could have…