Undergraduate research
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Clark geography students present research at AAG conference; faculty honored by alumni, peers
Twenty-one undergraduates and seven master’s degree students from Clark University Geography presented posters at the American Association of Geographers’ (AAG) annual meeting April 5-9 in Boston, and for many, the chance to explain research to peers and faculty from across the world marked a step into new territory. “This is my first time at AAG. It’s interesting that I’m presenting…
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Clark alum joined archaeologists in Holocaust tunnel discovery; NOVA to feature story
A Clark University alumna had a front-row seat for an international news story that PBS’ NOVA is featuring on April 19: archaeologists’ discovery last summer of a Holocaust escape tunnel built by Jews near Vilna, Lithuania. Rachel Polinsky ’16 graduated from Clark with a dual degree in art history and ancient civilization last May. She then headed to Lithuania to work alongside Richard…
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Sarah Wells ’17 perceives the poetry in physics
If you’re a student of physics, you might understand the abstract concepts behind Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle of quantum mechanics or Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, which describes gravitation. But if you’re an English major, you might think about the words “uncertainty” or “gravity” in a more poetic sense. They are, after all, words found in…
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Clark professor, students find the humanity in computer research
Clark University computer scientist John Magee applies his expertise in human-computer interaction to help others – people with disabilities and, more recently, middle-school students. And by inviting Clark LEEP Fellows and other undergraduates to join his research projects, he’s giving students the opportunity to do the same. “There are a lot of opportunities in this research to improve people’s…
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Amiel Jaggernauth ’18 climbs the spiralian staircase to a biotech career
After graduating from high school in Fishers, Indiana, Amiel Jaggernauth ’18 headed to a large state university in New England to study neuroscience. The first day of class, he learned that a lead professor in the program was leaving — and taking his funding with him. Jaggernauth was disappointed, but instead of wallowing in self-pity,…
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In Spratt Lab, students learn ‘science is not a race, it’s a journey’
With eye on medical breakthroughs, professor teaches undergraduates the ropes of biochemical research
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Student uses the power of math and chemistry to understand biology
How working in a lab at Clark has taught Rachel Orlomoski '17 to persevere
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‘Grammar’ lessons: Faculty-student team decoding language of the genome
As a high school student in Milton, Massachusetts, Luke Nourie took a class in biotechnology and thought, “Wow, I love this. This is what I want to do.” He could see himself pursuing a college degree tied to the field, which drives the booming economy of the Bay State and provides over 63,000 jobs. After reading about…
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Undergrads’ physics research drills deep into fracking-induced quakes
Two undergraduates majoring in physics at Clark University are working with their professor, Arshad Kudrolli, to fine-tune a mathematical model that captures the development of erosion underground. Their research, part of a summer LEEP project, eventually could help scientists better understand the effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other cases where fluids carve out channels and destabilize the…
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In Sri Lanka, student aims for ‘a more robust dialogue about sexuality’
Themal Ellawala ’17, a psychology major at Clark University, returned to Sri Lanka this summer to research how culture, gender norms and stigma affect non-heterosexuals in the island nation where he grew up. Ellawala (pictured above) is interviewing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others (LGBTQ+) who fall under this “non-heterosexual” umbrella in and near…