Undergraduate research
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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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‘Hair Story’: Charline Kirongozi pulls together strands of politics, history behind black hair
Clark student's research examines issues facing children of the African diaspora, from Maine to Mali
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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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Clark honors undergraduates who served as NOAA fellows
Four students conduct research in Maryland, Massachusetts for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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In Nepal, Sweta Basnet discovers strong health care is more than possible
Two years after twin earthquakes struck central Nepal, the country is still feeling the aftereffects. Thousands of residents are living in temporary shelters, and communities are working to rebuild hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. About Sweta Basnet ’18 Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Spanish Hometown: Concord, N.H. For Clark University undergraduate Sweta Basnet ’18, a Nepali-American, last summer…
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Interning with alumnus, aiming for career as research scientist
As an undergraduate majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology, Michael Kebede ’18 has spent his time at Clark University immersed in his element. He’s had the opportunity to conduct research in several laboratories on campus, and this summer, as a LEEP Fellow, he interned with Dr. Jia Wei, Ph.D. ’15, a research scientist at PCI Synthesis, a Devens, Mass.,…
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Clark students take the research lead on Worcester Art Museum exhibition
Problems of Practice history course explores stories behind William Bullard's photos of Worcester's turn-of-the-century people of color
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Students contribute research to Worcester Art Museum’s historic photo exhibition
Rediscovering the story of a community with photos
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Clark, Worcester Art Museum revive an underexposed history
For several months last spring, students in a Problems of Practice history seminar at Clark University painstakingly dug through genealogical records and worked with descendants to unlock the mysteries behind turn-of-the-century photographs of African-Americans and Native Americans in Worcester. This fall, their research culminated in an exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum: “Rediscovering an American Community of…
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A student-alumni connection at the cellular level
Colin Sterling Jr. ’18 interns with noted UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Richard Pietras ’69