{"id":407,"date":"2025-02-05T08:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:43:09","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-gray-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8769ed8c9190b49843e6898783ff460f\" id=\"h-latest-stories\">Latest stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group double-bottom-margin is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns news-intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\">\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/climate-expert-astrophysicist-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-may-18-commencement\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement-1024x566.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wendy Freedman (left) and Sir Andrew Steer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement-1024x566.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement-300x166.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement-768x425.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement-1200x664.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Freedman-Steer-Commencement.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate expert, astrophysicist to receive honorary degrees at May 18 Commencement<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clark University\u2019s 2026 Commencement exercises will be held on Monday, May 18. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Sir Andrew Steer and Dr. Wendy Freedman.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid stories clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid horizontal\">\t<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\">\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/award-winning-filmmaker-to-screen-yesterday-today-forever-at-clark\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever-300x200.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"A scene from the film Yesterday Today Forever\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Scene-from-Yesterday-Today-Forever.avif 1509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award-winning filmmaker to screen \u2018Yesterday Today Forever\u2019 at Clark<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\">\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/02\/student-filmmakers-get-the-red-carpet-treatment-tomorrow\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-300x200.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zeke Fairley in front of the set for his film, From the Cabin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Zeke_Fairley-12.avif 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student filmmakers get the red carpet treatment tomorrow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\">\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/becker-school-of-design-technology-students-exhibit-games-at-pax-east\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/PAX-_East-2026-ID-10-300x225.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"games made by Clark students on exhibit at convention\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/PAX-_East-2026-ID-10-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/PAX-_East-2026-ID-10-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/PAX-_East-2026-ID-10-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/PAX-_East-2026-ID-10.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Becker School of Design &amp; Technology students exhibit games at PAX East<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/stories\/\">All Stories<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-gray-100-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">clark&#8217;s impact<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research and scholarship<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-search\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/will-long-island-sound-residents-forgo-greener-lusher-lawns-to-protect-their-children-and-pets\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-300x200.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Boys playing with dog on the lawn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Boys-with-dog-lawn-1200x800.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will N.Y. and Conn. residents forgo greener, lusher lawns to protect their children and pets?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clark economist contributes to new tool aimed at curbing fertilizer \u2018hot spots\u2019 and polluted waterways With its 600 miles of coastline and 220 beaches, Long Island Sound generates a multi-billion-dollar \u201cblue economy\u201d for Connecticut and New York each year. The critical estuary harbors over 1,300 wildlife species, and millions of tourists and residents enjoy the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/02\/once-upon-a-time-in-bollywood\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-300x195.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two movie posters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-300x195.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-1024x666.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-768x499.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-1536x998.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand-1200x780.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/BonnieandClydeandBundyand.avif 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Once upon a time in Bollywood<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Gohar Siddiqui explores how Hindi remakes of popular U.S. films have reflected \u2014 and helped shape \u2014 global culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/12\/clark-research-excellence-recognized-and-rewarded\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-300x200.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hamed Alemohammad, director of the Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Embedding_Event_10_MAR_2026-3-web.avif 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA recognizes Clark\u2019s geospatial research via recent awards, years of grant funding<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert Goddard\u2019s spirit of innovation lives on through NASA-funded research in the School of Climate, Environment, and Sustainability and the affiliated Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained 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