Research

  • Researchers warn of wildlife at risk due to expansion of agriculture

    Researchers warn of wildlife at risk due to expansion of agriculture

    Nature article: Animals in Amazon, Sub-Saharan Africa face pressures from increased growing of crops

  • HERO tree-restoration efforts take root in Massachusetts’ gateway cities

    HERO tree-restoration efforts take root in Massachusetts’ gateway cities

    Undergraduates gain research experience by examining impact of planting programs in Holyoke, Revere and Chelsea

  • From a cappella to Capitella, Jenna Libera composes a college life of song, science and collaboration

    From a cappella to Capitella, Jenna Libera composes a college life of song, science and collaboration

    As musical director of Clark University’s all-female a cappella group the Counterpoints, Jenna Libera ’18, has created arrangements that melodiously blend soprano and alto voices. In her academic work, she likewise has skillfully harmonized double majors in biology and psychology to pursue her interest in neuroscience. Since arriving at Clark in 2014, Libera has completed two…

  • Students receive Fulbright funding, competitive awards to teach, research and study abroad

    Students receive Fulbright funding, competitive awards to teach, research and study abroad

    Eleven Clark University graduate and undergraduate students received funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and other competitive programs for teaching assistantships, research and study abroad. “The fact that 11 of our students have received such highly competitive and prestigious awards in nine different countries on four continents speaks to the global reach and reputation that Clark enjoys. I couldn’t…

  • Geography professor selected for top-level carbon research program’s science leadership group

    Geography professor selected for top-level carbon research program’s science leadership group

    Christopher A. Williams, associate professor at the Clark University Graduate School of Geography and adjunct associate professor of biology, will join the North American Carbon Program’s Science Leadership Group (NACP), nominated by members of the Carbon Cycle Science Interagency Working Group. Williams also was invited to serve as co-chair for the development of a high-level science implementation plan for the NACP,…

  • Professor Granados-Focil named 2017 American Chemistry Society Fellow

    Professor Granados-Focil named 2017 American Chemistry Society Fellow

    His research in polymer science has application for solar, hydroelectric and wind power

  • Professor Yuko Aoyama named associate provost and dean of research

    Professor Yuko Aoyama named associate provost and dean of research

    Clark University has named Graduate School of Geography. Professor Yuko Aoyama to the position of associate provost and dean of research, effective June 1. Read about Yuko Aoyama’s latest book, “The Rise of the Hybrid Domain.” Aoyama received a B.A. from International Christian University, Tokyo, an M.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Ph.D. from…

  • The past is present for history major Adelaide Petrov-Yoo

    The past is present for history major Adelaide Petrov-Yoo

    Studying abroad in Jordan her junior year gave Clark University history major Adelaide Petrov-Yoo ’17 the chance to learn Arabic and better understand the roots of the Middle East conflict. After returning to Clark in fall 2016, the New Yorker applied that knowledge to write her honors thesis focusing on the Soviet Union’s intervention in Afghanistan and…

  • Merging biology and art gives Amy Yeager a rare body of work

    Merging biology and art gives Amy Yeager a rare body of work

    After living in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Romania and Senegal, where she attended small international schools, Amy Yeager ’17 thought Clark University might be a good fit. “Clark was small with a significant international community, so I thought the transition wouldn’t be so difficult,” she says. “When I got my acceptance letter, I just had a…

  • Honors thesis reveals Vietnam War’s hidden history

    Honors thesis reveals Vietnam War’s hidden history

    As a history major at Clark University, Emily Langley ’17 became interested in studying the roles of the American and Vietnamese women who served during the Vietnam War. One thing was missing, however: primary source material about the Vietnamese women who served. So Langley took matters into her own hands. “When the opportunity to study abroad came…