School of Climate, Environment, and Society
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Sheep, sustainability, and success
Clark alum on his career in the wool industry The sun was shining, with the day so warm that many on campus were dressed in shorts and T-shirts. But no matter. Despite the unseasonably high temps, Ben Carver, M.A. ’19, had returned to Clark to talk about his favorite cold-weather subject: wool. As vice president…
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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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Addressing the globe’s polycrisis
The mission of Clark University’s School of Climate, Environment, and Society can be summarized in one word, according to Lou Leonard, the school’s D.J.A. Spencer Dean, and that word is impact.
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‘We must tell the story of the Earth’
Through a series of maps that he presented during his talk at Clark, Esri Story Maps founder Allen Carroll told his personal and professional story.
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School of Environment, Climate, and Society presents author Ken Coulson
Ken Coulson, driven by the clash between high finance and the climate crisis, will bring his journey to Clark in “Life, Climate Volatility, and What Comes After the Final No.”
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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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Clark makes its presence known at Climate Week
Clark faculty, administrators, and alumni are in New York to contribute to the important global conversations taking place at Climate Week NYC, billed as the world’s second largest climate gathering.
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‘I wanted to be in the communities’
From global to grassroots, Solange Biandaky-Badji, Ph.D. ’08, is a leader
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‘We need to generate the energy that leads to more optimism, hope, and action’
With two shovelfuls of dirt applied to the base of a red maple that now grows beside the Shaich Family Alumni and Student Engagement Center, Clark University on Monday signaled its enduring commitment to confront the most pernicious threats to the health of the planet.