Worcester
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Clark students help middle schoolers find their voices through poetry, art
In Our Own Words Program partners with Worcester's Claremont Academy
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New Clark program celebrates cultura Hispánica
Spanish-speaking undergraduates, Worcester children connect over language
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Megan Marshall to speak about biography of Worcester poet Elizabeth Bishop
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Megan Marshall will speak about her recent biography and memoir, “Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast,” at Clark University at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 12,in Tilton Hall. Marshall is the first Charles Wesley Emerson College professor at Emerson College. She studied under Elizabeth Bishop, a Worcester-born and highly celebrated American poet and short story writer, while…
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New solar awning project unveiled at Sustainability Hub
National Grid, in partnership with Clark University and the City of Worcester, announced the recent installation of the first Massachusetts solar awning system, and celebrated the success of the National Grid Sustainability Hub, located at 912 Main Street, on Friday, March 24. The Sustainability Hub is a center for innovation and community engagement, hosting more than 8,000 visitors…
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Clark and EcoTarium celebrate the science of Worcester
It took a village comprising EcoTarium exhibit staff, more than 50 organizations and 200 individuals, including Clark University professors and students, to create the museum’s newest permanent exhibit, “City Science: The Science You Live.” Inspired by the City of Worcester, the exhibit took seven years to develop and features seven thematic areas allowing visitors to “experiment, engineer and…
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Clark’s CDP program partners with Worcester on families, food economy
The professors and students in Clark’s Community Development and Planning (CDP) program learn from and work alongside members of the very community they want to transform. Their research not only pursues solutions to problems besetting urban neighborhoods, but also helps governments and nonprofits aspire to a more socially just world. Food and the local economy Associate Professor Ramón…
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Ross’ work highlights experience, ‘sixth sense’ of youth workers
Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King knows teen violence firsthand. By the time he was in his 20s, he had lost three friends to gun violence and served as a pallbearer at two of their funerals. Since then, he has worked to better the lives of youth and families, as a mentor, social worker and the first black…
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Clark breaks ground on Main Street building
Clark University broke ground on its much-anticipated Alumni and Student Engagement Center on May 15, the cusp of Reunion and Commencement weekend. “If you’re going to be a good steward of your neighborhood, you have to take care of your front yard,” Clark University President David Angel told city leaders, community partners, and Clark alumni…
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Main South project to pave way for shared athletic field, lighted bike path
Following is a news release issued today (Dec. 23) by the office of Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus:A nearly $3 million federal earmark secured by Rep. James McGovern will kick-start a long awaited athletic field and bring a lighted bike path and roadway improvements to the Main South neighborhood. The Gardner Kilby Hammond Bike…