{"id":26202,"date":"2025-12-04T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?p=26202"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:34:53","slug":"hanselman-appointed-to-governors-committee-to-advance-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/hanselman-appointed-to-governors-committee-to-advance-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanselman appointed to governor\u2019s committee to advance research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Associate Provost and Dean of Research Jennifer Hanselman was recently appointed to Gov. Maura Healey\u2019s new DRIVE Acceleration Team to advance research and discovery in Massachusetts. The team is part of Healey\u2019s Discovery, Research, Innovation for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) initiative, which aims to grow Massachusetts\u2019s world-renowned research and innovation economy and create thousands of new jobs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Acceleration Team is charged with exploring new methods and strategies to strengthen Massachusetts\u2019 research and innovation ecosystem, which employs tens of thousands of people in education, health care, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing, while also sustaining jobs in construction, food services, retail, transportation, and more. 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